Balloo Wetland
A haven for wetland wildlife and people in the heart of Bangor.
A haven for wetland wildlife and people in the heart of Bangor.
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve in Bangor has reopened, following a two-year closure for redevelopment.
We may be a ‘wet’ country, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss…
The Leyland cypress, or 'Leylandii', is a notorious tree that has been widely planted for its fast-growing nature. It easily can get out of control, shading gardens at the expense of…
An €8.3m EU funded environmental project, which will help to restore natural habitats and protect endangered species across a range of project sites throughout Northern Ireland, Ireland and…
A former commercially harvested bog near Omagh, in Co Tyrone, is set to be transformed into a thriving demonstration hub for peatland restoration – the first-of-its-kind for Northern Ireland.
Finance Minister Connor Murphy today paid a visit to the peatland restoration project on Cuilcagh Mountain in Fermanagh, exploring a new vision for Northern Ireland’s peatlands with…
This summer, Ulster Wildlife is leading a project to create a new map of Northern Ireland’s peatlands, working in partnership with the James Hutton Institute (JHI) in Scotland - with support from…
Peatlands are one of our climate heroes and we need to look after them. As we gear up and transform our efforts to tackle climate change for the long term, taking action to protect peatlands is…
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
This winter we worked with local landowners on Cuilcagh Mountain Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to restore precious blanket bog habitat, through funding from the EU Interreg CANN project.…