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11 January 2012Ever wanted to work with livestock in the best interests of our grasslands environment? Then have a look at some great opportunities for trainee bursaries in the Mournes and Limavady areas. -
14 December 2011The Belfast Hills have majored in a university challenge for Belfast students. Queen's University undergraduates took on an environmental challenge commissioned by the Belfast Hills Partnership to explore how quarries in the hills could be restored. -
8 December 2011What better gift to give this Christmas than a year's subscription to the Friends of the Belfast Hills group with one of two gorgeous greeting cards of local snow scenes in the hills. Your gift recipient will get free admission to most of our paying events, receive our newsletters and leaflets and be one of only a select number of people to own the highly coveted Belfast Hills badge! They will also know they are playing a vital role in helping to protect and improve the Belfast Hills. -
6 December 2011The Belfast Hills Partnership has been awarded a massive £1.8 million funding boost - heralding a new dawn for the Belfast Hills. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has approved a £1.15 million Landscape Partnership Scheme (LPS) in the Belfast Hills. A host of organisations - including the NI Environmental Agency, the Rural Development Programme and Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Antrim councils - have provided further funding. -
9 November 2011Congratulations to three lucky winners of our Cave Hill silver acorn treasure hunt. Bangor man Paul Thornton (pictured left receiving his prize from Partnership manager Jim Bradley), the Belshaw family from Lisburn and Armagh's Sharyon Todd came first, second and third respectively after being picked out of hundreds of clever treasure hunters who solved all the clues. -
6 July 2011The hunt is on for the silver acorn – buried by the notorious 18th Century Irish highwayman Naoise O’Haughan - who is reputed to have hidden his ill-gotten gains in the nooks and crannies of the Belfast Hills. So download and print it here then get the family onto Cave Hill this summer for the big treasure hunt! -
4 January 2012The drive to shed those pounds is on and we'll be helping you get in shape for 2012 with our calorie killer walk on Carnmoney Hill this Saturday. Come along to Knockenagh Avenue, Newtownabbey at 10am and get walking for health this year! Please be aware that due to days of rain, Carnmoney Hill is mucky underfoot. Only people with proper walking boots will be allowed to take part. -
21 December 2011We wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a hilly and happy New Year! And remember we have our Carnmoney calorie killer on Saturday January 7! -
2 November 2011As Belfast tunes up to host the MTV European Music Awards, the Belfast Hills Partnership is presenting an event that features the biggest rock icon in the city – Cave Hill. The mega rock that has stood the test of time will be going ‘Gaga’ – with walkers exploring the nuts on Hazelwood nature reserve on its lower slopes, before ascending the famed cliff tops of Napoleon’s Nose and McArt’s Fort. -
25 October 2011Our Big Dig excavation at Ballyaghagan was an outstanding success and unearthed some very interesting artifacts that are currently being analysed by archaeologists. Hundreds of people saw the Big Dig and a big well done goes to the schools and groups who took part!
