During the Spring of 2012, 2013, and 2014, Loughs Agency, in partnership with Woodland Trust and with the agreement of local landowners, planted 10,000 mixed species native trees along both banks of the River Roe in the upper Glenshane area. This section of the river holds good populations of…
Loughs Agency has completed river enhancement works on several rivers in the Omagh area in partnership with local landowners, Omagh Anglers Association, and the Strule Tributaries and Rivers Trust. Loughs Agency CEO, Sharon McMahon said: “Since the major flood event in 2017, the Agency has worked extensively to reduce silt…
Loughs Agency has invested over £80,000 in habitat enhancement projects in the River Roe catchment area during 2019 and 2020. More than 20 sites within the Roe catchment were prioritised by the Agency as a result of an assessment process conducted with habitat surveys and local angling club engagement. Investment…
For main objective for this site on the Quiggery was to reinstate 30m of collapsed bank including re-installation of fencing in order to reduce impacts of erosion. The site below Blackfort Bridge on the Quiggery River, a tributary of…
There were 2 main objectives for restoration works on the Aghlisk River: Installation of 310m of fencing to exclude livestock and create a natural buffer. Installation of 150m of bank revetment to combat erosion. The two sites on…
Strule Trust habitat scheme works were recently completed on two sites along the Drumnakilly Burn, a tributary of the Camowen River. The works were identified and supervised by Loughs Agency. Sections of the burn had suffered from erosion due to livestock trampling. Deflector groynes were installed to narrow the river…
The Camus Burn is one of several small tributaries of the River Dennet. The catchment held good sea trout populations in the past but numbers have been declining across the Foyle area for some time. In order to protect sea trout populations, Loughs Agency is targeting known spawning areas for…
Altnaghree Burn is a tributary of the River Dennet. It has some of the Foyle area’s highest densities of native fish including Atlantic salmon, sea trout and brown trout. The lower reaches of Altnaghree are dominated by a series of small waterfalls which limit the movements of migratory fish to…
Native tree planting is one of the best ways of improving land and aquatic habitats. Sadly, our local areas have significantly less native tree cover than in the past. Tree planting can deliver many benefits: root systems stabilise uplands and reduce the risk of landslides rainfall is intercepted, flood flows…