Mourne Mountains - Above the Silent Valley
A walk high above the Silent Valley in the Mourne Mountains crossing Wee Binnian and Slieve Binnian.
Silent Valley Kilkeel
Scenes in the Silent Valley Kilkeel 30 September 2015
Silent Valley Reservoir N.I. - Will we check down the overflow bowl?
Flying my Drone at Silent Valley Reservoir.. N.Ireland.
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Low water Levels (July 2018) encouraged a close look at the overflow bowl.
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Red Squirrel Release Programme Silent Valley Co Down
I was very surprised and pleased to stumble across this red squirrel release programme in operation at silent Valley Reservoir Co Down.
Red Squirrel Release Programme Silent Valley Co Down
On Saturday 2 June 2018, we celebrated another conservation success when two female red squirrels, born at the Cave Hill site, left the zoo as part of a release programme at Silent Valley Mountain Park.
Silent Valley Mountain Park was selected as the latest red squirrel release site, as part of a nation-wide scheme to enhance the population of this beautiful and threatened species. The site was deemed suitable due to the ongoing efforts of the Mourne Heritage Trust, Ulster Wildlife and NI Water to enhance the quality and quantity of woodland available in the area and to keep the area free of competing populations of the invasive grey squirrel. The Mourne Heritage Trust also had demonstrable success with the return of red squirrels into Mourne Park Estate, in Kilkeel, in 2014.
Red squirrels are believed to have been present in Ireland for more than 10,000 years. Many people are familiar with this native species and its bright red coat, creamy white belly, bushy red tail and distinctive ear tufts. However, not everyone is aware that the red squirrel in Northern Ireland is in serious trouble. The population has declined dramatically due to loss of habitat and competition form the larger, invasive grey squirrel that carries a lethal pox virus.'
' Dave Farnan, Area Ranger for the Mourne Heritage Trust, explains “The squirrels will live in a soft release pen in Silent Valley for the next few weeks, to acclimatise before being released onsite in mid-June. The two female squirrels will then be joined by two wild male squirrels who are due to be translocated to the site, with relevant permissions from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Forestry Service NI. This project has been a collaborative effort of so many parties; not just Belfast Zoo and ourselves. The release pen was donated by the Woodland Trust who also donated one thousand native broad-leaved trees, to increase the woodland habitat, that these squirrels call home. We have also worked closely with landowners along the Kilkeel and Annalong river who have been enthusiastic in reporting squirrel sightings and allowing Ulster Wildlife and Mourne Heritage Trust staff and volunteers to actively enhance the land for the release. We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received and I can’t wait to see red squirrels back in the Silent Valley.”
SILENT VALLEY IN NORTHERN IRELAND!
Wee trio and picnic to silent valley in northern Ireland!
Silent Valley motorcycle ride, Northern Ireland
Ride around the Silent Valley in Northern Ireland on a BMW R1150RT.
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Mourne Park UTV Seven Thirty Show 231010.mpg
Templeton Robinson prize property gets its TV premier on the Seven Thirty Show - if you have a cool £6.5 million, this could just be the home you always dreamed of......
Walking through the Silent Valley (Off the bike)
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So once again I am out about walking the many Awesome Locations that Northern Ireland has to offer this time I am Walking Silent Valley with my Girlfriend ....
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A leisurely drive through the Mourne Mountains (Timelapse)
22/7/2018 Time lapse of some of the beautiful views in the mourne mountain roads, Northern Ireland
Hanna's Close
A short film showing our beautiful clachan of holiday cottages in the Mourne mountains, Kilkeel County Down, Northern Ireland
Great British Walk 2015 top coastal walk - Northern Ireland
This is the National Trust's Great British Walk 2015 Top Coastal Walk - Northern Ireland
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Rathfriland Water Tower
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Newcastle Promenade, where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea
Newcastle Co. Down Promenade on a lovely October day.
Things to do in Northern Ireland: The Magic Hill at Spelga Dam
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County Down Tourist Guide, Kingdom of Mourne, Northern Ireland
Husband and Wife Bobby and Carol take us on a tour through County Down in Northern Ireland which is the Kingdom of Mourne and home of the Mourne .
Husband and Wife Bobby and Carol take us on a tour through County Down in Northern Ireland which is the Kingdom of Mourne and home of the Mourne .
Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Took a day trip to Newcastle in County Down, south of Belfast. A holiday town famous, among other things, for the Mountains of Mourne sweeping down to the sea. Although it was December time we could walk along the promenade with an ice cream with a bracing breeze blowing in from the Irish Sea. A tidy compact little holiday town still open for business at this time of year and facilitating a reasonable day out for all.
County Down Walk | Northern Ireland | Irish Castles | NI
A walk through county Down in Northern Ireland...
Northern Ireland is formed of six different counties which county Down is just one of them, which is located in the northeast of the island of Ireland. County Down is one of the thirty two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster.
There are different things to be done in county Down and there are magical views and scenery to be spotted, and that is definitely one of the different reasons why the people of Belfast consider it their getaway since it is just a short drive away; they can hike, enjoy the calm and beautiful scenery, or just even play golf.
There are different things to be done in county Down - which you could definitely include in this walk - these things include climbing the Mourne Mountains, visiting Tollymore Forest ( enjoying a golf game, roaming Mount Stewart ( visiting the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ( checking St.Patrick's ( enjoy the beauty of Strangford Lough ( visit Down County Museum ( and enjoy the beauty of nature in general which you will definitely fall in love with when it comes to county Down.
The combination between having a peaceful time, enjoying the nature, visiting some old Irish castles, playing around, and even checking some of the destinations that appeared in the famous movie series Game of Thrones, is considered the perfect combination that would be calling out for visitors and tourists to come and visit county Down with all the beauty that it tends to offer.
Game of thrones is one of the famous movie series that people all around the world are watching, and travelling to Northern Ireland in general will bring a dream true to all the fans because they will get the chance to see some of the locations in which the movie was filmed and even check some of the doors that appeared throughout the episodes. While being in county Down, checking Castle Ward will be one of the things to be done by those fans, which will tend to bring part of county Down to them as well.
County Down is divided into different towns, the largest of them is Bangor which is located on the northeast coast, and there are also three other large towns and cities on its border; Newry lies on the western border with county Armagh, while Lisburn and Belfast lie on the northern border with county Antrim.
County Down contains both, the southernmost point of Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point of Ireland (Burr Point). There are different interesting geographical information that one should know about county Down in Northern Ireland, such as the two significant peninsulas that it contains: Ards Peninsula and Lecale Peninsula.
Northern Ireland is known with its beautiful nature and the different greenery which the eyes will get to see and part of this is found in county Down. County Down has several islands off the Down Coast: Mew Island, Light House Island, and the Copeland Islands, all of which lie in the north of the Ards peninsula. Gunn Island lies off the Lecale coast, and this comes in addition to the number of small islands in Strangford Lough.
There are different places of interest to be visited when it comes to county Down in addition to the ones already mentioned. In county Down there is Exploris which is the Northern Ireland aquarium that is located in Portaferry, there is also Scrabo Tower which is located in Newtownards, Saul where St. Patrick said his first eucharist in Ireland, the Old Inn in Crawfordsburn is one of Ireland's oldest hostelries with records dating back to 1614, and lots of other beautiful places that one would not want to miss.
County Down borders county Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east, county Armagh to the west, and county Louth across Carlingford Lough to the southwest, and this could pretty much sum up why county Down is considered one of the most favorite when it comes to tourists - it brings everything for them just like that.
This is all what you will need to know about county Down in Northern Ireland and the top attractions in it, and by now you should know where you want to go during your upcoming visit to Northern Ireland.
You could check more videos on our channel and get different suggestions and ideas about the places to go to, the things never to miss, and the destinations to choose in order to go and have some fun along the way.
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A fine old outdoor feast
This is Tyler and Amy's Ireland Mystery Tour. We had a meal and a half at the Chestnutt Holiday Park near Kilkeel. All thanks to chef Charles. Chilli prawns... yummy yummy!