
Go Dotty for Spotty Birds and Beetles
Whether it’s counting the spots on a ladybird or spying on a great spotted woodpecker, wildlife watching during the early summer is an activity not to be missed. Join the...
10 June, 2013 Read moreGo Dotty for Spotty Birds and Beetles
Whether it’s counting the spots on a ladybird or spying on a great spotted woodpecker, wildlife watching during the early summer is an activity not to be missed. Join the...
10 June, 2013 Read moreSlieve Gullion Forest adventure Park wins best Tourism Partner Initiative at the NITB awards.
The new play park at Slieve Gullion won a NITB award last week. The award was in the category of Tourism Partner Initiative. The development of the project was led...
31 May, 2013 Read moreRing of Gullion Audio Guides
Mayor Councillor John McArdle launched the Ring of Gullion Audio Guides at the Slieve Gullion Courtyard just in time for the summer season. The launch was attended by the areas...
15 May, 2013 Read moreWild about Wildflowers
I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love wildflowers. So we thought we would celebrate Irish wildflowers in the Ring of Gullion. The event, hosted by Ring of Gullion AONB Office...
9 May, 2013 Read moreLocal Schools restore heather habitat
Slieve Gullion, recognised by its designation as a Special Area of Conservation, is one of the largest expanses of European dry heath in Northern Ireland, and heathland covers roughly 12%...
11 April, 2013 Read moreConservation Volunteers February 2013
For the first time the Ring of Gullion and Cooley cross border Conservation Volunteer team met up on Saturday 23rd February. Their task was to remove Rhododendron from Ravensdale Forest...
26 February, 2013 Read moreGo nuts for birds
Why not join us at Slieve Gullion Courtyard on Saturday 26th from 2-4pm to take part in the worlds largest wildlife survey, the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch! Danielle Begley, Biodiversity...
17 January, 2013 Read moreEarly Childhood Studies Group Visit Slieve Gullion!
Slieve Gullion didn’t know what to expect when Year 2 Fulltime Early Childhood Studies students from Stranmillis College and their three lecturers turned up in force, Wellies at the ready...
15 January, 2013 Read moreLOVE AT A HIGH ALTITUDE
Irish language enthusiasts from South Armagh and Co. Louth, who gathered to watch the winter solstice in a passage tomb on the top of Slieve Gullion (573m) on Sunday (Dec...
7 January, 2013 Read moreWinter Solstice – Setting Sun illuminates Slieve Gullion Passage tomb
Set on the summit of Slieve Gullion is the highest surviving passage tomb in Ireland. It is known locally as ‘the Calliagh Berra’s House’. The Stone Age monument dates to...
25 December, 2012 Read moreFortress Ireland approach to prevent spread of ash disease essential – O’Neill
Forestry Minister Michelle O’Neill today introduced emergency legislation, in tandem with similar legislation in the south, to stop the importation of ash trees. The measure was taken to help prevent...
29 October, 2012 Read moreRed Squirrel Celebrations At Slieve Gullion
As part of National Red Squirrel Week, Tollymore and Ring of Gullion Red Squirrel Groups together with Ring of Gullion Officer and Biodiversity Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council...
15 October, 2012 Read more