Write a commentThis Saturday 4 March you can join a number of environmental groups in Cullyhanna Community Centre to learn more about the local wildlife and to raise awareness of the rivers and lakes in the area and their importance to nature. It's happening from 11am to 3pm.
There will be local music and storytelling from Peter Carragher, eco-art production and a virtual bug hunt field trip with Coomhola Salmon Trust Ltd and a chance to learn more about local flowers and bumblebees. Local anglers from the area will also be showing attendees how to make flies.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick said, “This Fair is part of the wider ‘Shared Landscape Shared Waters’ project which is also working with farmers with land around local water bodies to carry out soil sampling. There has already been a successful river restoration workshop in Forkhill which highlighted how we can spot changes in the river flow.”
Councillor Fitzpatrick continued, “This will be a great event to bring the family to with something for everyone. Our water resources are so important and through this project we are asking people how they see their rivers and lakes and how they would like to use them. We encourage the entire community to get involved”.
A partnership between Mullaghbane and Cullyhanna Community Association, Newry Mourne and Down District Council’s Ring of Gullion Partnership, Dundalk Institute of Technology’s Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, Ulster Farmer’s Union, Coomhola Salmon Trust Ltd. and Woodland Trust has received funding from the Northern Ireland’s Environment Agency’s Challenge Fund to facilitate these free talks.
For more information and to register, contact the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme on 028 3086 1949, email info@ringofgullion.org or visit ringofgullion.org
