Author Archives: Quarterlands

WTF
Community Alert: Protect Our Local Wildlife

A Call for Awareness and Action Dear Neighbours, We need your attention! A concerning incident [...]

The bag contains his kills
Protecting Our Natural Heritage: Urgent Action Needed for Lagan Valley Regional Park

The Quarterlands Group is deeply committed to preserving the Lagan Valley Regional Park, an Area [...]

Green Silverlines moth hairdo
Why did you sign?

If you are wondering why you signed our petition, have a read at this. Nature [...]

Belfast Telegraph article on wildlife declining in NI Sept 2023
UK wildlife ‘continues to decline’ with 16% of species at risk of extinction

Read this article in the Belfast Telegraph detailing the decline in wildlife species and the [...]

Worrying Suds and Foam that smelt bad River Lagan
Serious pollution incident in River Lagan

A disturbing outflow of raw sewage into the River Lagan was documented by one of [...]

Sewage in the River Lagan
NI Water highlights sewage capacity issue in Drumbeg

NI Water's network capacity mapping tool and sewer network modelling activities have identified capacity issues [...]

Piece from Irish Times on how bats were saved by the high court.
High Court steps in to save bats

We received this news about the refusal of a housing development in Dublin earlier this [...]

Planning Portal
Planning Portal

All the way through this process there have been issues with the Planning Portal this [...]

Petition update

Our petition has now gathered more than 1400 signatures, and to date 192 letters of [...]

The Site, Quarterlands
Planning committee update – site visit

At the Local Council Planning Committee meeting on 4th Sept 2023 a Site Visit was [...]