Links

Welcome to Ards Borough Councils web site where we hope you will find useful information about the Council its services and activities as well as latest info

http://www.ards-council.gov.uk

Down District Council website which has information on it

http://www.downdc.gov.uk/Home.aspx

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency is responsible for the implementation of environmental policy in Northern Ireland (as a part of the Department of the Environme...

http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/

'The Marine Life Information Network - MarLIN' is an initiative of the Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA). MarLIN pioneered the use of the Web for the disse...

http://www.marlin.ac.uk/

This is the National Biodiversity Network's Gateway. Use it to explore UK biodiversity data, as contributed by participating data providers.

http://www.searchnbn.net/

Explore. Engage. Enjoy. Across four unique sites, we care for and present inspirational collections that reflect the creativity, innovation, history, culture and pe...

http://www.nmni.com/

Queen's University Marine Laboratory (QML), Portaferry is a research laboratory that serves the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Planning Architecture a...

http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/QueensUniversityMarineLaboratory/

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) aims to promote sustainable economic growth and the development of the countryside in Northern Ireland.

http://www.dardni.gov.uk/

Link to BBC coverage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19838653