Date | Time | Event | Notes | Cost | How to Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun 25th May | 2-4pm | Experience a wonderful Grasslands Trail site, part of Burren in Bloom Festival | Join botanist Phoebe O’Brien to explore this Grasslands Trail site in the north Burren, and understand the importance of well-maintained grassland habitats. | €8 Members Early Bird/ €15 General | |
Sat 14th June | Details on booking | Morgan’s North Grassland, Co. Limerick – a BSBI field meeting | Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) event at Grassland Trail site – Morgan’s North, Limerick, led by Olly Lynch Milner. Event fully booked, but email to join waiting list. | Free | |
Thur 19th June | Day long | Using the Irish Vegetation Classification (IVC) in grasslands | Training on using the Irish Vegetation Classification (IVC), with focus on grasslands. Led by BEC Consultants. Location Birr Castle. | Free | Details coming soon – follow Great Irish Grasslands on social media for info |
Tue 8 July | 11am-1pm | Explore a farm on the Grasslands Trail at Kilranelagh Lodge, Co. Wicklow | Take a walk on this farm which supports nature-rich grasslands with Ruth Wilson of the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Max 20-25 people | Free | |
Sun 13th July | 11am-3pm | Great Irish Grasslands walk and talk in Sheskinmore Nature Reserve, Co. Donegal | Explore this superb Nature Reserve with the local NPWS Conservation Ranger, Emer Magee, and learn about the various types of Great Irish Grasslands it supports, and much more besides | Free | Booking will be via Eventbrite and advertised on Great Irish Grasslands and Friends of Sheskinmore Facebook in mid-June |