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Waterways are a lifeline for bats in Ireland, providing food and roosting sites and acting as a bat highway. Join us at this event to explore the bats of the Barrow, at Goresbridge Co Kilkenny. At this event you will learn all about Irish bats and how to identify them using a bat detector. We will walk a stretch of the Barrow at sunset looking and listening for these amazing little creatures.
This is a family friendly event. All children attending must be supervised by an adult. Booking is essential email us at conservation@iwt.ie to book your place. This event is supported by Waterway Ireland.
Date & Time: 22nd August, 20:30
Location: Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny (meeting point confirmed upon booking)
Booking: Email conservation@iwt.ie to book your place
This event is supported by Waterways Ireland
This Water Heritage Day, join us on the banks of the river Barrow for an event celebrating the wildlife of our waterways. At this event, you will learn how to identify some common waterway wildlife such as bees, butterflies, dragonflies and aquatic creepy crawlies. It will be a combination of beginners training with a pleasant walk along the Barrow to record some this waterway’s wildlife.
This is a family friendly event. All children attending must be supervised by an adult. Booking is essential email us on conservation@iwt.ie to book your place. This event is supported by Waterway Ireland.
Date & Time: 25th August, 11:00
Location: Leighlinbridge Memorial Garden, County Carlow
Booking: Email on conservation@iwt.ie to book your place
This event is supported by Waterways Ireland
Hosted by Irish Wildlife Trust Dublin
The August outing is the popular rockpool event – loved by with younger ecologists and their parents.
We meet on Portmarnock Beach by the Martello Tower. The termini of the 32 and 42 buses are right beside the meeting point, as is the White Sands Hotel, for a well-deserved coffee/tea afterwards.
While every child needs an adult supervisor, adults DO NOT need a child – feel free to come.
Date & Time: 11:00 am start – 13:00 pm finish, Sunday 25th August.
Location: Martello Tower, Portmarnock.
Link: https://www.meetup.com/Irish-Wildlife-Trust-Dublin-Branch/events/263962487/
hosted by Galbally Tidy Towns
This workshop will provide training in bee identification, monitoring and wild bee habitat creation. It will consist of a presentation, discussion, and questions & answer session. This is a beginner’s level workshop. It will introduce you to the fascinating world of bees and the importance of protecting and creating local bee habitat. Please note this in not a beekeeping workshop.
Booking is essential contact us at conservation@iwt.ie for booking
Location: Galbally County Limerick
Date: Friday 6th September, Time: 19:00
Venue: Galbally Community Centre, Galbally, County Limerick
This event if free of charge thanks to support from Limerick City & County Council
