Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust is delighted to partner with Armstrong Storytelling Trust for the Glens of Antrim Storytelling Festival again this year from 19th-22nd October on a number of exciting events. The events celebrate the heritage of both the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Causeway Coast Area … Continue reading Glens Storytelling Festival
FREE event Join us for an enchanting session of storytelling and music at Ballymoney Museum with renowned local storyteller and singer-songwriter Colin Urwin. Sit back and enjoy myths, legends and folklore from around our beautiful Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Participants will also have the opportunity to share some of their own stories … Continue reading Uncharted Histories: An evening of storytelling with Colin Urwin
Explore the local legacy of the Ordnance Survey around Lough Foyle. Friday 17th November one-day public conference. The conference organised by the Binevenagh & Coastal Lowlands Landscape Partnership & Queens University Belfast will celebrate the end of the ‘Mapping Monuments’ community heritage project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Since November 2021, volunteers have … Continue reading Mapping Monuments Conference
Butterfly Conservation NI and Magilligan tree nursery are teaming up to assist in scrub clearance at the Umbra Nature Reserve as part of the ongoing site management. This work-party will involve dune slack maintenance including rush and scrub cutting, raking and transporting the cuttings away from the dunes. Umbra is accessible by permission only, so … Continue reading Willow Cutting and Scrub Clearance – Umbra Nature Reserve
Join CCGHT and Leah from Butterfly Conservation NI for an exciting online event introducing you to moth trapping and species on the North Coast. Leah began moth trapping at university as part of her dissertation project in 2019 and became completely hooked! After completing her master’s degree and finishing a job in ecological consultancy, she … Continue reading An introduction to moth trapping and species of the North Coast- Online event
Wednesday 17th January 2024 7pm-8:30pm Are you a tourism business or tour operator operating in the Causeway Coast area? If so, join Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Kirstin Lemon of Geological Survey NI to hear about the outstanding geology of the Causeway Coast AONB and the area’s exceptional contribution to the study of … Continue reading ONLINE EVENT: Geology of the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust is hosting a FREE talk on “Biodiversity of the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in partnership with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Biodiversity Officer, Lisa, and Buglife NI’s, Joshua on Thursday 15th February 2024 in Portballintrae Village Hall from 11:00am-1:00pm. Lisa will provide you with a … Continue reading Biodiversity of the Causeway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
After a very successful and well attended conference on Ordnance Survey heritage in November 2023 at the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly, a new travelling exhibition exploring local Ordnance Survey is coming to Limavady. The exhibition will run from 7th March – 29th June with the launch on 7th March 2024 at 7pm. The exhibition heritage … Continue reading Mapping Monuments Exhibition Launch
Saturday 20th April 2024 10am-12 noon Suitable for all ages. Limited Spaces Available. To book click here Come and join Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Butterfly Conservation at Broughgammon Farm on the Saturday 20thApril to celebrate Spring through butterflies and moths! Leah Cox, Species on the Map Officer for Butterfly Conservation will be … Continue reading Spring Butterflies and Moths Morning
Friday 10th May 2024 10:00am-11:00am Portballintrae Village Hall Join Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Lisa, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Biodiversity Officer, for a talk on managing grasslands for nature. You will be given an insight into the Don’t Mow Let It Grow scheme, No Mow May and how the Council manages … Continue reading Managing grasslands for nature
In celebration of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) Week 20th - 26th May 2024 where we learned that INNS have a huge impact on biodiversity, the economy and sometimes even health. Join the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Lisa, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s Biodiversity Officer, for an informative online talk on INNS … Continue reading Online talk: Invasive Non-Native Species along the Causeway Coast and Glens
Join Magilligan Tree Nursery to collect wild cherry seeds native tree seeds to be processed and grown on, as well as taking some seeds home for your own back garden. We will keep an eye out for what else we might be able to collect, and learn which species will be ripe later in the … Continue reading Wild Cherry Tree Seed Collection – Burntollet Wood
