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Belfast Hills Ordnance Survey Map Gets Update

published on: 23-05-2023

Belfast Hills Partnership is delighted to launch a new insert for the Belfast Hills Ordnance Survey Map. Originally launched in 2014, the Ordnance Survey Map of the Belfast Hills provides an in-depth overview of the main publicly accessible sites within the Belfast Hills. The first edition includes detailed maps of three key sites; Cave Hill, Slievenacloy and Carnmoney Hill. Additionally, the entire area of the Belfast Hills is mapped out. […]

Wild Youth Leader Training

published on: 08-03-2023

We know being out in nature is good for us. Learn how to lead nature-based wellness sessions with young people. Young people who have a particular interest in youth work and environmental education can take part in our Wild Youth Leader programme. This scheme is perfect for those that want to gain skills and experience that will help them move on to employment or further training. The Wild Youth Leaders […]

One Million Trees for Schools

published on: 14-02-2023

2023 opened with a total of 1,800 trees being planted across several schools in Belfast as part of the One Million Trees project. Imagine a city with one million trees… What would that look like? How much different would Belfast be? We have a feeling we won’t be relying on imagination for much longer thanks to the enthusiastic eco warriors from schools across Belfast! Belfast Hills Partnership have been out planting […]

Old Names of the Belfast Hills

published on: 10-02-2023

Belfast Hills Partnership have made their latest talk, Old Names of the Belfast Hills, available to watch online. Belfast Hills Partnership Manager, Jim Bradley, delivered an hour long talk entitled Old Names of the Belfast Hills in January 2022. This talk is a fascinating examination of names around the Belfast hills including surnames, townland names and place names. The talk explores the townlands, field names and common surnames of the […]

A Tree-mendous Week in the Belfast Hills

published on: 12-12-2022

National Tree Week marks the start of the tree planting season. It took place this year from Saturday 26 November to Sunday 4 December 2022. The theme for National Tree Week was Planting for Our Future. Belfast Hills Partnership enjoyed a full week of events, talks, tree planting and education sessions to mark National Tree Week. National Tree Week launched with an online talk entitled, Planting the Right Tree in […]

Great Big Green Week in the Belfast Hills

published on: 29-09-2022

Wild Youth has hosted a week-long celebration in recognition of Great Big Green Week. Wild Youth is a joint project between the Belfast Hills Partnership and Ulster Wildlife, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund for Northern Ireland. The Great Big Green Week is a national celebration of community action tackling climate change and nature loss. The Great Big Green Week took place from 24th September to the 2nd of […]

We Want You(th)! 2022 Trainee Ranger Scheme Opens in Belfast Hills

published on: 12-08-2022

Belfast Hills Partnership are delighted to announce the return of their FREE Trainee Ranger Scheme this Autumn and are looking for young people between the ages of 18-25 to get involved. Now in its fifth year, the highly successful Trainee Ranger Scheme returns to offer young people between the ages of 18-25 an opportunity to gain practical experience in the environmental sector. It is about improving the health and wellbeing […]

Belfast’s First ‘Super-sized’ Nature Reserve

published on: 02-08-2022

Ulster Wildlife are set to expand Slievenacloy Nature Reserve into a new ‘super-sized’ nature reserve – equivalent to about 480 football fields – to help boost biodiversity and reverse nature’s decline. The move by local nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife sees the expansion of its existing Slievenacloy Nature Reserve by 52% to 258 hectares, with the purchase of an additional 133 hectares of adjacent land. Slievenacloy Nature Reserve is a […]

Kids challenge us to Keep the Belfast Hills Beautiful

published on: 04-03-2022

Sad, angry, worried, unhappy and want to cry – these are just some of the words used by our local young people when asked how litter and fly-tipping in the Belfast Hills makes them feel. For too long our beautiful Belfast Hills have suffered from the blight of a few thoughtless people who use this wonderful natural asset of Belfast as a personal dumping ground. Whether ditching their take-away and […]

Young, Wild & Well!

published on: 07-02-2022

5,000 young people from disadvantaged areas in North and West Belfast are set to benefit from spending time outdoors in nature to help recover from the challenges of the pandemic, in a new youth project led by the Belfast Hills Partnership and Ulster Wildlife. Launched today (7th February) to mark Children’s Mental Health Week, ‘Wild Youth’ will put young people aged 11 to 25 in touch with local green spaces in the Belfast […]