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A small herd of traditional cattle will be helping to bring wildlife back to Northern Ireland’s highest peaks following a devastating fire two years ago. Picture: National Trust NI

New conservation heroes to help recovery of fire-hit Mourne Mountains Darryl Armitage

Forever Mournes (left to right) Andrew Corkill, Paul Harper, Rebecca Allen, Deborah Lowry, Maia Taylor, John Joe Cassidy, Heather McLachlan, Mariclare Gallagher, Martin Carey, Patrick Lynch

Organisations mark second anniversary of Mournes fire with milestone Darryl Armitage

Mary Daly, Moy Park is pictured with Linzi Stewart

Moy Park embrace the gift of giving with £100k donation By The Newsroom

Moy Park team members are pictured ‘scaling new heights’ for its charity partner, the Alzheimer’s Society. A team of walkers from the company celebrated reaching a £50,000 fundraising with a hike to the summit of Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains.

Moy Park fundraisers ‘scale new heights’ with £50,000 donation to Alzheimer’s So... Joanne Knox

National Trust conacre farmer John Maginn pictured with his sheepdogs on Slieve Donard. National Trust images/Paul Moane

Innovative GPS tracking collars used on grazing sheep to protect Mourne Mountain... By The Newsroom

The fledging of three raven chicks from their nest in Thomas’s Mountain just weeks after the Mournes wildfire shows the incredible resilience of nature. Picture: National Trust/Andy Carden

Ravens provide a sign of hope in the Mourne Mountains Darryl Armitage

RSPB NI calls for ban on peatland burning

NEWCASTLE, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 24: Firefighters tackle the blaze on Slieve Donard mountain on April 24, 2021 in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have been tackling the moorland and gorse fire on the slopes of Slieve Donard since Friday and have now declared the blaze a major incident. Police have urged members of the public to stay away from the area as firefighters assisted by helicopters from the Irish Air Corp continue to tackle the fire. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

National Trust ‘devastated’ at fire damage By The Newsroom

Funeral today for bandsman Mark Elliot who died suddenly in Mournes Carmel Robinson

Rangers have reported a 'disposable festival mentality' with tents and camping equipment discarded, fires lit and damage to trees

Stop this ‘fly-camping’ plea Community Reporter