Wicklow Uplands Council is an independent voluntary organisation representing over 50 diverse member groups and individuals in the Wicklow Uplands
Wicklow Trails
The Wicklow/Dublin uplands are renowned as a spectacular area due to the diversity and quality of its landscape. Throughout this spectacular landscape there are numerous waymarked trails which cater for recreational users of all abilities. To demonstrate just some of what the Wicklow/Dublin uplands has to offer and the range of walking trails available a very small sample of trails are listed below.
SUAS Pilot Project
The ‘Sustainable Uplands Agriculture-environment Scheme (SUAS)’ pilot project aims to use innovative means to develop practical and innovative solutions that will address the complex agricultural, environmental and socio-economic challenges associated with the land management of commonages and hill farms in the Wicklow/Dublin uplands.
Events
Stay Up To Date
Save the dates!
The Shaking Bog Festival returns this September 10th to 12th. Wicklow Uplands Council is happy to support this festival that brings creative writers, artists, performers and audiences to the Glencree Valley.
Find more information about the creative festival at their website www.shakingbog.ie or follow @theshakingbog across social media.Save the dates!
We are delighted to announce our 2021 dates - September 10th to 12th as we bring our creative writers, artists, performers and audiences back to our beautiful home in Wicklow.
The Glencree Valley will be enlivened once more with a host of well-known writers, artists and nature experts for a densely packed programme of events.
So please put the dates in your diaries, pack your wellies and make plans to join us for a vibrant blend of artistic engagement and nature immersion. Find more information check out our website www.shakingbog.ie or follow us @theshakingbog across social media. To become a friend of the festival, see our website for more information.
We will also take this opportunity to thank those without whom the Festival simply could not exist:
Our funders: Wicklow County Council, Arts Council Ireland , Wicklow Partnership’s LEADER Fund , National Parks & Wildlife Services, the Wicklow Uplands Council, Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann and the Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre.
We are also grateful for the support of our Creative Partners: Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre , Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann and Fighting Words.
A very special word of thanks to The Shaking Bog’s sponsors including: Coillte, Durkan Residential and King Tree Services.
Finally, we appreciate the support of our presenting partners including: Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre, St Patrick’s Church, Enniskerry, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and the Glencree Society .
Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
Sheep worth over €4,000 have gone missing in the Glen Bride region of Wicklow and their owners are appealing to walker and members of the public to keep an eye out for them.
The flock of 26 hogget ewes were last seen in the Glen Bride area three weeks ago. The sheep are tagged, have notches in their ears and have an EC branded on their left side which makes them easy to identify from a distance.
Wicklow farmer appeals to walkers to help find sheep worth over €4,000
www.independent.ie
Sheep worth well over €4,000 have gone missing in the Glen Bride region of Wicklow and their owners are appealing to the public to keep an eye out for them.Comment on Facebook Sheep worth well ...
Share this on the hiking Ireland page if anyone is in that group. Is Glenbride over Mullaghcleevaun towards blessington lakes area?
Also get in touch with all sales yards within 100k radius
The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service have launched a new campaign called Protect Our Past, highlighting the need for visitors to Ireland’s heritage sites and monuments to be mindful of their actions over the summer.
Public urged to ‘Protect Our Past’ amidst rise in damage to heritage sites
wicklownews.net
The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service have launched a new campaign called Protect Our Past, highlighting the need for visitors to Ireland's heritage sites and monuments to be mindful of their