Writing the Land Collaborative Arts Project  CELT are delighted to welcome renowned nature writer and ecopoet Kerri Ni Dochertaigh as our Writer in Residence, taking place in partnership with the Woodland League and NatureCulture@LLN with thanks to funding awarded under the Irish Environmental Networks inaugural Andrew St Ledger Memorial Fund .  Our Writer in Residence programme is part of our Writing the Land collaborative and creative platform with a focus on nature protect

Community Tree Planting Day for National Tree Week took place on Saturday, March 15th At the Slieve Aughty Center, Kylebrack, Loughrea, Co. Galway, H62DX77 CELT were delighted to invite our local community to join us in celebrating National Tree Week and this years theme of -  'Planting Trees, Growing Together', was very apt for our first tree planting event of our new onsite nature restoration educational project in partnership with the Slieve Aughty Center and turning the s

CELT were delighted to play a part in Celebrating National Tree 2025 week at the Slieve Aughty Center, with a Tree Foraging walk with our expert foraging Tutor, Olwyn willaims, who guided a full workshop and an eager group of Tree Forager enthusiasts on the abundance and benefits of Tree foraging! National Tree Week Ireland’s largest annual tree celebration, is proudly organised each year by the Tree Council of Ireland, and invites communities across the nation to come togeth

Celebrating Bob Wilson’s Legacy: A Day of Community, Nature, and Craft On November 24th, the Slieve Aughty Centre came alive as CELT...

The Woodlands of Ireland Conference 2024 , with support from CELT (Centre for Environmental Living & Training)  and the Irish...

A Huge Thank You to Brendan Guinan and Fior Bhia Farm We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Brendan Guinan for an incredible day...

There is now huge support for restoration of nature in Ireland and a good way to do it is by increasing tree cover in a sustainable,...

Visiting three forestry landowners in County Offaly, Ireland with Forester Manus Crowley. The forests were originally planted as...

Irish landowners explain why they will Transform their spruce plantation into a permanent mixed forest, that produces High-quality timber...

Native Woodland Conservationist Andrew St. Ledger shows us forest succession on a hillside, from the valley up to the upland blanket bog.