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Portaferry, Derrygonnelly and South Sperrins

Anne Marie on how our native sharks are becoming endangered, plus a challenging climb on the hills above Derrygonnelly and Helen Mark explores the Sperrins for historical objects.

Anne Marie McAleese hears how our native sharks are becoming endangered, a challenging climb on the hills above Derrygonnelly and Helen Mark explores the South Sperrins for historical objects found and dug out of the bog in Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry.

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55 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Sep 2018 08:05

Portaferry Sharks

Portaferry Sharks
Rebecca Hunter from Ulster Wildlife on how our native sharks are becoming endangered, the volunteers that are trained to tag them at sea, why sharks are essential to the sea and what can be done to protect and preserve these powerful creatures.

South Sperrins Bog Watching

South Sperrins Bog Watching
Helen Mark meets Archaeologist Cormac McSparron in the Sperrin Mountains to discuss how materials found in the bog are preserved, the connection that exists between these historical objects with modern present聽day items. And what happens when a discovery is made to the process of getting them into museums.

The Hills Above Derrygonnelly

The Hills Above Derrygonnelly
Bunnahone Bunnies Cross Community Playgroup fundraising committee member聽Alice Funston聽talks聽to Anne Marie about the upcoming聽Hills Above Derrygonnelly event which聽comprises two routes filled with beautiful scenery and varying degrees of challenging climbs and descents. She explains how the 80k route is suitable only for the experienced cyclist, the difficulty of the course and the聽upcoming聽FEARmanagh聽adventure race which involves climbing the聽370聽steps of聽the聽Magho聽Cliff Walk and the 700 ft climb.

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