Barrow shade and light

Thanks to Denis Cullen for leading the recent walk along the river Barrow and for providing some atmospheric pictures.

Three Sisters Barrow

The next outing of the Waterford branch of the IWT takes place on Sunday 8th November.
The walk begins at Graiguenamanagh at 1.30 p.m. and heads upriver to Clashganny weir. Park by the boat club.
There will be car pooling from Millers marsh carpark in Waterford at 12.45.

Invasives along the Nore

Indication of former flour mill

                    






The October walk took place along the banks of the river Nore in County Kilkenny from Bennetsbridge to Maddockstown

remnants of marble cutting mill at Maddockstown

Himalyan balsam at it's invasive worst

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less than healthy tree

o, look, swans!

Three Sisters Nore walk

The second walk with the Three Sisters theme will take place on Sunday 4th October from Bennetsbridge to Maddockstown in County Kilkenny. Those who would like to car pool should meet at Millers Marsh carpark in Waterford at 12.45. Those who wish to go direct should meet in Bennetsbridge at 1.30. The walk will take 2 hours, to Maddockstown and back along the river Nore. The trail is part of the Kilkenny trails network but is not suitable for buggies.

Drowned forest to bats.

The August evening walk took place between Woodstown and Fornaght bay. Denis Cullen led a motley crew from Woodstown over to Fornaght Bay. The bay provides a range of low sand dune, sand beach and mudflats. The remains of an ancient forest can be easily identified at low tide.
On return to the carpark at Woodstown, Denis took out his bat detector and we were able to hear and see bats in the twilight as they moved up and down the tree line.

On the boreen down to Fornaght Bay

Remnants of ancient forest at Fornaght Bay

Heron in the twilight

Identifying dune flora

Denis after the fungi

3 Sisters walks theme

The Waterford branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust plan to organise their Sunday walks before for the autumn of 2015 around the theme of the Three Sisters.
11th August 3 sisters estuary walk from Woodstown carpark at 7.30 p.m. to Fornaght and Creaden head.
13th September on the river Nore from Bennetsbridge to Maddockstown (changed to 4th October)
11th October on the river Barrow from Graiguenamanagh to St Mullins.
14th November on the river Suir from Bilberry to Carriganore.

Summer walks

The Summer has started and so have the Tuesday walks. However, there has been little uptake so far.
July and August remain.

July 7th: Newtown woods and the Doneraile. The meeting place is Newtown Cove at 7.30 p.m.





August 11th: Woodstown and Fornaght. The meeting place is Woodstown carpark.
Here is a link to some old pictures I took of Fornaght...here