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baramech

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PATHWAY WORK
« on: March 08, 2012 »
Hey guys.
Wee question for a few of you, and any help would be very much appreciated.

Anybody know of any locations currently being worked on/restored by the Heritage trust??
Tried emailing them to ask if any more is scheduled etc, have not got back to me, so want to see if anything is going on as of late.

(Oh and btw its partly to possibly do with a photo project im working on :D)

CHEERS BEYS AND LADETTES :D
Gary
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Samm

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012 »
Quote from: baramech on March 08, 2012
Anybody know of any locations currently being worked on/restored by the Heritage trust??

The Glen River path is the one they've been currently working on. Give them a call on 4372 4059.
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012 »
Quote from: baramech on March 08, 2012
Hey guys.
Wee question for a few of you, and any help would be very much appreciated.

Anybody know of any locations currently being worked on/restored by the Heritage trust??
Tried emailing them to ask if any more is scheduled etc, have not got back to me, so want to see if anything is going on as of late.

(Oh and btw its partly to possibly do with a photo project im working on :D)

CHEERS BEYS AND LADETTES :D
Gary
Restored thats a laugh ;D,next thing will be draining the silent valley & ben crom reserve's & taking down the mourne wall as they're new feature & not in keeping with the mountain landscape.

DSCN0002_7 by paul surginor, on Flickr


DSCN0966 by paul surginor, on Flickr

just follow the smell of diesel & i'am sure you'll find them
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Samm

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2012 »
Quote from: Mourneman on March 08, 2012
Restored thats a laugh ;D,next thing will be draining the silent valley & ben crom reserve's & taking down the mourne wall as they're new feature & not in keeping with the mountain landscape.

The path work has to do with habitat conservation.
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2012 »
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Quote from: Mourneman on March 08, 2012
Restored thats a laugh ;D,next thing will be draining the silent valley & ben crom reserve's & taking down the mourne wall as they're new feature & not in keeping with the mountain landscape.

The path work has to do with habitat conservation.

Habitat conservation please Samm come on!Can you explain this ???
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Samm

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
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Quote from: Mourneman on March 08, 2012
Habitat conservation please Samm come on!Can you explain this ???

Yes! While I'd be the first to admit that on most topics I am mostly talking shite, this is one of the few where I can speak with some confidence. I am one of a small team who monitors the condition (from a nature conservation point of view) of our natural habitats. One of the main things affecting the condition of the Mournes is erosion, one of the main causes of this erosion is the ever widening paths around the Mournes. This erosion is detrimental to the fragile heathland and bog habitats of the Mournes. In addition, the erosion along the Glen River is adding to the sediment load in the Glen River itself, which to the best of my knowledge is a salmonid river, to which high sediment loads can be destructive. So, it was believed that one of the most straightforward ways of tackling part of the erosion issue that's occurring in the Mournes was to do some path work. So, the state conservation agency has funded MHT to undertake this work.

I don't know what ulterior motives you think are in play here, but that is the honest truth about the whole thing. More than happy to chat about it at some stage if you want.

Sorry for getting all serious so early on a Thursday morning!
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012 »
Would planting more trees make the ground more stable and less susceptible to erosion?
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
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Quote from: velvetmonkey on March 08, 2012
Would planting more trees make the ground more stable and less susceptible to erosion?

Generally yeah, tree planting is great for limiting erosion in the right conditions.  Unfortunately the important habitats in the Mournes are heath and bog, so what you don't want to do is turn them into woodland.  I could go on, but I know I'd just end up giving a boring ecology lecture!  So the answer is yes but no!
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baramech

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012 »
Hey guys.
Find that very interesting Samm thanks for the info :)
I have been slightly obsessed with the word "conservation" as of late. So trying to respond photographically. Mainly i want to get a few shots just of whats going on, i am completely neutral to the situation to be honest, just find the sight of it happening to be interesting regardless of any stigma surrounding it.
Id love to hear more about conservation around the Mournes, whats happening etc etc.

Gary :D
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baramech

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2012 »
Went up on Friday there to the Glen River.
Decided i wanted to take some shots on a borrowed 5x4 camera.. so alot of weight,
had planned to set up on the opposing river slope, get a few nice wide angles...
Spent around 45 mins setting up whilst my friend who had never been hiking before contented her hyper self.
Lone behold the beast of a camera decided to fail.. gutted we decided to go up to the saddle and then choose between donard and commedagh. The wind was very fierce so we stuck close to the wall and went up Commedagh then down to the Castles.
All in all i think a few return trips, gentle little hike overall.
Anything more you have on the conservation issue would be lovely peops :) opinions, facts??

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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2012 »
Im sorry but I disagree with the pathwork that is being done in the name of conservation. I think turning one of the last wild-ish places in the country into a paved country park is an awful idea.
The Mournes have been around for about 54 million years, in that time they have undergone extreme climate and temperature changes including an ice-age.

They have in more recent years withstood thousands of tonnes of rock being carried over them by many hundreds of men to build the mourne wall, and the Silent Valley and Ben Crom resevoirs, the building of Watertown and a railway to move over 1 million tonnes of materials for the dams. They built a tunnel through Slieve Binnian as well, plus many quarries excavated granite within the mournes.
They have been shelled by the United States Navy as target practice during the second world war.

Tens of thousands of people have hiked and camped over them for many many years, as well as sheep and farming on them too.

Yet we still find them a place of beauty, the salmon still come up the Glen river and the boglands still exist with a healthy flourishing heath and wildlife.

So Why oh Why do we think that we need a stupid path to save these 54 million year old hills from some kind of impending doom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A1068518.shtml
http://www.oracleireland.com/Ireland/Countys/down/z-silent-valley.htm
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2012 »
Well said alfresco,the MHT is just a big cash cow,what's next street lighting,litter bins,some work is needed,but not pathways,any works should be just a natural repair to the natural trail,not air-lifting diggers in to rip up a straight granite lined road
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2012 »

4317454493_9ff2112f50 by stoked_ni, on Flickr

The Mournes in 5 years if MHT have their way  :)
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2012 »
I know there has been path work taking place on Binnian and Lamagan also but I haven't been up in a while to check it out.

Has anybody seen it recently? How's it look? Is it an eyesore or well disguised.

I will reserve judgement till I see it myself but I can honestly say I'm not keen on the idea of it.

http://www.walkni.com/Article.aspx?ID=330&oni=true

Photos would be good if you have any  :)
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Re: PATHWAY WORK
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2012 »
Quote from: Dowser on March 13, 2012
I know there has been path work taking place on Binnian and Lamagan also but I haven't been up in a while to check it out.

Has anybody seen it recently? How's it look? Is it an eyesore or well disguised.

I will reserve judgement till I see it myself but I can honestly say I'm not keen on the idea of it.

http://www.walkni.com/Article.aspx?ID=330&oni=true

Photos would be good if you have any  :)
Quite right about the work done on Binnian ,but Lamagan remains untouched & yes it is an eyesore,gleaming crusted granite pounded into the mountainside.

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