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 Burren in Bloom
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This walk and talk to the ‘Big Meadow’ in Glengarriff Nature Reserve was led by Phoebe O’Brien, with input from local NPWS staff Clare Heardman. It was part of the excellent Ellen Hutchins festival. A large group of people, many of whom were relatively new to ecology, had a great morning, learning about the site,
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The Irish Vegetation Classification (IVC) is a comprehensive national vegetation classification. It aims to categorise different types of habitats based on data about which species are present. This work is a collaboration between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), BEC Consultants and the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Funding has been provided by the NPWS.
This was the first event organised and hosted by the Great Irish Grasslands project. On Saturday 13th August a group of almost 20 people braved the high temperatures and had a glorious walk at Slieve Carran /Keelhilla Nature Reserve in north Co. Clare. This area is also part of the Burren National Park. We saw some
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Last Saturday we had our inaugural event for the Great Irish Grasslands project. On one of the hottest days of the year a group of 17 led by Maria Long (NPWS) and Phoebe O’Brien (Botanist) followed the trail at Slieve Carran in the Burren National Park to explore the grassland habitats and their indicator plants.
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