Upcoming Events

The course will give
participants the skills
and knowledge to build
a traditional round stone
pillar/gatepost. The
pillars will be built with
traditional lime mortar,
and will include setting
of gate hangers. The training course will take place over five
days and will include health & safety, site preparation, stone
selection and pillar building. Minimum age of 18.
Spaces limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

To Register:
Book Online at: stonepillars.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

Join Ulster Wildlife’s Living Seas team for a snorkelling safari at Glenarm, Co. Antrim. Snorkel in the company of our team of BSAC trained Snorkel Instructors and peek beneath the surface to meet some of Glenarm’s resident sea creatures.

FAMILY FRIENDLY? Age 8+. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult (but adults don’t have to get wet!). While adults are more than welcome to participate we have very limited availability of adult wetsuits, so adult participants will likely need to source their own snorkel gear in advance.

REQUIREMENTS: Participants must be competent swimmers and comfortable in open water. Childrens wetsuits are provided (dependent on availability) but if they have their own suits and/or snorkelling gear please bring them.

Book by phone Tel: 028 9046 3126 Book by email dave.wall@ulsterwildlife.org

Price / Donation£5 per person. Please book & pay via our online form https://www.ulsterwildlife.org/events/2018/08/21/snorkel-safari-glenarm?instance=0

Enjoy a morning of nature
games and getting your
hands dirty in the great
outdoors. All children
must be accompanied
by an adult. Suitable for
ages 7-11.
Registration is essential.
To Register:
Book Online at: cregaghkids.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

Join Ulster Wildlife and Glenarm Wildlife Group for a boat trip along the coastline from Carnlough to Glenarm and back. Enjoy the views as we motor past Black Rock – normally covered with resting shags – past Straidkilly Point, and into Glenarm Bay.

We will be on the lookout for seabirds and seals, and perhaps even a visit from some bottlenose dolphins. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Total trip time will be 1 hour.

Book by phone Tel: 028 9046 3126 Book by email dave.wall@ulsterwildlife.org

£5pp – Book online via our web form https://www.ulsterwildlife.org/events/2018/08/29/boat-trip-carnlough-glenarm?instance=0

Come and join us on the beautiful North Coast. We offer
guided walks for all, ranging from experienced hill walkers to
those just starting. Hill
Walks on Binevenagh,
Bellarena to Castlerock
or Artikeeragh Hill Walk,
Castlerock area Defence
Heritage Walk, Dunes walk
by the historic dunes of the
river Bann, Nordic walking,
WalkTalks. Family walks,
Gentle Journey to help introduce you to group walking.
Details at www.castlerockwalkfest.wordpress.com
OR Facebook at Castlerock Walkfest.
Organised by the Castlerock Community Association and
partners CCGHT, National Trust, Translink.

Join military historian James O’Neill on a walk from Downhill
to Barmouth Wildlife Reserve. The area around Castlerock is
peaceful and beautiful now, but in the past, the region has
played its part in global events. During the walk, James will
discuss the impact of war and the marks that remain in the
surrounding landscape.
The region has been the
focus of military activity
for centuries, and each
phase has left its mark in
one way or another.
Registration is essential.
To Register:
Book Online at: castlerockheritage.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

Join local tour guide Kevin McGowan as he explores Fairhead.
On this walking tour, we will take a walk through nearly 200
years of recorded history. Situated on the promontory of
Fairhead is some of the best-preserved crannogs and forts
in Ireland. Learn about how an ancient sea faring Kingdom
traded and lived in this area for centuries. Walk and explore
Casan Fhir Leith, known locally as the Grey Man’s Path and
learn about the coalmines below our feet which powered the
industrial revolution in cities like Belfast, Glasgow, and London.
During the tour you will be able to view one of the bestpreserved
clachans, burial mounds,
mass rocks, and some of the best
views in Ireland. Not suitable for
children or dogs.

To Register:
Book Online at:
Tel: 07723 921 022
Cost: £15pp

Make a three course
meal using seasonal
vegetables and learning
about the art of
fermenting foods.
Spaces are limited so
please book early to avoid
disappointment.

To Register:
Book Online at: cushendallcooking.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
Cost: £5pp

Join us to explore
Downhill Forest on foot
as we experience this
magical time of year
and uncover the signs of
Autumn on our doorstep
when the natural world
turns a kaleidoscope of
colour and landscapes
come alive. Feel free to bring your camera. Under 18s must be
accompanied by responsible adult.

To Register:
Book Online at: downhillautumn.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
Cost: Adults £4.00, Children £2.00

Join the Glens Red
Squirrel group to
celebrate “Squirreltober”
with a guided walk
through Cottage Wood
to see if you can spot
the Red Squirrel, which
is regularly seen here.
The woodland also contains a range of native and non-native
species of trees and shrubs such as Scots Pine, Elder, Holly and
Ash. A wide range of plants grow below the woodland canopy
including Wood Sorrel, Primroses, Saxifrage, Wild Garlic,
Celandine, Bluebells and Violets. Look out for Robins, Blue Tits,
Sparrows, and Blackbirds.

To Register:
Book Online at: squirreltober.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

To celebrate Apple Day why not join local forager, Dermot
Hughes in Diamond Jubilee Wood to press your own apple
juice? Did you know that Diamond Jubilee Wood is one of
the ‘flagship woods’ and the only Diamond Jubilee Wood in
Northern Ireland.
This event is held in
partnership with Mid & East
Antrim Borough Council and
the Causeway Coast & Glens
Heritage Trust. Children under
16 must be accompanied by a
responsible adult.

To Register:
Book Online at: whiteheadapples.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

Hedgerows are a
wonderful resource for
farmers, landowners and
the environment. Our
expert hedge layer will
teach you how to clear the
hedge, select the stem,
make the cut, lay the
stem, build and secure the hedge, and remove the remaining
stump. Minimum age of 18.
Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid
disappointment.

To Register:
Book Online at: ballyvoyhedges.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
FREE Event

Join us for an afternoon of creation, you will have the
opportunity to make your own ‘soft art’ multi-coloured clay
hedgehog, red fox, owl, robin, bird, local, native creature to
bring home or as a gift or for the classroom. Ideal afternoon
for kids of all ages. Young children must be accompanied by a
responsible adult.

To Register:
Book Online at: kidscrafts.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
Cost: £3 per child

Have a go at the ancient
art of peg loom weaving
with sheep’s wool. This
technique will enable
you to make everything
from a warm camping
mattress to a seat
cover or decorative wall
hanging.

To Register:
Book Online at: cushendunweaving.eventbrite.com
Tel: 028 2075 2100
Cost: £10pp