News

2010 events.
All our events for 2010 are available to view on the calendar. Our events brochure is now available at the visitors centre adjacent to the Lock Keeper's Cottage and at various outlets. Click here to download (1.2Mb)

Calling all budding young artists Lagan Valley Regional Park have launched a new Art competition, which will run until 26th Feb 2010. Download our application form here (1.14Mb)

Welcome to Lagan Valley Regional Park

Lagan Valley Regional Park - Under Threat! Lagan Valley Regional Park is facing severe risks to its continuing existence due to cuts imposed upon the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, one of our main funders. This is an appeal for public support to limit cuts to the Regional Park.

How You Can Help?
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Lagan Valley Regional Park offers a variety of opportunities to explore and learn about our countryside, heritage and wildlife. Opportunities exist for people to cycle, walk, run, fish, canoe or simply sit and enjoy the peacefulness that Northern Ireland's only Regional Park offers.

Lagan Valley Regional Park lies along the River Lagan stretching for 17.6 km from Stranmillis, Belfast to Union Locks, Lisburn.

Map cover The newly developed Lagan Valley Regional Park Activities Map is now available from our office. Price £4.00

Volunteering

Lagan Valley Regional Park has an exciting range of volunteer opportunities for 2010. If you are interested in volunteering you can get involved in:

Saturday Conservation Ranger Team
Wildlife monitoring
Red squirrel surveys
Heritage Guiding
Wildlife & Heritage photography

For more information on all of these opportunities check out volunteering section, or to speak to our Volunteer Coordinator call us on 028 90 491922.

Lock Keeper's Cottage

The Lock Keeper's Cottage has been fully restored. The cottage is open for viewing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am - 12pm and from 2pm - 3pm. Through our network of Heritage Guides, volunteers who offer their time as guides, we open the cottage outside of these hours. Thanks to our volunteers the cottage will be open:

Monday 11.00-13.00
Tuesday 11.00-15.00
Wednesday 11.00-15.00
Thursday 11.00-15.00
Friday 11.00-15.00

For more information regarding Heritage Guide opportunities check out the volunteering section.

Lock No.3

Lagan Valley Regional Park Works are continuing on Lock No.3. This project is being delivered as part of Laganscape with our partner Department of Culture Arts and Leisure. Work commenced in June 2009 and has involved replacement of stone work on both sides of the canal chamber, removal of the watermain pipe and re-introduction of Lock gates. The Lock will appear operational with a water supply being provided by a pipe from Shaw's Bridge.

Art competition

insery Calling all budding young artists

Lagan Valley Regional Park have launched a new Art competition, which will run until 26th Feb 2010. Create a drawing or piece of art that represents Lagan Valley Regional Park, you may want to depict:

Scenery or Wildlife
History of the Park
River and Canal
Recreation and Sport
Or whatever you think makes it special
Download our application form here.