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Ireland has a rich natural heritage — from the sandbanks of the Shannon Estuary to the fens of Monaghan… from the natterjack toad to the Atlantic salmon… from the Killarney fern to the freshwater pearl mussel.

Farmland Flora & Fauna Seminar - What we’ve got in Ireland

Farmland Flora & Fauna Seminar

Date: Monday, 11th June 2012,
Location:  County Arms Hotel, Birr, Co. Offaly.

Session 1
9.30 Registration – Tea/Coffee
10.00 Introduction – Catherine Keena, Teagasc
10.15 Recording what we’ve got – Liam Lysaght, National Biodiversity Data Centre
10.30 Bats – Tina Aughney, Bat Conservation Ireland
10.55 Bees – Una Fitzpatrick, National Biodiversity Data Centre
11.20 Butterflies – Eugenie Regan, National Biodiversity Data Centre
11.45 Mammals – Peter Turner, MISE Project
12.10 Barn Owls – Padraig Cregg, BirdWatch Ireland
12.35 Grasses of Ireland – John Feehan
13.00 Lunch

Session 2
14.00 Field Session at Birr Castle n Grasses and Flowers

  • Grasses and Flowers - John Feehan and Helen Sheridan, UCD
  • Trees – Declan Little, Woodlands of Ireland
  • Bees and Butterflies - Eugenie Regan and Una Fitzpatrick, National Biodiversity Data Centre
  • Mammals – Peter Turner, MISE Project
  • Bats – Tina Aughney, Bat Conservation Ireland
  • Birds – Padraig Cregg, BirdWatch Ireland

Booking is essential: Contact Catherine Power, Kildalton College, tel, 051 644400.
Admission: Free (lunch not included)

Attendance by farmers to this event is equivalent to a REPS Five Hour Course.

Visit www.teagasc.ie for more information.