Final NI Colour Series 2023 -Whitespots

Helen’s Tower seen through beech wood

The Final Colour Series of 2023 will be held at Whitespots and Clandeboye on Saturday 11th November. Entries close on the 8th November.

This area will be new to many and is not one to be missed. As well as featuring an extensive area of mature beech wood it also includes the fascinating post-industrial landscape of the old Whitespots lead mines (now a Country Park). Today these are rich in wildlife and regenerated natural woodland.

Whitespots South Chimney with a former ore grinding windmill behind

Around the 1890’s the area looked very different:

Some things stay the same!

Today you may still encounter bicycles, but now of the MTB variety – be aware!

For online entry and full details please see the link below: