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What we do

Strangford & Lecale AONB Management Plan (2023-2027) NIEA Environment Fund Projects

Environment Impact Priorities Environmental Outcomes Environment Actions and Targets

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) & Geopark Youth Ranger Programme Atlantic CultureScape Coast Care – Protect Our Coastal Plants Dragons in the Hills Help for Farmers to Become More Resilient Medieval Ulster – Beyond Westeros Share the Shore Townlands & Gateways

Local Volunteers Help to Conserve Native Coastal Plants

Explore Strangford Lough and Lecale Things to do

Strangford & Lecale AONB Management Plan (2023-2027)

NIEA Environment Fund

Environment Impact Priorities

Environmental Outcomes

Environment Actions and Targets

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) & Geopark Youth Ranger Programme

Atlantic CultureScape

Coast Care – Protect Our Coastal Plants

Local Volunteers Help to Conserve Native Coastal Plants

Dragons in the Hills

Help for Farmers to Become More Resilient

Medieval Ulster – Beyond Westeros

Share the Shore

Townlands & Gateways

Landscape & Heritage

Landscape & Heritage

Built Heritage People, Place & Heritage Our People and Culture Biodiversity Tourism Geology, Landscape & Seascape Strangford Lough Marine Protected Area

Farming Food Production and Heritage – Fishing Outdoor Recreation

Landscape & Seascape

Strangford Lough MPA Special Protection Area Special Area of Conservation

Explore Strangford Lough and Lecale Things to do

People, Place & Heritage

Our People and Culture

Food Production and Heritage – Fishing

Outdoor Recreation

Geology, Landscape & Seascape

Landscape & Seascape

Strangford Lough Marine Protected Area

Strangford Lough MPA

Special Protection Area

Special Area of Conservation

Things to do

Activities AONB & GeoparkYouth Ranger Programme Competitions Events

On Water On Land

Amateur Photography Competition

Beach Recreation & Swimming

Diving & Snorkeling

Kayaking, Canoeing & Paddle boarding

Kitesurfing & Windsurfing

Motorised Craft

Recreational Sea Angling

Sailing & Cruising

Walking in Strangford & Lecale

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Amateur Photography Competition 2025

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Amateur Photography Competition 2024

Explore Strangford Lough and Lecale Things to do

Beach Recreation & Swimming

Diving & Snorkeling

Kayaking, Canoeing & Paddle boarding

Kitesurfing & Windsurfing

Motorised Craft

Recreational Sea Angling

Sailing & Cruising

Out & About around Strangford Lough and Lecale Coast

Ballyhenry Island – walking and diving

Castle Hill, Ardkeen, North of the Dorn

Chapel Island South

Delamont Country Park

Walking in Strangford & Lecale

Portaferry Heritage Trail

Strangford Heritage Trail

Portaferry Biodiversity Trail

AONB & GeoparkYouth Ranger Programme

Amateur Photography Competition

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Amateur Photography Competition 2025

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Amateur Photography Competition 2024

How to help

Communities for Wildlife Help plant trees in Strangford & Lecale Make a Wildlife Home Record your Wildlife Sightings Report litter and flytipping in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of Strangford & Lecale Sports Clubs Volunteer with us

How to create a Hedgerow

How to make a Bee Hotel How to make a Swift Nest Box Gardening for Wildlife

Conservation Volunteers Corporate Volunteering Organise a beach clean/litter pick Outreach Volunteers Student Placements Walk the wild Youth Volunteers

Explore Strangford Lough and Lecale Things to do

Communities for Wildlife

Help plant trees in Strangford & Lecale

How to create a Hedgerow

Make a Wildlife Home

How to make a Bee Hotel

How to make a Swift Nest Box

Gardening for Wildlife

Record your Wildlife Sightings

Report litter and flytipping in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of Strangford & Lecale

Volunteer with us

Conservation Volunteers

Corporate Volunteering

Organise a beach clean/litter pick

Outreach Volunteers

Student Placements

Youth Volunteers

Enjoy Responsibly

Enjoy Responsibly

Check Clean Dry Do not disturb Personal Watercraft Safety Checklist Welcome to Coney Island Beach Useful Contacts and Information

Be Wildlife Safe or WiSE Marine Wildlife Disturbance Guidance Watch out for Wildlife Crime – Marine Wildlife Disturbance

Explore Strangford Lough and Lecale Things to do

Check Clean Dry

Be Wildlife Safe or WiSE

Marine Wildlife Disturbance Guidance

Watch out for Wildlife Crime – Marine Wildlife Disturbance

Personal Watercraft Safety Checklist

Welcome to Coney Island Beach

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