Sun, 19 May
|Slieve Aughty Centre
A Free Open Day of Celt
Come and join us for a Free Open Day for Celt and celebrate Biodiversity Week. Discover the benefits of trees & biodiversity for all!!
Time & Location
19 May 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
Slieve Aughty Centre, Kylebrack West, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland H62 DX77
About The Event
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. A variety of special guests, speakers, and demonstration stalls will highlight and celebrate the multifunctional role and benefits of trees, including their role in tackling climate change & biodiversity loss, and our everyday health and wellbeing! We have a super exciting line-up of talks, walks, demos and masterclasses with a number of wonderful and knowledgeable experts for you.
Our Programme includes:
10- 11.30 : Food Foraging Talk and Walk with Olwyn William from Wild Foods
11 - 11.30 : A talk about avoiding food waste with Mark Molloy from Galway Co.co Environment Office
11 - 11.30 : Establishing a food forest with Jason McCormack from Food tree
11.30 -12 : The Miwaki Method talk from Finola OSiochru of the Kinvara Tree Gang
12 -12.30 : The Multiple Benefits of Trees with Joe Gowran from Woodlands of Ireland
12.30 - 1 : Restoring our Native Woodlands with David Smyth from Native Woodland Trust
1 - 1.30 : A Talk about Bioregionalism with Al Crighton from Bioregional Weavers
2 - 3.30 : A Woodland Walk with Celt and Woodland Leaque : "The Great Forest of Aughty"
Please book this free event. If you need more information please contact info@celtnet.org
The Slieve Aughty Woods Cafe will be open throughout the day.
Join us for a wonderful day out for all the family at the beautiful Slieve Aughty Centre !
Bígí Linn!