History of Louth Nature Trust

The Louth Nature Trust was founded in 2006, the initial board focusing primarily on looking after the little terns nesting at Baltray beach. 

In 2012 a new board formed and reviewed the objectives of the organisation as follows:

• Managing the Little Tern Conservation Project at Baltray
• Acquiring and managing sites of conservation interest
• Promoting nature conservation in County Louth
• Protecting Louth’s biodiversity where it is threatened

Apart from teh important work at Baltray, we have installed nest boxes for black guillemots at Port Oriel, Gyles Quay and Greenore port.

We also operate a birdwatching hide at Lurgangreen, just south of Blackrock.

We are planning several other conservation initiatives depending on funding.