PLANS for two exciting developments within the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark are progressing, though both will take plenty of time and money to complete. Earlier this year the ‘Herald revealed the details of proposals for a multi-million pound development of Lough Navar Forest, which is officially part of the UNESCO-recognised Geopark. These plans include a new visitor centre, car […]
National Parks buys 1,000 hectares of Cuilcagh uplands
The plan will help contribute to the nature and biodiversity work already being carried out at the Cuilcagh Lakesland Geopark.
Cuilcagh geopark shows solidarity with Ukraine
“It is not just rocks, not just geology that connects us. Friendship, respect and goodwill are what really connect us.”
Cuilcagh works postponed as Storm Barra approaches
There are weather warnings in place for the next 24 hours.
UNESCO judges to visit Geopark
IT’S A big week for the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark, with judges from UNESCO in town to hopefully complete a re-validation process. Formerly known as the Marble Arch UNESCO Global Geopark, and rebranded in July this year, the newly named Cuilcagh Lakelands straddles the Fermanagh-Cavan border and was the first cross-border geopark in the world to […]
Tens of thousands flock to ‘Stairway to Heaven’
EDUCATION could be key to controlling the crowds that have been descending on Cuilcagh in recent weeks, by letting visitors know they are walking on much more than just a social media friendly tourist attraction. Since the lockdown was eased, and with the entire country seemingly holidaying at home this year, tens of thousands have […]
‘We’re struggling to cope’ says Geopark
AS the Marble Arch Geopark admits it is struggling to cope with the phenomenal popularity of the Cuilcagh Mountain boardwalk, the Council has set about putting a number of measures in place in an attempt to deal with the huge volumes of traffic attempting to access the site. Always popular with locals, even before the […]
€900,000 tourism project at Marble Arch Caves Geopark
A NEW initiative to further develop the tourism potential of the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark has just been given the green light.