Blog (Eco-friendly) - Visit Mourne Mountains

Little did the Haveron family know that when they visited Castlewellan Forest Park today they would play a part in rescuing one of our endangered red squirrels. As they walked along the Crow Road, mum, Mairead, got a shock as a baby squirrel tried to climb up her leg. 

Solstice literally means ‘light standing still’. Sacred Slieve Gullion mountain is the perfect place to connect with nature during this special Celtic festival. This volcanic mountain, formed over 60 million years ago, rests within The Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark. Awaken your senses during a 3-hour forest bathing immersion in Slieve Gullion Forest park. 

Guest blog by Ann Ward, Certified Meditation Coach and Forest Therapy Practitioner.

The people of Mourne, Gullion and Strangford aim to embed the ethos of sustainability throughout the community.  The region is recognised as a UNESCO Global Geopark - a place of unique landscape and cultural heritage. Crucial to this recognition is sustainability in tourism around Mourne, Gullion and Strangford and there are many great places who are only too willing to do their bit for the love of the area and its future generations.

Tourism Northern Ireland has celebrated completing its 12-week Destination Sustainability Training Programme with fifteen organisations across Northern Ireland, including two from our region, Life Adventure Centre and East Coast Adventure Centre,  who have taken important steps towards becoming more sustainable.