Lough Neagh has suffered from a major nutrient overload, with sources including agriculture, NI Water’s sewage treatment plants, septic tanks, and industrial pollution. While all of these issues must be addressed, the scientific consensus is clear: the majority of nutrients—around 62%—originate from the agricultural sector. The first step towards tackling this crisis is to […]
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Learn How Local Rivers Impact Lough Neagh Information Evening– Everyone Welcome! Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Measuring over 392 sq km, it contains enough water to fill 7 million swimming pools. The Lough Neagh catchment covers 40% of Northern Ireland and parts of counties Monaghan and Cavan […]
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The Lough Neagh Partnership is inviting heritage consultants to tender for the development and authorship of a comprehensive 10-Year Heritage Resilience Plan for Lough Neagh. Backed by a £244,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, this project is a cornerstone of a broader 2-year Heritage Resilience initiative for Lough Neagh aimed at protecting and […]
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A delegation from Lough Neagh Partnership met with Members of Parliament at Westminster to discuss the future management and preservation of Lough Neagh and to widen support for its recovery.
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The Lough Neagh Partnership is actively developing a 10-Year Heritage Resilience Plan, funded initially by the Heritage Lottery, aimed at safeguarding Lough Neagh’s invaluable environmental, cultural, and economic assets. This initiative comes at a crucial time, as the Lough—historically a centrepiece of local folklore, traditions, and livelihoods—faces growing threats from environmental degradation and fragmented management. […]
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Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland but for more than a year, the lough has been dominating international news headlines for the algal bloom crisis rather than for its natural beauty. A delegation from Lough Neagh Partnership has visited community trusts and development organisations on the island of Lewis […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Lough Neagh Partnership will host a webinar at 7pm on Tuesday 30th July 2024 to give an overview of the consultation to date.
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