How To ObjectCategory Archives: Biodiversity
News Q Blog Sewer Overflows
Ongoing sewage dumping scandal
Not much has improved since a Belfast Telegraph article in 2023 reported NI Water’s fine [...]
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LVRP MAP Q Blog
Drumbeg in Lagan Valley Regional Park
Lagan Valley, within which LVRP is situated, was designated an Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty (AONB) [...]
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The Hummingbird Hawk-Moth Returns to Quarterlands
New video footage has captured another wonderful encounter with a hummingbird hawk-moth here at Quarterlands, [...]
Aug
Protecting Biodiversity
When Did We Stop Expecting Nature to Come First? Four years ago, a handful of [...]
Aug
National Trust Warning
Feels Very Familiar to Us Reading the recent Belfast Live coverage of the National Trust [...]
May
New Planning Portal Documents: EIA Revisited
… but Nothing Really Changes Interesting uploads appeared on the Planning Portal today 23/4/26 relating [...]
Apr
Why Say No to the Quarterlands Development
Good Reasons The Quarterlands development (Planning Ref: LA05/2022/0033/F) raises legal, environmental and democratic concerns. It [...]
Sep
Why Protecting Lagan Valley Regional Park Matters
The proposed development would harm Lagan Valley Regional Park, a vital ecosystem and recreational space [...]
Nov
The Hawthorn Hedge
…and why it is important The Hawthorn Hedgerow is Crucial to Our Environment The central [...]
Oct
Pine martens evident in area of proposed development site
Due to loss of habitat, these beautiful chocolate and cream animals are a rare sight [...]
Aug
Short Form: Main Objections August 2024
Update: There are currently over 400 letters of objection from individual residents in the area [...]
Aug