Step into the wild with Friends of Merlin Woods for Biodiversity week 14th-22nd May . We will be joined by a whole host of individuals and organisations to create a week of immersion and a nature awareness experience in this wild urban oasis. Most of the events are open to general public, free and located or leave from Merlin Woods Community Garden unless otherwise stated .Please check out info below.

Sat 14th Conservation Day with Debbie Reilly 10am -4pm

Merlin Park Woods Heritage Conservation and Woodland Coppicing Project. Join us on the day to help us remove existing cut branches from around our stonewall project area and survey the plant species, other wildlife species and trees in the surrounding areas.

Monday 16th May Bat Walk with Caitriona Carlin , Galway Bat Group 9pm

Always such a great walk listening to bats and spotting them as they forage overhead or among the trees , great to have the return of the bat walks after a few years of absence due to COVID

Tuesday 17th May Wildflower walk with botanist Ciaran Bruton 7pm exploring the amazing array of wildflowers at this time of year .

Wednesday 18th May 10am-12 noon Linking in with ATU (former GMIT) Green Campus Bioblitz exploring the wildlife of the area. (Not open to General Public)

Thursday 19th May 7pm Red Squirrels of Merlin with Emma Roberts , Exploring the tracks and signs they leave benhind and learning about their behaviour from Emma who has been studying them for the last number of years .

Friday 20th May Nature for Health Walk 10am Bringing communities together to enjoy nature together

Sat 21st Butterfly and Nature Walk with Colin Stanley 12 noon Observe nature up close , learn about the smaller things we may not always see and how to odentify them

Sunday 22nd May 2pm Galway Barn Owl Project Talk with John Carraig in Merlin Woods Community Garden . Learn all about the barn owl and what they need to survive and how people can help. A barn owl will be present on the day and people will be able to see the owl from a safe distance.

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the occassion . For more info friendsofmerlinwoods@gmail.com

All welcome, chidren must be supervised by a responsible adult .