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Coastwatch are organising 4 dove-tailed event to celebrate World Wetland's Day in Co. Wexford. All the events start (or are in) Wexford County Hall, Carriglawn Y35 WY93 on 2nd February. There may be other events on adjacent days (as yet to be finalised). The fun information-filled full day event programme is as follows: 11:00 - […]

We'd love to see you visit Clara Bog with us on Saturday 4th February. The walk and talk will be led by two peatland hydrology/ecology experts - Jim Ryan (ex NPWS) and Paul Johnston (Trinity College). Meet at the car park at the beginning of the boardwalk in the centre of Clara Bog (53.323224, -7.62642). […]

We would love you to explore Lough Boora Discovery Park with us! The guided walk will be a loop within Lough Boora Discovery Park. We will walk, talk and look at wetland development on Bord na Móna cutaway peatlands. There is generally some nice bird species in the area with the possibility of Little Egret, […]

Explore some of Mayo's rich bogs! This trip will be led by NPWS District Conservation Officer Irene O'Brien who works on the Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE project (www.wildatlanticnature.ie) The trip will explore Claggan Mountain coastal trail, 8km south of the Ballycroy Visitor Centre on the N59. The guided walk will be on a boardwalk through […]

Harper’s Island Wetlands nature reserve is situated in the Glounthaune Estuary/Slatty Water complex, in the northern section of Cork Harbour. Over 125 species of bird have been seen on the nature reserve. The wetlands are an extremely important safe feeding and roosting refuge for many species of wintering waterbirds. Nearly half of the Cork Harbour […]

This Heritage Week is celebrating the full return of in-person events as well as continuing with digital heritage projects which have attracted so many new people to National Heritage Week over the last two years. The Heritage Council invites individuals, communities and organisations to develop Heritage Week in-person events and / or digital projects. The […]

ACT NOW FOR NATURE Ireland’s second National Biodiversity Conference 2022 will be held in Dublin Castle and streamed live online over two days on June 8th & 9th, in accordance with the latest Covid-19 guidelines. The conference is an initiative of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in support of Ireland’s Fourth National […]

Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture - Advances in Technology, Stock Assessment and Citizen Science in an Era of Climate Change The 2022 EIFAAC Symposium will be hosted by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.  The Symposium will be held in Randles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry.

A call to take action for wetlands is the focus of this years’ campaign. It's an appeal to invest financial, human and political capital to save the world’s wetlands from disappearing and to restore those we have degraded.