To celebrate WWD, we in Louth would love you to join us for:
more events are on Saturday 3rd (see other link)
Further information from Anne on 086 174 1461
The Biodiversity and Education team from Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are hosting an event at Peatlands Park which lies within the Lough Neagh Ramsar site (also designated ASSI/SAC protected area).
GCE Biology students from within our council borough have been invited to attend our programme to mark World Wetlands Day which is our inaugural effort to formally recognise this important day.
The programme will comprise discussion and demonstration of
The site manager and peatland experienced guides will lead guided walks around the Peatlands Park site to showcase bogs which are in good and poor condition and highlight the measures currently employed to improve and restore areas which have become degraded due to commercial cutting and extraction of peat.
Students will also have an opportunity to discover the unique biodiversity of this site and learn about the adaptations of peatland flora in particular the key role of sphagnum moss the bog-builder.
On 3rd February we are running a Rhododendron Removal Volunteer Event which is open to the public (20 places) this is intended to promote the human wellbeing messaging of healthy Wetlands/Peatlands including the physical and mental health benefits of working in nature settings.
To celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2nd we are having a Photography Competition ! Just get out to your nearest wetland – a bog, stream, river, pond, lake – and take a photo of what you see!! No shortage of Wetlands in Monaghan, so no excuses ! It might be a duck, a heron, a boat, fishing, some frogspawn, a plant- or maybe you, your dog or your family swimming or enjoying the wetlands! As long as it celebrates the many wonderful wetlands we have in Monaghan, it’s eligible! Email your photos to Biodiversity@monaghancoco.ie Closing date is Wed January 31st. Prizes for kids, teens and adults.
Local Ulster Wildlife expert Giles Knight is giving a talk on raptors in Fermanagh on 1st February 2024.
Numbers are strictly limited so registration is essential so if interested please contact Giles.Knight@ulsterwildlife.org for details on timing and venue.
Cloughjordan Heritage Group invite you to participate in local events as part of a global celebration of wetlands.
On 2nd February we will be hosting talks on:
Meet at the Thomas McDonagh Museum 2-3pm. Admission is FREE
RSPB Northern Ireland invite you to come see the wetland birds of Lough Neagh and its hinterland at its reserve on the eastern shore of the Lough between 10-11.30am.
Site staff will be on hand to help you identify the wildfowl and wading birds, and to chat about the conservation of this wonderful wetland reserve.
For further information contact RSPB HQ (Belvoir Balfast).
National Parks & Wildlife Service in conjunction with “Galway Living Bog” welcomes you to Wetlands Day – We would love to see you at this year’s event exploring all that Carrownagappul bog has to offer. We will start at the Galway Living Bog Centre, H53 TN67 Castlegar, (near Mountbellew) Co. Galway at 1pm with a 1 hour presentation on the bog’s ecology, hydrology, restoration measures, flora, fauna etc. We will then travel a short distance to the bog itself for a guided walk.
Carrownagappul Bog SAC, adjacent to the Galway town of Mountbellew, is one of the biggest SACs and one of the largest examples of remaining, restorable active raised bog in Ireland. Measuring 850 acres it contains fine examples of raised bog habitat and species, and between 2016 – 2020 it is one of 12 raised bogs nationwide that will be restored under a European funded LIFE project: ‘The Living Bog’.
All are welcome and we look forward to see you there!
Contact details (if required): gtcomountbellew@gmail.com 090 96 79765.
Cabragh Wetlands are an amazing place and we'd love you to come visit and hear a talk on the birds of the wetlands by Kevin Collins and a talk by Micheal Long about people's connections to wetlands.
Tea/coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
To mark World Wetlands Day 2024, Kildare County Council (KCC) have invited Dr. Elaine McGoff, national wetlands specialist, to present on the importance of wetlands, current trends in their status, and ways that we can protect our precious freshwater systems.
A new KCC-commissioned booklet entitled “County Kildare’s Wonderful Wetlands”, edited by Dr. Peter Foss and Bridget McLoughlin, will also be formally launched at the event.
The event will be held at McAuley Place, Naas.
Registration is essential - please email Meabh Boylan at biodiversity@kildarecoco.ie if you wish to attend
On February 2nd at 10:00, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are running a Scrub Removal Event, on Lodge Bog, near the Bog of Allen Nature Centre.
Peatlands contain 90% water and offer our communities many services from flood mitigation, a haven for biodiversity, carbon storage and recreation.
Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2nd February; come along and join us for a morning of action for wetlands. Scrub encroachment at the edges of bogs both limits water accessing the surface and shades the bog surface limiting growth of bog plants. Come help with scrub clearance!
Please note: Strong footwear such as wellies, and warm clothes are recommended. The IPCC team will provide equipment.
Registration is essential - email bogs@ipcc.ie
