Join us in The Íontas Theatre, Castleblayney, Co, Monaghan on 27th June for a one day workshop to explore challenges and opportunities for land access for community led wetland conservation projects. The workshop will explore successes and barriers to accessing land for community wetland conservation and stewardship projects. It will hear from members of the […]
Saturday 17th - Sunday 25th August Jim Smith’s Hedge School Exhibition, at Virgina Library, Virgina Co. Cavan. Exhibition of 19th century documents from a local hedge school run by James Ball the hedge schoolmaster, some detailing aspects of turf cutting, etc. Saturday 24th August 10am - 4pm Plein Art Day, on Killyconny Bog. All artists […]
Cemeteries are spaces for reflection upon a loved one’s life as well as the vanished lives of strangers whose only distinguishable legacies are their names births and death dates and a random inscription. Old cemeteries benefit the thriving environment and are often spaces where wildlife and archaeological features coexist harmoniously. Please join your host, Anna […]
Saturday 17th August 3pm - 5pm Launch of Village Trail in the village schoolhouse. Guided walk along Cloncrow Bog and Village Trail. Saturday 17th August 8pm - 9:30pm Jackie Daly (Accordion) and Eileen O’Brien (Fiddle and Vocals) - traditional music concert in village schoolhouse. (Adm €10) Sunday 18th August 10am Guided walk on Cloncrow Bog […]
Let’s explore Clara’s Dickensian’s Mile and learn about its industrial heritage on our guided walk together. Clara’s Dickensian Mile tells the story of life in an industrial town. Clara was once one of Ireland’s most important industrial towns exporting jute across the globe. The stretch of road along the river still holds the old structures, […]
Get to know Ardee Bog this Heritage Week. Forest bathing / nature immersion taster session with Fiona Crawley. Nature walk with Ardee bog photographer Adrian Crawley looking at the unique bog flora on Ardee Bog, one of Ireland’s most easterly raised bogs! More information on www.ardeebog.org
Learn how to record your local wetland heritage with Know Your Wetland using the Know Your 5K interactive map. Community Wetlands Forum invites community groups and heritage and nature enthusiasts to record and share their local wetlands heritage in a way that has never been done before. With over 13,000 wetlands spread across Ireland, we […]
The Community Wetlands Forum invites you to join us for an online evening of short films, celebrating our bog heritage. ‘Life Cycle of the Emperor Moth, Cloncrow Bog, Tyrellspass’ by Eugene Dunbar. Dunbar takes you through the fascinating life cycle of the stunning Emperor Moth which is common to most bogs in the Midlands. This […]
The Brackna Turf Cooperative and a forgotten film from 1921. In 1921 Gordon Lewis, Pathé’s newsreel cameraman in Ireland, joined Desmond Fitzgerald Minister for Publicity in the First Dáil, and others, to make a film about the efforts of the Brackna Turf Cooperative to raise funds by selling sods of turf in America. The film […]
Tina Claffey is an award-winning nature photographer & author of ‘Tapestry of Light’ and ‘Portal-Otherworldly Wonders of Ireland’s Bogs, Wetlands and Eskers’ Tina specialises in extreme close-up macro photography, which allows her to explore the unseen ancient wilderness within the bog’s living carpet that can easily be overlooked by the passer by. Lichens become enchanted […]
Learn about farming on peat soils, bog plants and wildlife, plus meet like-minded people from your local area. We will hear from FarmPEAT project farmers, who are receiving results-based payments for their habitat quality, and Umeras Community Development, who are working to develop an Umeras Peatlands Park. Representatives from other nearby community groups will also […]
The 2025 Community Wetlands Forum Networking Workshop & AGM is almost here! It is a key event on our calendar, allowing members the opportunity to gather for a chat to share what they've been up to while learning something new. We're excited to announce that this year's event will feature three sessions on citizen science, […]
