An evening of Conversation, community and creativity. CELT & THE WOODLAND LEAGUE were delighted to host a wonderful evening with Writer-In-Residence Kerri ní Dochartaigh in conversation with farmer, writer and rewilding advocate Eoghan Daltun for World Rewilding Day on March 21st 2026, as part of our Writer in Residence Programme kindly supported and funded by the Irish Environmental Network. Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, a High Nature Value farmer and, above all

What a beautiful day with our ancient grand mother oaks and friends at Cahermurphy celebrating and recalling the Great Forest of Aughty, as part of our Writer in \Residence Programme with Kerri ní Dochertaigh and celebrating National Tree week 2026 With deep gratitude to our guides and workshop host.. Tara De Roiste and Kerri ní Dochartaigh and our landscape partners and cohosts.. Sonia McGuirk from The Woodland League, and Brendan Sanders and Rachel at Flagmont Wild Garden,

= Gather and Tend, Honour and Mend series of workshops with our Writer in Residence, Kerri ní Dochertaigh took place over a number of weeks in Spring 2026, including Tuesday February 17th at the writers home in Co. Clare & again on Sun & 01 Mar | Slieve Aughty Centre in Co. Galway CELT Writer-In-Residence Kerri ní Dochartaigh held a number of community workshops to invite members of the public to share and record stories of the Great Forest of Aughty. on Sun, 1st March in

Wonderful one day workshop nohow to Grow Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs with Forest Gardener Sean Bromley

In 2026, CELT turns 25. And when we look back to where it all began, the story is both humble and powerful. CELT began in 2001 when wildlife enthusiasts and dry-stone wall builders Richard O'Gorman and Bob Wilson had a simple idea: to bring together like-minded people to share and promote traditional and ecological skills. They believed that practical knowledge — stone wall building, woodland skills, biodiversity awareness — mattered. Not just as hobbies, but as foundations f

Public Launch of Kerri Ni Dochertaigh as Writer in Residence in partnership with The Woodland League took place on 4th December 7- 8:30pm at Raheen Woods Steiner Community National School, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare CELT are delighted to welcome and work with 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 Netw

Make your own Festive Season Gifts! One Day Workshops Sun, 30 Nov | 10 - 4pm Location: Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack, Loughrea, H62DX77 One Day Stone Carving Workshop with Tommy our tutor teach the fundamental skills of stone carving, achieved by creating a stone "sketchbook" and work step by step as a group creating a beautiful and unique piece of art and practicing a host of different skills and techniques. Lessons to learn included... which tools are needed and what

We had a truly magical workshop at Westcountry Willows home place in Co. Roscommon to end the learning year of 2025! With deep gratitude thanks to Alan and Kate Burrows for their warm hospitality and hugh generosity in sharing on their inspiring work and all the new sustainable living and eco onsite developments .. including the planting of willow on their recently acquired land, alonside ttheirbeautiful hand crafted educational space in their cob and wattle round house! Th

We were delighted to hold a special eventing with the inspiring, multi award winners Gilly Taylor & Brian O’Toole from Wildacres, Social Enterprise, Co. Wicklow - Monday Nov 24th 2025 The evening focus was on a presentation from their own success story at Wildacres and encouraging others to CREATE A POND or A NATURE RESERVE (OF ANY SIZE!) and how these actions would enhance Biodiversity by creating habitats for our native flora and fauna! Wildacres nature reserve and biodi

A day long workshop exploring managing Water on the Land - Nature Restoration and Biodiversity took place on Sat, 08 Nov | 10.30 - 4.30pm Location: Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack, Loughrea, H62DX77 We enjoyed a hugly informative and inspiring workshop on all things water management, ponds and wetlands, with renowned environmental consultant and author Féidhlim Harty. During the day long workshop we explored the wetlands and ponds recently dug in August this year at the Sli