August Walk

Waterford Irish Wildlife Trust concludes its summer evening programme with a walk along the old railway line through Kilbarry Bog on Tuesday August 20^th.   A great opportunity to appreciate an important wetland so near the city.  Walk leader for the evening is Denis Cullen who will tell us about the wildlife of this Special Area of Conservation (SAC).  Meeting point is the car park at Kilbarry Nature Park and starting time is 7 pm and the duration is approximately 1½ hours.  This is a family friendly event and all are welcome.   

Coastwatch walk to Remediated wetlands at the Backstrand, Tramore

Karen Dubsky joined with local Coastwatch to walk from the Saleens to the new wetlands put aside/flooded to offset wetland loss elsewhere. For a full report click here.

Save our forests campaign successful

 Liam Lysaght from the Biodiversity Centre leads walk to Jenkinstown. Link here to the Save our Forests website. Coillte will now be merged with Bord na Mona instead of the timber harvesting rights being sold off to either the Chinese or a European consortium headed up by Bertie Aherne.

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Hook Head walk

Hook Head  ( Rinn Dúbháin)  was the venue for the walk on May 12th. Themes included marine life, geology,  the colourful flora and some of the story of the unique Hook Peninsula.  Walk started and finished at the Hook Hd Visitor Centre.   

Thanks to Ray for leading the walk. 

We wish to apologise to anyone who was inconvenienced by the confusion over the April walk venue.

March Walk March 10th

The March walk takes place on Sunday March 10th  starting at 2 pm sharp  (tide doesn’t wait!!). The meeting point is the Community Hall on the waterfront.    The 2½ hour walk is along historic Crooke Beach from Passage East to Newtown Head near Woodstown.   Shore life, bird life and geology will all be encountered along the way.  Return is by road passing by Geneva Barracks and the Knights Templar site at Crooke.  Optional refreshments afterwards.  Underfoot along the beach is pebble and sand so strong footwear is advisable;  otherwise,  this is a very family friendly walk with much to see and enjoy.  051-382629, 083-106-7042 or waterfordiwt@gmail.com

Greet the Snowdrops

Spring is on the way and to greet the snowdrops, our February walk will be from Ballyhack, County Wexford to Dunbrody House and back on February 10th, a distance of 7 km. The meeting point for the walk will be at the Car ferry terminal at Passage East at 1.45 p.m. The time for the walk will be between 2 and 3 hours with optional tea at Dunbrody Country House. This is a family friendly event but dogs must be kept on a lead. The harbour, foreshore, marine life and early spring woods are all part of this gentle walk. telephone: 051-382629 for more information.

Details on the the snowdrop here from the National Biodiversity Centre.

Some TV links

Coillte TV has started uploading videos including Woodland Restoration
Until 20th February, you can look at the Abhainn series on RTE Player...this one on the river Blackwater
and here for the river Barrow
BBC 2 have a look at railways...Charleville to Waterford, tonight 18.30

Nationwide on Wednesday 6th February includes report on the Copper Coast