Field Visits Program

Baronscourt Estate

Progamme included

Landscape-scale land management

View wind farm at Bessie Bell

Remediation of bio-solids (i.e. sewage sludge use in forestry)

Continuous Cover Forestry

28 July 2009

Ballinderry Fish Hatchery

Progamme included

Presentation on RIPPLE Project, Fresh Water Pearl Mussel work and Dollaghan programme.

Tour of hatchery.

Visit to Wellbrook Beetling Mill to view Freshwater Pearl Mussel habitat/project

Evishanoran Freshwater Crayfish project

24th August 2009

Loughs Agency visit to Foyle Fisheries

Progamme included

Introduction to the work of the Agency - John McCartney

GIS as a data tool

River watch centre

Electro fishing demonstration

Tour of River Roe Fish counter

3&4th September 2009

CNCC visit to North Wales

Progamme included

Visit to the Hafod y Llan Farm and Estate and meetings with its senior officers and authority members of the Welsh National Trust and Snowdonia National Park

Authority Site visit and meeting with members and officials of the North Wales Wildlife Trust

The programme is focused on landscape scale conservation and national parks both important initiatives for the Northern Ireland environment.  

Dinner with members and officials of the Countryside Council for Wales and Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Evening talk from Director of Coed Cymru on closer integration of forestry, farming and wood use.