The Irish Stoat Citizen Science Survey is in its final weeks, and researchers need your help! Nearly 800 sightings have been verified across Ireland, with only 19 from County Sligo. If you have seen an Irish stoat, alive or dead, please submit your sightings via the National Biodiversity Data Centre website before…

It’s hard to believe that when their work began, there were no walking trails in Sligo Town. Just thirty years ago, not only did we not have a public park to speak of, we barely had a children’s playground. But now we can enjoy a walk, cycle, run or even…

UPDATE 11.12.’24 @ 6pm: The following forest walks have been reopened – Hazelwood, Glenwood, Benbulben Forest Walk, Deerpark and Tubbercurry Trail. Many of Sligo’s recreational forest trails suffered significant damage during the weekend as a result of Storm Darragh. These trails include Slish Wood, Hazelwood, Carns Hill, Rathcarrick, Deerpark, Benbulben…

As the tourism experts tell us, walking tops the list of activities that visitors want to do when they come to Sligo. Whether they have a few hours or a few days to spend here, almost everyone wants to do a walk of some sort. Whether it’s a beach walk…

In this article we show you how to access one of Sligo’s longer walks – The Sligo Way – using public transport. Check out this short video which shows you all of the walk’s highlights as well as instructions on how to get to the walk. So love the car…

One of the pleasures of accessing our walks is that, with growing frequency, we can use public transport to get there. It’s true that not all walks are served in this way, but the numbers are increasing. The growth in Local Link routes has opened up several of the walks…

The past week has been wonderful, and while the weather has begun to take a turn, there’s still time to enjoy the best of Sligo’s beach walks in the Autumn sunshine. So, throw the rain jacket into the car (in case!) and get out and enjoy these spectacular walks, rain…

Talking Health and Nutrition on the Dohern Loop Trail with Daniel Davey, a performance nutritionist with a deep appreciation of the walks of his native County Sligo. When people start a fitness regime, walking is often high on their list of activities, helping them develop and improve their level of…

Having attended the first National Outdoor Recreation Conference at the Clayton Hotel in Sligo last week, it is evident that while Sligo really has upped its game in terms of the provision of trails in the county, there is still lots to learn and improve on. Sligo County Council, along…

Today, June 13th 2024, is Yeats Day, the annual tribute to WB Yeats on this his birthday. We are encouraged to record our favourite poem of Yeats and post it online using the #YeatsDay hash tag. What’s your favourite Yeats poem? Here are a few of the beautiful places he…