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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...

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%...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As part of National Trails Day, Gap o the North Walking Club together with The Ring of Gullion Officer for Newry and Mourne District Council met in Jonesborough on Saturday...

The winners of this years’ Ring of Gullion Photography Competition joined Mayor John McArdle and Deputy Mayor Patrick McDonald in Newry Arts Centres’ Bell Gallery to launch the exhibition which...

The red kite was once a common sight across Britain and Ireland, until around 200 years ago when they were persecuted to extinction here.  In 2007, the RSPB NI, Golden...