Following a community campaign that spanned years, Lough Neagh Partnership has secured a historic lease on peatlands in Co Tyrone.
The Washingbay site was once owned by Dungannon ’s Royal School with a lease dating back to the reign of King James I and the Plantation of Ulster.
But in a landmark deal with the Department of Education, the Derrytresk and Derryloughan School Lands lease has now been transferred to LNP for the next 20 years. It will allow the group to maintain and enhance the natural habitat.
