Divis
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Divis (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Etymology)<ref name="PNI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a hill and area of sprawling moorland north-west of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. With a height of 1,568 ft (478 m), it is the highest of the Belfast Hills.<ref name="MV"/> It is joined with the neighbouring Black Mountain, and in the past they may have been seen as one.<ref name="PNI"/> Divis transmitting station is on the summit.
The mountain extends north to the Antrim Plateau and shares its geology; consisting of a basaltic cover underlain by limestone and lias clay.
In 2004 the Divis area and its surrounding mountains were handed over to the National Trust; having been under the control of the Ministry of Defence since 1953.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since then four walking trails have been developed, of varying lengths and taking walkers to differents points of interest: these are the Lough, Summit, Heath and Ridge trails.<ref>https://www.walkni.com/wp-content/uploads/Divis-Trails-Leaflet.pdf</ref>
WildlifeEdit
Among the most common birds to be seen on Divis are: snipe, curlew, meadow pipit, skylark, red grouse, greenfinch, cuckoo, owls and peregrines.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Less common are buzzards whose appearance is often recorded online to preserve valuable environmental data.<ref>https://www.birdguides.com/sites/europe/britain-ireland/ireland/northern-ireland/antrim/divis-mountain/</ref> The site is also home to badgers and hares.
A View to the FutureEdit
In September 2023, National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded the National Trust £3 million to deliver a new project that will open up new trails and routes on the mountain. The overall aim is to create "Belfast's largest urban green space."<ref>https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/divis-and-the-black-mountain/a-view-to-the-future-project#rt-the-vision</ref>
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