Ring of Gullion secures additional funding to combat wildfires
Durkan announces £125,600 boost for natural environment Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today announced an additional £125,600 to protect our landscape, habitats and species. Ten not for profit organisations and...
8 February, 2016 Read more
Belfast’s Peace Tree prepares for Europe
The Peace Tree, recently crowned Northern Ireland’s best-loved tree, is now competing for votes in the European Tree of the Year contest, run by the Environmental Partnership Association. The oak,...
1 February, 2016 Read more
Over 40 organisations unite for a brighter future for woods and trees
The Woodland Trust is leading 47 cross-sector organisations* from across the UK in a call to celebrate, and secure the future of, our trees and woodland by creating a Charter...
25 January, 2016 Read more
Farmland Bird Count 2016- what will you find on your land?
The GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count 2016 is happening from the 6th to the 14th of February and the Ring of Gullion Team is delighted to support this fantastic initiative....
22 January, 2016 Read more
The Down Survey of Ireland – An Incredible Historical Map Resource
Taken in the years 1656-1658, the Down Survey of Ireland is the first ever detailed land survey on a national scale anywhere in the world. The survey sought to measure...
8 January, 2016 Read more
Another successful Winter solstice at the Ring of Gullion
The 2015 winter solstice festival took place from 19th to 22nd December. The main highlight of the festival is the illumination of the summit Passage Grave, by the setting sun. ...
5 January, 2016 Read more
New Ring of Gullion AONB Action Plan 2016-2021- Have your Say!
Help us improve your landscape. It is sometimes easy to take for granted, what you value in your local place. The changes happening in the area around you can seem...
17 December, 2015 Read more
Social Farming: The Experience of the Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) project and The Next Step within Rural Support
Social Farming is an innovative use of agriculture to promote therapy, rehabilitation, social inclusion, education and social services in rural areas. Within Social Farming, the farm is not a specialised...
17 December, 2015 Read more
The World around Us in the Ring of Gullion Photography Exhibition
The winners of the Ring of Gullion Photography Competition have being decided after a lot of deliberation by the judges! Newry Mourne and Down District Council and the Ring of...
30 November, 2015 Read more
Citizen Science – Making your Wildlife count
“What’s about in the Wild” is the name of a programme of events and training that has been offered this autumn and winter by the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership...
27 November, 2015 Read more
Michael J. Murphy Winter School 2015
The third annual Michael J. Murphy Winter School took place on November 18th-21st in Dromintee GAA club and in Ti Chulainn Cultural Centre in Mullach Ban. This event, in memory...
24 November, 2015 Read more
OutdoorNI Awards 2015 – Voting Now Open!
Mourne Mountains and Ring Of Gullion have been nominated in the ‘Best Adventure Destination’ category of the OutdoorNI Awards 2015 in association with Surf Mountain. Voting is now open for...
19 November, 2015 Read more