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Jun 2013 right left

     

Guided Tour of Enniskillen Castle

Saturday 1st June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

Car Boot Sale

Saturday 1st June
Mount Stewart
Car £5, Van £10, Trailer £15

Mid Ulster Vintage Rally

Saturday 1st June
Springhill, Moneymore
Adult £5, Child £2

Volunteers’ Week

Saturday 1st June
Various see table above
Free

Strangford Lough Maritime Festival

Saturday 1st June
Various
Various above

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Himalayan Balsam Control near Mary Peter’s Track

Sunday 2nd June
Lagan Valley Regional Park near Mary Peter’s Track
Free

Nature Reserve Management – Getting Behind the Scenes

Sunday 2nd June
Murlough NNR
028 4375 1467

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Book4 Tea Week

Monday 3rd June
Castle Ward
Normal Admission, Members Free

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What Nature Does for Northern Ireland

Thursday 6th June
The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) Belfast
Free

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Wild about Nature – Bats

Friday 7th June
Castle Ward
No Charge. Donations Welcome

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Summer of Cultures: National Archaeology Day

Saturday 8th June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

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Septic Tanks – all you need to know

Thursday 13th June
BEAM Social Enterprise Centre, Maydown Works, Derry / Londonderry
Free

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General Maintenance

Saturday 15th June
Musgrave Community Vegetable Garden, Lisburn Road, Belfast
Free

Living History – Medieval Food

Saturday 15th June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

Orchid Walk

Saturday 15th June
Portstewart Strand
Adult £2, Child £1

Big IF Belfast

Saturday 15th June
Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Free

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Walk into the Past

Sunday 16th June
Castle Ward
Normal Admission, Members Free

Fathers Day Fun

Sunday 16th June
Crom, Fermanagh
Normal Admission, Members Free

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Sunday 16th June
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Everyday Heroes

Sunday 16th June
The Argory, Moy
Normal Admission, Members Free

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Maximising Social Value

Tuesday 18th June
Skanios building Newtownards Rd, Belfast
Free

Spotlight Special

Tuesday 18th June
Blackstaff Studios, Great Victoria Street, Belfast
Free

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Introduction to Ladybirds

Wednesday 19th June
Murlough, Co Down
£10

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’Helping you strike while the incentive is hot’

Thursday 20th June
Ramada Plazza, Shawsbridge Belfast
Delegate rate £75 per person + VAT to attend, see above

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Giving & Receiving: Arts Council of Northern Ireland Gifts

Friday 21st June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

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Summer Outing to Rathlin Island

Saturday 22nd June
Rathlin Island
Free

Living History – Guided Tour of Enniskillen Castle

Saturday 22nd June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

Garden Fete

Saturday 22nd June
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Summer Solstice Celebrations

Saturday 22nd June
The Giant’s Ring
Free

Saturday Events at Dunluce Castle

Saturday 22nd June
Dunluce Castle
Adult £2, children/seniors £1, children under 4 go free

Archaeology Road Show

Saturday 22nd June
Down County Museum
Free

Feast Day at the Nendrum Early Christian Monastery

Saturday 22nd June
Nendrum Castle
Free

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Beyond the Horizon – Managing Natural Capital for Future Prosperity

Wednesday 26th June
Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office
Free

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Tackling Transport

Thursday 27th June
Sustainable NI Unit 5B, Castlereagh Business Park, 478 Castlereagh Road, Belfast
Free

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Living History–Medieval Siege Machine Models

Saturday 29th June
Enniskillen Castle Museums
Normal admission rates apply

Living History at Green Castle

Saturday 29th June
Green Castle, Carlingford Lough
Free

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Path Repair

Sunday 30th June
Lagan Valley Regional Park at Moreland’s Meadow
Free

Jazz in the Gardens

Sunday 30th June
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Four Seasons Walks – Summer Bounty

Sunday 30th June
Murlough Nature Reserve Keel Point, Dundrum, BT33 0NQ
Normal Admission, Members Free

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Rathlin bid to Woo Corncrack 12 April 2012

A bird thought to be on the brink of extinction in Northern Ireland is to be given a fighting chance at making a return to our shores.

At one time the corncrake’s familiar rasping call could be heard across Ulster — but severely declining numbers over the years have resulted in its almost certain extinction as a breeding bird in Northern Ireland.

But now a team from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is hoping to attract a breeding population back to Rathlin Island.

Liam McFail of the RSPB is warden for the island. “We have been working hard over the last few months with volunteers all over Northern Ireland to make sure that selected fields are in tip–top condition when the birds fly over us on the way to the Western Isles,” he said.

Work is due to include the harvesting of nettles before planting them on Rathlin, providing cover for the birds, and cutting down brambles.

It’s hoped the rare birds will return to these shores towards the end of the month and begin breeding through May and August.

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