The 2024 UKILN Conference took place at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on 3-4 October 2024, bringing together professionals working across our lakes and stillwaters.
On this page you can find recordings of the expert presentations and sessions given at the event. They are embedded on the page in running order for ease of navigation.
For further information or if you are having difficulty accessing the resources please contact us.
Day one – Thursday 3rd October 2024
Introduction and Community Engagement Approach – Session 1 – Elmarie Swanepoel (Lough Erne Landscape Partnership)
Lake restoration, A tale of the unexpected? – Session 1 – Dr Linda May (UKCEH)
Involving communities in stillwater initiatives – Session 1 – Laura Owen Sanderson (North Wales Rivers Trust)
Making partnerships work for water (and Q&A session) – Session 1 – Jenny Wheeldon and Gina Crane (Esmée Fairbairn Foundation)
Young people’s perspectives on still waters and engaging with young people – Session 2 – Dakota Reid (RSPB Northern Ireland), Rhys Irvine (RSPB Youth Panel), and Emily Chittenden (Broads Authority)
Discussion between professionals working in lakes – Session 3 – Various presenters
Day two – Friday 4th October 2024
Bringing the Waterways Ireland Archive to life – Session 4 – Sharon Lavin (Waterways Ireland)
Engaging communities as we develop solutions for nutrient overload and algal blooms – Session 5 – Joanna Braniff (Northern Ireland Freshwater Task Force), with Linda May (UKCEH), John Barry (Queen’s University), and Mark Horton (Ballinderry Rivers Trust & The Rivers Trust)
