Eachtgha - Slieve Aughty Landscape Partnership

Recognising the importance of collaborative and cooperative structures and methodologies in strengthening relationships through creating a local Landscape Partnership, similar to partnerships operating throughout Ireland, EU, and elsewhere, Eachtgha - the Slieve Aughty Landscape Partnership, named after the local mythological goddess of the mountain region, was formed in May 2025. The landscape partnership with the assistance of CELT received funding from the Community Foundation Ireland, to support their work in bringing together groups and individuals in the region who are working in the areas of climate action, nature restoration, implementation of the UN SDGs, building community engagement and resilience. Several groups and individuals throughout the region have been working independently and collaboratively for a number of years providing environmental and eco-friendly services and have now begun to meet as a Local Landscape Partnership with a view to explore bioregional and collaborative efforts on nature restoration, reforestation, and supporting local regenerative cultures, including arts, culture, education, ecotourism, food production, landscape and water management and restoration.. 

Landscape partnerships are recognised for their support of brining communities together in integrated landscape management processes and practices and offering a platform for the multiple stakeholders to co create processes to build trust, develop a vision for transformation, and collectively work towards the protection and restoration of ecosystems.

Eachtgha - the Sliabh Aughty Landscape Partnership have been meeting with aims to research and learn from other areas and methodologies such as Bioregioning - and work alongside other partnerships, including the recently developed Bioregioning platform in South East Ireland and to create a strategic vision that will set the agenda for the further development of the Landscape Partnership locally.

The partnership meets seasonally in keeping with the festivals and celebrations of the Wheel of the Year and the next meeting of Eachtgha - the SALP will take place on Dec 15th at Abhainn na Ollfhia - for a Solstice Celebration. Everyone welcome

To book your place or to learn more about the partnership please contact info@celtnet.org

Existing members of the Eachtgha - Sliabh Aughty landscape partnership include-

CELT - Environmental Education & Training, nature protection and restoration

Lough Grainey Nature Sanctuary – Nature education and forest restoration project

The Woodland League and The Great Forest of Aughty project – native tree planting reconnecting ancient woodlands.

Abhainn Dá Loilíoch Woodland project – Citizen Science biodiversity river-woodland restoration project

Tuamgraney Community Woodland Wildlife Park – award-winning nature park

Irish Seed Savers Association – orchards, gardens, woodlands heritage organisation

Flagmount Wild Garden – eco-tourism woodland garden / wellbeing workshops

Crann Og eco-farm – eco-tourism, forest school and wellbeing centre

Abhainn an Ollfhia - Sustainable Off Grid Living, education and nature protection campaigns 

Slieve Aughty Centre – Eco-tourism and organic food venue 

Diagram from Commonland

from - Bioregion.ie