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
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EcoTrail Wicklow has announced that this year's trail running event will take place on Saturday, September the 24th 2022.
The third edition of EcoTrail Wicklow offers the option of four distances (19k, 30k, 46k or 80k) following trails that run through some of Wicklow’s most scenic locations including Bray Seafront, Bray Head, Killruddery, the Great Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, Djouce and The Wicklow Way, Lough Tay and Roundwood Reservoir.
EcoTrail Wicklow is part of the eco-responsible international circuit of EcoTrail races which are hosted in 13 destinations around the world. The core principle behind the race series is to organise world-class trail running events while also raising awareness of the importance of protecting natural environments.
Attracting runners of all levels, ages and nationalities, along with some of Ireland's best international mountain runners, Ecotrail Wicklow continues to welcome international runners keen to experience some of Wicklow’s stunning landscape and the unique challenge that the upland trails offer.
In 2021 EcoTrail Wicklow was sold out with more than 1,500 participants registered, so the organisers, County Wicklow Tourism, advise early booking to avoid disappointment.
For more info on EcoTrail Wicklow and registrations, please visit www.wicklow.ecotrail.com
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Are you joining tomorrow's online event?
This Friday, January the 14th, sees the SUAS Pilot Project feature on the popular Teagasc ‘Signpost Series’, a free online event series created during the Covid lockdown of 2020.
Titled, ‘The Future Of Uplands Management – Lessons From SUAS’, Declan Byrne, Project Manager of the SUAS PIlot Project will be delivering the informative presentation along with hosting the Questions and Answers session afterwards.
For more information and to register for the free event, please read the article kindly shared by wicklownews.net
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SUAS Project to feature on Signpost series on Friday
wicklownews.net
This Friday January the 14th, sees the SUAS Pilot Project feature on the popular Teagasc ‘Signpost Series’, a free online event series created during the Covid lockdown of 2020. Titled, 'The Future Of Uplands Management -// Weather Warning Issued //
A Status Yellow Weather Warning has been issued for Leinster and Munster, as Met Éireann warns dense fog could create “hazardous” driving conditions.
The fog warning will come into effect from 8pm on Wednesday the 12th and will remain in place until noon on Thursday, the 13th.
For full details see: www.met.ie/warnings/today
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