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 Wednesday 10th March 2010
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“Savage cuts” will “cripple us" Partnership manager warns
 
27 January 2010
“Savage cuts” will “cripple us" Partnership manager warns
This week the Partnership has been left reeling by a 54 per cent cut in funding that threatens the work and survival of the Belfast Hills.

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Colin Glen Winter Walk Success
 
13 January 2010
Colin Glen Winter Walk Success
Almost 30 people turned out to enjoy an enchanting winter wonderland walk at Colin Glen Forest Park on Saturday (Jan 9) lead by the Belfast Hills Partnership. Manager of the Partnership, Dr Jim Bradley took the group of snow walkers up through the Colin site along the Colin River to part of the new Divis to Dixon link which joins upper Colin Glen to Glenside Community Woodland at Hannahstown in Lisburn.

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Listen to the trees of Belfast
 
25 November 2009
Listen to the trees of Belfast
A new book has taken a root and branch look at the trees that grow around the Belfast Hills. Ben Simon has every studied every sap of knowledge about our woodland trees and tells some fascinating tales about the species that are found around the city including Colin Glen and Cave Hill Country Park. His new book entitled 'If Trees Could Talk' takes a look at species such as hazel, oak, willow and alder around the Belfast Hills.

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Big thank you to fundraisers
 
25 November 2009
Big thank you to fundraisers
A centurian army of walkers generated almost £2,000 for conservation work in the Belfast Hills on our November 14 first ever fundraising walk of the Divis to Dixon link. The link is a brand new hilltop pass that connects the heathland summits of Divis and Black Mountain with the rolling plains of Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in the south of the city.

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Carnmoney female flying ace revealed on 1911 census
 
25 November 2009
Carnmoney female flying ace revealed on 1911 census
American aviator Amelia Earhart may be the subject of the new Hollywood film 'Amelia', but the Belfast Hills was the location for the first woman in the world to design, build and fly her first aircraft 20 years before Earhart became famous. The 1911 census shows the Belfast Hills had its own flying ace in Carnmoney woman Lilian Bland who took flight almost two decades before her American counterpart. Her daring Carnmoney endeavour is believed to be have made Lilian the first woman in history to have flown.

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Pioneering walkers to take up Divis to Lagan Valley challenge walk
 
14 October 2009
Pioneering walkers to take up Divis to Lagan Valley challenge walk
Saturday November 14 is the hugely anticipated date for the first ever Divis to Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park walk that will raise funds for projects in the Belfast Hills. Call 02890 603466 to register now as places are limited. Take the challenge!

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Autumn walk promises enchantment in ancient hazel groves
 
8 October 2009
Autumn walk promises enchantment in ancient hazel groves
Hazels will be offering an autumnal nut fest so come along to our Nuts, Whole Hazelnuts tour of Carnmoney on Saturday October 17 at 11am. Admission: Free.

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Bring on the bilberries!
 
11 August 2009
Bring on the bilberries!
The prospect of picking bilberries among the heather on Divis Mountain attracted scores of walkers who turned out with canisters in tow to pick juicy wild bilberries among the Irish heather.

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Walkers step out in hundreds to climb cave stairway
 
28 July 2009
Walkers step out in hundreds to climb cave stairway
Throngs of people flocked to a specially constructed stairway into the first cave on Cave Hill in Belfast to sample the delights of stunning scenery across the north.

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July Geocaching Challenge
 
6 July 2009
July Geocaching Challenge
July sees hi-tech trekkies exploring the great outdoors on the Belfast Hills Geocaching Challenge. So if you like walking but want a fun purpose then using global positioning technology is the thing to be at this summer.

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Slievenacloy July 4, butterfly walk.
 
30 June 2009
Slievenacloy July 4, butterfly walk.
Get along to our free guided walk that will explore the amazing butterflies of Slievnacloy Nature Reserve. The walk takes place on Saturday July 4 at 11am from the Ballycolin Road entrance to the Ulster Wildlife Local Nature Reserve.

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Wheels n' Wildlife gets a sunny day!
 
24 June 2009
Wheels n' Wildlife gets a sunny day!
Fresh air and homemade scones with a dollop of sunshine made for a fantastic day when the sun shone down on our Wheels and Wildlife tour of the Belfast Hills. The sellout event attracted many people who had come on the tour last year and also a lot of newcomers.

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We Have Moved!
 
14 May 2009
We Have Moved!
It was a red letter day for the Belfast Hills Partnership this week when staff took possession of brand new flagship offices. The new centre for the charity is at the Social Economy Village at Hannahstown Hill in west Belfast.

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Bluebells bloom for Carnmoney Spring Walk
 
5 May 2009
Bluebells bloom for Carnmoney Spring Walk
Partnership Manager Dr Jim Bradley led walkers of all ages through hazel groves and among oceans of bluebells and other flowers that threw a spring carpet over the old woodland at our latest event.

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Long Barn Opening Boosts Facilities on Divis
 
31 March 2009
Long Barn Opening Boosts Facilities on Divis
The Belfast Hills Partnership has hailed a new resource centre on Divis Mountain as a great achievement. The centre included toilets for disabled people and will be a focal point and meeting place for walkers and local communities.

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50 People Take up the Divis Challenge
 
23 March 2009
50 People Take up the Divis Challenge
The 2009 Divis Challenge attracted scores of walkers to the mountain on a day that turned from a misty morning to glorious Irish springtime revealing awe-inspiring landscapes.

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Report calls for urgent resources to save the Irish hare in the Belfast Hills
 
4 August 2008
Report calls for urgent resources to save the Irish hare in the Belfast Hills
A shock report entitled the Belfast Hills Mammal Survey has established that there is only a small population of Irish hare in the west of the city at Divis and Black Mountain.

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