The Lough Neagh Partnership Ranger Team survey 15 island sites for breeding Common Tern and Black-headed Gulls during the summer months. Both of these species are amber listed and feature species of the Lough Neagh ASSI and SPA designations. We are also working in partnership with a number of wildfowling clubs on the Lough to […]

Killycolpy and Killywoolaghan Lough Neagh Partnership took on the lease of Killycolpy and Killywoolaghan from NIEA in 2020 and since then we have been working towards restoring these sites to favourable status. Killywoolaghan is a good example of wet woodland habitat transitioning into swamp at the Lakeshore edge. Killywoolaghan was originally purchased by NIEA as […]

Killycolpy Constant Effort Site (CES) The Lough Neagh Partnership Ranger Team has worked in collaboration with the Belfast & Down Ringing Group, and we have just completed the second year of our bird ringing project at Killycolpy. Bird ringing involves fitting a uniquely numbered ring around a bird’s leg, allowing us to identify birds as […]

Lough Neagh Partnership has been appointed by Mid Ulster District Council to spearhead a new initiative aimed at fostering the development and growth of tourism experiences in the Mid Ulster area. This new project will showcase everything that is unique about the area, especially its people and their stories, family history, cultural traditions and invaluable […]