Recently my family and I went to a bat conservation event in the grounds of Birr Castle, Co. Offaly. My brother and myself, our friend Jane and others, arrived at the octagonal pavilion near the lake. We sat down and waited for the talk to begin. We already knew, because we had been on a […]
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Green kids put down roots
We met with Minister of State for Natural Resources Seán Canney, Galway County Councillor Grealdine Donohue and Senator Victor Boyhan, this summer in Woodville Walled Gardens. We explained the importance of trees and discussed our project ideas. We have been invited to present our projects at a full meeting of Galway County Council in the […]
Save our trees
By Leela (aged 11). Five years ago, my family and I moved to a cottage on a couple of acres, in County Galway. The land was little more than a tangle of brambles, neglected hedges, dock plants and cow-trampled mud. There was very little other wildlife. A couple of weeks ago we planted our thousandth […]
Bob the Puffball
This story was written by Jeevan Kingsnorth and was published in the RTE Guide There was a little tree in the middle of a deep, dark wood. He was very hungry, and needed some nutrients. On the other side of the forest there was a puffball fungus. His name was Bob, and he was ten. […]
A visit to an orchard in east Galway
A friend of ours planted an orchard 14 years ago just after he moved into his house. In his orchard he has different varieties of apples (eating and stewing) he also has a plum tree, a cherry tree and a pear tree. Some trees do better than others, some trees look plump and full of […]