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Giant's Causeway wins travel award

Travel & Tourism Award 2010, Giant's Causeway © NI Travel & Tourism News

We're celebrating after receiving a fantastic accolade - the Travel and Tourism Award - at the 19th Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards.

Diversity at Mount Stewart

Members of the Chinese and Polish communities planted trees at Mount Stewart, Co.Down © National Trust / Mount Stewart

Two trees were planted at Mount Stewart to celebrate the variety of the plant collection as well as the ethnic diversity of Northern Ireland.

Rare raptor lands at Mount Stewart

A rare Rough-legged Buzzard was found near Mount Stewart, Co.Down in November 2011 by a member of the public © National Trust

A rare migratory bird of prey was found by a member of public on 14 November at the Gasworks, opposite the National Trust Property at Mount Stewart.

  • A geocache at Divis and the Black Mountain © Dermot McCann

    Grab your GPS - it’s time to geocache

    We’ve teamed up with Garmin, one of the world’s leading producers of handheld Global Positioning Systems (GPS), to introduce more people to the fun of geocaching. Hidden treasure troves – known as caches – have been hidden around the world, and we have hidden several here at National Trust Divis and the Black Mountain.

  • Giant's Causeway Postcard from around 1890 © Postcard courtesy of Philip Watson

    Memories are made of these

    Plea for your Giant’s Causeway pictures, film and memorabilia. All over the world there are people with special memories of the stunning Giant’s Causeway and we would like to share your photos, film and mementoes from days gone by with a new generation of visitors.

  • A young volunteer pushing two others through the gardens in a wheelbarrow © Jonathan Finegan

    Opportunities for Mount Stewart garden volunteers

    We now have over 50 helpers donating their time and effort to assist the gardeners with day-to-day upkeep of these magnificent historic grounds – but there's plenty of room for more.

  • Photo of stone mason showing Director General Dame Fiona Reynolds basalt being used in construction of visitor centre. © Melissa McQuitty

    Building blocks

    1940 tonnes of locally-quarried basalt is being used in the building of the new Giant's Causeway visitor centre using a fusion of old and new building techniques.

  • A red squirrel peeking around a tree. © Colin Beacom

    Red Squirrels at Mount Stewart

    The red squirrel is one of our most popular and well-loved mammals and Mount Stewart is one of the best places in Northern Ireland to see them.

  • Giant's Causeway GPS Project © gcvc

    GPS at the Giant's Causeway

    National Trust staff currently working with QUB on GPS project asking visitors to wear a key fob sized GPS device to track their movements during their visit.

  • Mount Stewart Halloween Enchanted Garden © Brian Morrison

    Grab your wellies, wrap up and go leaf-licking

    Have fun puddle jumping, doing cartwheels and conker hunting. And best of all, this autumn you can enjoy 2 for 1 kids entry at National Trust spectacular places to visit across Northern Ireland, from 17 October to 13 November 2011.

  • Photo of viviparous lizard at the Giant's Causeway © Cliff Henry

    Lizard sightings

    Sightings of the common lizard at the Giant's Causeway as recorded in September 2011.