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Our Bright Future Report

Learn more about the key outcomes of this exciting Youth Project.

Outdoor Learning Resources – Primary

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&2 through the World Around Us, helping children develop an awareness of themselves, their place in the world […]

Environmental Careers Resource Pack

We held an online Environmental Careers Festival from 19th – 26th April 2021, to give people an awareness of the types of jobs and organisations that are available in the environmental sector, along with employability tips. This resource pack is a summary of the digital content from the festival. We hope that it will be a useful tool for anyone hoping to get an environmental job, or any teachers/lecturers who help […]

Wildflowers and pollinators educational resources

Check out the below document to help you learn some more about germination, pollination and habitats. Wildflower activities

Resilience Review Report

The Belfast Hills Partnership has secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to undertake an evaluation of the organisation in relation to its resilience. This assesses the current condition of the organisation, how it works with its partners and how to make the most of future opportunities. Please click on the links below to download the report Belfast Hills Resilience review   Full report Belfast Hills Partnership Resilience     […]

Wild About the Belfast Hills Booklet

The Belfast Hills present a stunning backdrop to a thriving urban area. From Colin Mountain in the south to Carnmoney Hill in the north, the great shoulders of these dramatic hills have sheltered Belfast, Lisburn and Newtownabbey across the ages. More than a backcloth, they are home to a wide variety of animals, birds, plants, fungi and insects. This array of wildlife with all its genetic variation and the habitats […]

Big questions at the big dig – Divis 2017

Back in June 2017 the Belfast Hills Partnership teamed up with Archaeologists from QUB and the National Trust to excavate what was thought to be the site of a Cashel and prehistoric huts on the Black Mountain site. The attached report from ‘Archaeology Ireland’ outlines both some of the questions and answers from this dig.   Archaeology Ireland Article    

Landscape Partnership Scheme Evaluation

The Belfast Hills Landscape Partnership Scheme ran from 2012 to 2018, undertaking 29 projects through funding support by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a range of other funders and partners. Below are both the summary evaluation document and the full final evaluation report for the scheme. lps-summary-evaluation-doc bhp-lps-final-evaluation-2018-lr

Invasive Species Action Plan

Belfast Hills invasive species action plan-2017    

Belfast Hills Recreation Guide – 2nd edition

Due to the overwhelming success of our Belfast Hills Recreation Guide we have undertaken production of a second edition of this guide! This booklet is a handy introduction to walking, cycling, running, geocaching, orienteering and other activities that may be undertaken within the Belfast Hills. Maps of each of the sites showing the various walking trails along with directions of how to get there are also provided, along with a […]

Community Archaeology ‘How to’ Guide

Ever wondered:  What is Community Archaeology?  Why is it a good means of engaging people in their local history? How do I go about organising a Community Archaeology Dig? Yes? Then this is the guide for you! Click on the below link to download our guide in PDF format.   community-archaeology-how-to  

Belfast Hills Heritage Surveys

This report details the results of a baseline survey, focusing on 12 heritage features.  The report contains  descriptions of the 12 individual sites and monuments, provides a survey of their condition and  presents  recommendations  for  any  specific  conservation  needs,  as  well  as  outlining  how  the  potential of each site might be best realised. belfast-hills-field-guide-with-maps

Wildlife Special Newsletter (2016) now available!

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Belfast Hills Access Code

The Belfast Hills Partnership actively promotes responsible countryside enjoyment and has published this Access Code. Read full access code

Belfast Hills Geology leaflet

2014 autumn/winter Newsletter

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Belfast Hills Recreation Guide

Belfast Hills Map (accessing the hills)

Belfast Hills Partnership annual reports

Belfast Hills – Heritage Guide

The Belfast Hills are dotted with signs of how we used to live when Belfast was little more than a marsh and swamp. Travel through the centuries and discover the history of the Belfast Hills.