Join the Vincent Wildlife Trust for an action-packed weekend of free events celebrating Galway’s wildlife, nature and biodiversity! Over the course of a full weekend, you can take part in walks, talks and workshops covering everything from bats, birds and otters to insects, cetaceans and plants – or, if you are an early bird, join a dawn chorus walk to …
Kildare Bat Group Bat Walks will involve a wander around with bat detectors looking for bats. This is great way to introduce members of the public to the wonderful acoustic world of bats.
The Bioblitz will open with a fun session on setting up pitfall traps, small mammal longworth traps, wildlife cameras and a tour of the Heritage Orchard in the village (7.30 pm). This will be followed by a bat talk in Carrigabruise National School (8.30 pm) and a walk around the village with bat detectors. Then back to the Heritage Orchard …
Join us for an family-friendly exploration of the miniature biodiversity of the Botanic Gardens! We will take you on a guided walk to the Wild Ireland section of the Gardens to look for bees and butterflies, followed by a pond dipping session to see what life lies beneath the calm water of the garden pond. A great event for the whole family.
Join Jim Hurley of South Wexford Coast Promotions for a celebration of the many wonderful natural heritage resource values of the Hook peninsula. Jim’s talk with explore the bedrocks with their outstanding fossils, wild plants, amazing underwater marine life, wild birds, spectacular whales and dolphins and the nature conservation designations of the Hook peninsula. Date: 23rd May Location: Wexford Library, Mallin St., …
Explore a badger sett and learn how this secretive animal lives with educator and ecologist Conn Flynn. After dark, Conn aims to provide onlookers with the rare experience of witnessing badgers forage. This animal is famously evasive so there are no guarantees but participants will find out how to monitor badgers with minimal impact. This will take place in an undisclosed …
This two day event in Killarney National Park, guided by dedicated and knowledgeable staff from the Killarney National Park Education Centre, will take in the best of the wildlife that this designated Biosphere Reserve has to offer! The first day of the event will include a tour by boat to attempt to see the majestic Sea Eagles, which are nesting …
The famously private Lambay Island off Dublin’s coast is a biodiversity hot spot. The island boasts the biggest cormorant colony in Ireland and Britain as well as the most significant seal colony on Ireland’s east coast. Rockabill is noted for its internationally important population of Roseate Terns, as well as hosting Black Guillemots and Kittiwakes. Participants will leave Malahide in …
A one kilometer long honeycomb reef has been reported in the Waterford estuary. Members of Coastwatch Ireland are now working to find out if this honeycomb reef is the biggest of its kind in Europe. A French reef near the town of Saint-Malo in Brittany currently holds the record. The honeycomb reef is created by a small worm (sabellaria albeolata) that lives inside …
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