Volunteers Nominated for National Award
12 June 2004
Two young Fermanagh environmental volunteers reach the national finals of the prestigious Whitbread Young Achievers Awards which celebrate exceptional
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The Big Lottery
3 June 2004
A new organisation has been formed bringing together the work of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund.
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The Old Man of the Forest
12 May 2004
Gransha Hospital, on the outskirts of Derry City, has a new
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Conservation Volunteers do it in 'Stile!'
24 April 2004
Strabane District Council wanted Conservation Volunteers to erect stiles along a 5km stretch of the Central Sperrins Way.
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Local provenance trees at the Toome Bypass
20 March 2004
Between 1995 and 2000, Conservation Volunteers met with representatives of other NGOs, Environment and Heritage Service and Forest Service to discuss the issues surrounding local provenance trees in Northern Ireland.
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The Yew - Tree of deadly poison, incredible age and a universal symbol of regeneration
12 February 2004
Yew trees seemingly have the capacity to grow forever.
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Save money and help wildlife - cut hedges less!
21 January 2004
A recent report by ecologists from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology at Monk’s Wood in Cambridgeshire has suggested that by cutting hedgerows less frequently, farmers can save money and protect our wildlife.
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Trees of the North West
20 December 2003
On 16th December and 25th November 2003 Conservation Volunteers launched a new project - Trees of the North West.
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)
30 August 2003
In 1949 Westminster passed the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act which allowed for the setting up of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB). In Northern Ireland, it took until 1965 to even attempt a similar concept and it was not until 1985 under the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands Act (amended 1989) that the equivalent was set up here.
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Wildlife in School Grounds
1 August 2003
The school playground is where our children spend twenty-five percent of their school day. Most school grounds are designed for simplicity of management, merely consisting of a landscape of red brick, grey concrete, black tarmac and single species grass sward. However, within these grounds, there is a potential for the inclusion of many varied habitats and, more importantly, there is potential to train and educate the next generation of decision makers in the hows and whys of biodiversity.
