Join Slieve Aughty Centre for a Free Open Day of Celt and celebrate Biodiversity Week with them to find out the benefits of trees & biodiversity For all.

The first of this year’s Open Days will take place on Sunday May 19th from 10am to 4pm and will have a special focus on ‘Forestry Promotion’ with a variety of specialist guests and speakers along side a number of Demonstration Stalls. Highlighting and celebrating the multifunctional role and benefits of trees, including their role in tackling climate change & biodiversity loss, and to our everyday health and wellbeing!

They have a super exciting line-up of talks, walks, demos and masterclasses with a number of wonderful and knowledgeable experts for you.

Day’s Itinerary;
10 – 11.30am : Food Foraging Talk and Walk with Olwyn William from Wild Foods
11 – 11.30am : A talk about avoiding Food waste with Mark Molloy from Galway Co. Environment Office
11 – 11.30am : Establishing a food Forest with Jason McCormack from Food tree
11.30am – 12pm : The Miwaki Method talk from Finola OSiochru of the Kinvara Tree Gang
12 – 12.30pm : The Multiple Benefits of Trees with Joe Gowran from Woodlands of Ireland
12.30 – 1pm : Restoring our Native Woodlands with David Smyth from Native Woodland Trust
1 – 1.30pm : A Talk about Bioregionalism with Al Crighton from Bioregional Weavers
2 – 3.30pn : A Woodland Walk with Celt and Woodland Leaque : “The Great Forest of Aughty”

If you need more information on any of the above please contact info@celtnet.org Do join them for a wonderful day out for all the family at the beautiful Slieve Aughty Centre!

Bígí Linn!