Growing Up Healthy
Growing Up Healthy provides free nature sessions for primary school children to connect with nature,…
About Us
The Belfast Hills Partnership (BHP) is an independent charity which seeks to improve how the hills are managed. We will do this by working with our partners including local councils, government departments, community groups, nature conservation organisations and businesses committed to caring for the Belfast Hills and their people.
The Belfast Hills Partnership acts for all sides and interests in the hills.
We bring together statutory bodies with a role to play, including the three councils of Belfast City Council, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, and Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. These are joined by people from farming community, the urban community, commercial enterprises and the recreation and environmental sectors.
All these groups have pledged to work together to solve problems and forge new initiatives to benefit the Belfast Hills.
What we do
- Strive to protect the wildlife of the Belfast Hills
- Combat invasive species that threaten our native plants and animals
- Record wildlife and protect habitats
- Woodland creation and restoration
- Commission environmental research
- Environmental Education with young people, schools and other youth groups
- Facilitate volunteering opportunities
- Improve access and develop routes
- Encourage a healthy lifestyle by encouraging people to get active in the Hills
- Produce leaflets, provide information and promote responsible access
- Organise events, produce newsletters and manage website and social media pages
- Support local agriculture and communities
- Scrutinise planning applications that may affect the Belfast Hills
- Make sure government departments consider the Belfast Hills when making decisions
Status
In order to achieve our aims, we are a Registered Company (Company Number NI053189) and Charity (Inland Revenue No. XR70288, Charity Commission NI No. 100859).
People of the BHP
Local councils, government departments, community groups, nature conservation organisations, businesses and a team of staff and volunteers make up the Belfast Hills Partnership.
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Board Members
Directors are nominated from the statutory, community and local government sectors. People nominated from the three sectors of statutory, land owning/managing and community, sit on our Board as directors or observers.
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Ongoing Issues Facing the Hills
The Belfast Hills face a wide range of ongoing issues and problems. The Belfast Hills Partnership is confident that these can be addressed with the right support.
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Our Funders
Find out about all of the generous funders of the Belfast Hills Partnership.
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Belfast Hills Operational Area
The operational area of the Belfast Hills takes in Carnmoney Hill and Cave Hill to the north and Colin Glen, Divis and Black Mountain and Slievenacloy to the west.
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Our Policies
Click here to read through all the Policies of the Belfast Hills Partnership
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