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Image credit: Enda Quinn, the Misty Three in Killeavy. Capture your Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through the camera lens! Amateur Photography Competition Open! The management teams of the three...

Each year, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council hosts an amateur photography competition to highlight the splendour of the district’s three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The winning photographs from...

There are several things you should take into account when organising a clean-up event. It is important to assess the area you wish to clean up. Identify the specific issues that...

The Ring of Gullion Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership has elected a new Chair Colleen Savage and Deputy Chair Conor McCooey to champion this valued landscape.  Colleen succeeds...

What Will You See? Get Counting In The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch between 26 and 28 January. What is Big Garden Birdwatch? Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden...

Newry Mourne and Down District Council have developed a Biodiversity Strategy that will concentrate conservation efforts on Council-owned land until 2030. The strategy links in with the aims of our...

2024 sees the commencement of a new Shared Island Fund, provided by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to support cross-boarder and all-island community climate action initiatives as an...

This is a grant competition for not-for-profit organisations and councils, funding projects to deliver water quality improvements, help connect people with the water environment and bring about behavior change. The...

PEACEPLUS is a new European Union funding programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. It is managed by the Special EU...

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council invites applications for financial assistance towards the programme areas outlined below: Open to Community Voluntary Sector (all): Community Voluntary Sector (all) and Business can apply...

This week, NIEL is launching the RESIL RISK Northern Ireland 2023 report outlining insights into public perceptions of climate risks and adaptation strategies. The survey, carried out in May 2023, ...

Free trees for biodiversity – Communities invited to spruce up the landscape, with the gift of free trees Schools, youth groups, community groups and landowners are invited to tackle Northern...