Committee members were pleased to share the story of the Drummin Bog Project in Soiuth County Carlow with Minister Chris O’Sullivan, a keen birder. We acknowledge all of the support from the different departments of Carlow County Council and regional NPWS staff who also visited.
Tag: Community Wetlands Forum
Drummin Bog Project Part of First Carlow Climate Action Week
The Drummin Bog Committee recently hosted a guided walk and talk at Drummin Bog as part of County Carlow’s inaugural Carlow Climate Action Week 2024.
As the only remaining raised bog in Carlow and the Southeast of Ireland, restoring Drummin Bog is crucial to transforming this area into a carbon sink, while raising awareness of bog restoration’s importance in climate action.
NPWS and Minister visit Drummin Bog Project
We were delighted that on Friday 11 Oct 2024, Minister Malcolm Noonan invited a senior Regional National Park and Wildlife Service NPWS Advisor Ciara O’Mahony and new Local South East NPWS Ranger, Darragh Morrissey, who begins his role in January 2025 to visit and hear about the Drummin Bog Project, in South Carlow.
CWF Artists Webinar series: hear about the developing Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats creative-led community engagement programme with Jules Michael, Monica de Bath and Kate Flood
The latest installment of the CWF (Community Wetland Forum) Creativity for the Wetlands artists webinar series takes place on Thursday 29 February at 7.30 pm. This webinar will feature Jules Michael (Drummin Bog Project), Monica de Bath (Rathangan Meithal) and Kate Flood (Girely Bog) who will speak about the developing Arts Council ‘Invitation to Collaborate’ Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats creative-led community engagement programme led out by Carlow County Arts Office in collaboration with Kildare and Meath County Arts Services/Offices.
Gnáthóga Nádúrtha | Natural Habitats Drummin Bog Walk, Talks and Activities Afternoon: Sunday 12 Nov. All Welcome!
Please join us on Sunday 12th November for an afternoon of fun, creativity and nature-based activities celebrating our nearby peatlands. Make a wish on muslin for the Gangers Hut. Weave a remnant on a weaver’s frame. Learn about plant lore, making teas from wild plants, and old dairy ways of butter-making. Create your own bog colours postcard, draw bog plants, and hear short talks from the artists involved – the…
Creatively connecting care for wetlands: the wonderful Ardee Bog Cafe
Creative Drummin Bog Committee members Jules Michael and Cathy Fitzgerald were recently invited by the Friends of Ardee Bog to attend an imaginative, creative 3-day Bog Cafe in Ardee Co. Louth. They received a warm welcome and the event strengthened connections between many groups and individuals dedicated to creatively contributing to wetland restoration across Ireland….
‘Slow time on the Bog’: painter Mairead Holohan celebrates Carlow’s Drummin Bog
On International Bog Day, the Drummin Bog Project is delighted to share that a 2022 ArtLinks bursary is enabling south Carlow-based painter Mairead Holohan research and create new work in response to Drummin Bog and the local area. #Ireland #wetlands #beauty #creativity #art #internationalbogday #iucnpeat
Drummin Bog Project NPWS Peatlands Community Engagement Award work benefits nearby secondary schools
This is the second of two posts about how the 2021 NPWS Community Engagement Scheme Award extended activities to fulfil the aims of the Drummin Bog Project Last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Drummin Bog Project committee members, past Chair Martin Lyttle (a former geotechnical engineer) and Creative Drummin Engagement Artist, Jules Michael,…
NPWS Peatlands Community Engagement Award work supports a major step toward restoring Drummin Bog
This is the first of two posts about how the 2021 NPWS Community Engagement Scheme Award extended activities to fulfil the aims of the Drummin Bog Project Last year, despite the challenges of the pandemic, Drummin Bog Project committee members, past Chair Martin Lyttle (a former geotechnical engineer) and Creative Drummin Engagement Artist, Jules Michael,…
Our Barn Owl nesting box has been installed on Drummin Bog!
Our Barn Owl nesting box has been installed on Drummin Bog! Read more about BirdWatch Ireland and community efforts to help this endangered red-listed bird species in South County Carlow as part of Creative Drummin – DruimÃn Cruthaitheach supported by Creative Ireland & Carlow Arts Office
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