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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 […]

The Future Is Bright

published on: 21-12-2021

The Future is Bright Green – with thousands of trees planted! The Belfast Hills Partnership has been celebrating it’s work with local young people through the creation of a new woodland in the Belfast Hills. A total of 13,000 trees have been planted – one for every young person who has taken part in the project over the past 6 years. The Belfast Hills Partnership was one of 31 projects […]

Outdoor Learning Resources – Primary

published on: 13-08-2021

Download our Outdoor Learning Resource packs, Litter Legends and Marvellous Minibeasts, in order to engage young learners in outdoor education. You can watch the accompanying videos on our YouTube channel and complete the fun and informative activities within the packs. These resources directly link to the NI Primary Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2 through The World Around Us, helping children develop an awareness of themselves, their place in […]

Environmental Careers Festival 19th – 26th April 2021

published on: 18-03-2021

With the climate crisis such a pressing concern for everyone across the globe, the demand for people with the skills and enthusiasm to protect the environment will only grow and grow. To give young people an awareness of the types of environmental jobs and organisations that are out there, along with employability tips, the Belfast Hills Partnership are delivering an Environmental Careers Festival from the 19th – 26th April 2021. […]

A Tree Nursery for the future

published on: 07-10-2020

The Belfast Hills Partnership has been teaming up with Belfast City Council, the Woodland Trust and many other partners to help achieve the target of planting a million trees in Belfast over the next 15 years. Part of this ambitious work is happening through the creation of a native tree and wildflower nursery off the Glen Road on the edge of the Belfast Hills. There has been a lot of […]

Covid-19 Response

published on: 23-03-2020

Like everyone else, Belfast Hills Partnership has had to adapt very quickly in response to coronavirus COVID-19 and its implications for us all. Most of our staff will be working from home from Monday 23rd March but will still be contactable via email info@belfasthills.org. There will also be a daily presence in our offices Monday-Friday to pick up post, phone messages etc. but unfortunately they will not be open to […]

Young people demand urgent action for the environment

published on: 17-01-2020

Forty young people and activists met with policy makers at Stormont today (Friday, 17 January) to set out their demands for safeguarding the environment, as they play their part in shaping Northern Ireland’s first ever environment strategy, which is currently out for public consultation. Supported by the Belfast Hills Partnership and Ulster Wildlife, the passionate and environmentally conscious young people, aged 11 to 24, have already been taking action to […]

The greatest environmental youth movement you’ve never heard of!

published on: 27-09-2019

Behind Greta Thunberg’s headline grabbing thunderstorm of the #YouthStrike4Climate and the Extinction Rebellion protests, there is a grassroots environmental youth movement tackling climate change and boosting young potential. Nearly 100,000 passionate, skilled and environmentally conscious young people are leading the way to a brighter future, through Our Bright Future, a programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Whilst the #YouthStrike4Climate has been effective at raising awareness of environmental challenges, […]