Over 700 young people from across Ireland and North Ireland will be honoured at the 18th annual ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards Showcase and Ceremony on May 23rd at the All Round Room of the Mansion House, Dublin. The event is Ireland’s largest celebration of youth ECO-action and is held to recognise and reward the hard work of young people island-wide for their work on protecting and conserving their local environment.
Prepare to embark on Global Action Plans specially designed Biodiversity Trail . Join us as we discover the insects, spiders and birds that call Poppintree park home, using bug jars, pooters and binoculars we will give you a close up look at some beautiful local wildlife. It doesn’t end there though. Learn how to identify poppintree parks trees and discover why they …
To celebrate Biodiversity Week 2017, there will be FREE ENTRY to the Irish Seed Savers Association. We will also have a FREE GUIDED TOUR daily from 2pm – 3:30pm (23rd – 27th May)
Bat Talk and walk – an indoor presentation on Irish Bats followed by a walk along the shores of Lough Ramor using bat detectors to listen to the echolocation calls of bats.
A wonderful opportunity to see and learn about the Irish Dipper, one of just four native Irish sub-species of bird, with Alex Copeland of Birdwatch Ireland.
Join Friends of Merlin Woods, Galway, for a WHOLE WEEK of free events to celebrate Biodiversity Week! Bird Song Workshops, Dawn Choruses, Bat Walks, Nature Walks and a whole Forest Field Day for all the family. Click ‘read more’ to see details of individual events.
‘The Garden Suburb’ will be a morning of workshops on plant and tree biodiversity with students of St. Oliver Special School, Monkstown Co Dublin. The workshop will cover the importance of trees & plants to the urban environment, as wildlife habitats, the inter-relationships between human activity and its impacts on this fragile urban ecosystem, and its benefits to human physical and …
Find out about Irish whales and dolphins at this free and informative talk hosted by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG). Paddy Dwyer will discuss the whales and dolphins that can be seen off Kerry and why this is becoming such a great spot to see humpbacks.
In this TED style talk, Lenny Antonelli will look at what rewilding is, how it differs from traditional habitat conservation, and at the potential to create new eco-tourism enterprises in rewilded areas. Taking place at the WeCreate Workspace at Cloughjordan Eco Village
Find out about Irish whales and dolphins on a free land-based whale watch guided by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.