Events

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

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

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

Join The Conservation Volunteers and Magilligan Tree Nursery to collect 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 … Continue reading Tree Seed Collection – Glenariff Forest Park

Join the Conservation Volunteers and Magilligan Tree Nursery to identify and collect native tree seed from the Faughan Valley Woodlands. Join the Magilligan tree nursery and Kush from The Conservation Volunteers tree nursery for a day of native tree seed collection in the Faughan Valley woodlands. Learn how to identify native tree species and methods … Continue reading Autumn Seed Harvest Workshop Faughan Valley

Join Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust and Magilligan Tree Nursery to collect native tree seeds to be processed and grown on, as well as taking some seeds home for your own back garden. After gathering at 9.30am in Glenarriff Forest Carpark you will have the opportunity to learn some native tree ID, and what … Continue reading Tree ID and Seed Collection – Glenariff Forest Park