When: 4.30pm on the 24th June 2023
Where: Ballyboughal Bridge
Ballyboughal Hedgerow Heritage Walk at 4.30 Saturday 24 June starting at Ballyboughal Bridge as part of local Heritage Festival We will focus on the importance of the church and the river thru history, it’s mill and today its many Pipistrelle bats
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has just awarded Ballyboughal Hedgerow 600 Euros to record Wildflowers along the hedgerow network in the parishes of Ballyboughall and Naul.
Please join us on our weekly recording walks meeting at OConnors Pub at 2.00 on Sundays.
We hope to record Orchids as well as other champion ‘WeedFlowers‘ during our research over the summer. Results will be published in October . Email lynchjustice@gmail for more info
On Sunday 14th in Mainscourt Ballyboughal and in Naul on 18th May we found 24 different wild WeedFlowers in bloom NOT including wild Grasses! Especially important is Spear Thistle- ranked in 6th place among The Top Ten nectar producers for pollinators. Also found were
Herb Bennet (Geum), Cow Parsley (for Orange Tip butterflies), Hawksbeard, Black Medick, Purple Vetch, Bush Vetch, Primroses, Speedwell, Wild Garlic, Dandelions,, Silverweed (Cinquefoil), Weeping Sedge (Carex pendula), Dead Nettle, Clover, Cleavers (Garbhlus), Nettles, Wild Mustard, Charlock, Sow Thistle, Fumitory, Daisy, Burdock, Stellaria.
Our April planting at Ballyboughal Bridge Nature Reserve was attended by local residents, Fr Derek and his dog Sheba and local children. The children did geometric Art on stones to mark the trees
We planted ten trees including Willow, Crab Apple and Birch.
In March we also distributed 220 trees to local farmers and residents from Cornstown House, Bettyville, Parnellstown, and Drishogue.
Thank you to Trees on the land and Woodland Trust Northern Ireland for donating trees
Hi Folks,
We are delighted to be working together with Garristown Biodiversity Group to host a webinar with a Birdwatch Ireland barn owl specialist John Lusby giving a talk on Barn Owls of Fingal.
Its next Wednesday 1st March at 7.30pm
You can register at the link below if you or anyone you know would like to attend
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/barn-owls-in-fingal-tickets-558539315127
28th October 2023
More information to follow!
Save the date to join us on the 28th October 2023 for our Mushroom Walk with Mycologists Maria Cullen and Howard Fox.
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p.s. A Mycologist is a scientist who specialises in studying fungi. Fungi are a group of organisms that include mushrooms, yeast, and molds.
14th May 2023
Join us Sunday 14 May for Biodiversity Woodland Walk
“Discover Stallaria, Violets, Badger trails….”
Meet at the Village Inn 3.00
Wear boots and jackets
Tea and Scones after in Richardstown Biodiversity Cottage
Enquiries to Ann at 0863638487