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IPCC Events and Activities Guide 2010

Be part of the Action for International Year of Biodiversity

Boggy events at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Co. Kildare and other venues throughout the country. Booking onto an event is essential. Please telephone 045-860133 or use the form below. Make this the year you decide to take part in one or more events.

MARCH 2010

Monday 1st - Bog of Allen Nature Centre re-opens for school visits and special interest groups. Brochure of programmes available by post (tel 045-860133) or directly now by following this link: Bog of Allen School and Special Interest Group Visits to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre

Thursday 4th - IPCC's launches new Green Living Guide. IPCC's green living guide will introduce you to the basics of how to get started with composting, conserving energy and water and how to encourage wildlife into your garden.

Mon. 15th - Fri. 19th - Buy Irish Festival in the Nature Shop at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre to help us celebrate St. Patrick's week. Get your turf burning cottages, lucky black bog cats, Brigid's Crosses, Scoib baskets, Ireland jigsaws and postcard and stamp sets during this week long celebration. All proceeds to the Save the Bogs Campaign. (Shop closed on St Patrick's Day) Follow this link to the Nature Shop Nature Shop - On-line

Saturday 20th - Irish Science Teachers' Association Annual Conference. Visit the IPCC stand at the conference in Sligo Institute of Technology.

APRIL 2010

1st - 30th - National Spring Clean Month is a nation-wide anti-litter initiative, join the IPCC at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and help us throughout the month of April to remove litter from nature reserves in the local area. For further information contact 045-860133.

Monday & Tuesday 12th & 13th - Enroll now for IPCC new course 'Measuring, Monitoring and Management of Irish Habitats and Wildlife'. Irelands' habitats and wildlife are under threat from pollution, human interference and invasive species. Learn how to conserve, restore and monitor habitats and wildlife throughout Ireland with this new two day course. The cost per participant is 95 Euro and places are limited. Click BOOK NOW for full details of the course and a booking form. If you have any queries please contact IPCC on 045-860133 or e-mail IPCC here. This course is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy 2010 and is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign.

Thursday 1st - Easter Frog fun camp at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre for children aged between 7 and 13 years. Activities supervised by experienced tutors to include: * Pond Dipping, * Frog Search and * Froggy Crafts 10am 1pm. Bring a snack pack, rain coat and outdoor shoes. Places limited.Cost: Euro 15 Contact: IPCC @ 045-860133 Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

MAY 2010

Tues 18th and Wed 19th May from 10.30am to 4pm: Volunteer Days. We are looking for volunteers to help us set up 3 new trials of Sphagnum cultivation methods on Lodge Bog South. This work involves removing vegetation from 25m square plots, removing the top few centimetres of oxidized peat and innoculating the area with Sphagnum moss. So we are looking for help with digging of the plots and also with searching for and gathering up the Sphagnum. Volunteers should bring wet gear, wellies and a packed lunch. Please email Richella Duggan here if you intend to come and join us. This event is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy which is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign.

Sunday 23rd May - To celebrate National Biodiversity week the Bog of Allen Nature Centre will be hosting a Biodiversity Show from 12noon-4pm. A feature talk entitled Monitoring Irish Butterflies will be given by Richella Duggan and this will be followed by a walk to Lullymore West bog reserve where the endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly is breeding. Adults and children welcome. Free Admission. Bring picnic. This event is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy which is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign. The event is also supported by Kildare County Council with a Festival Grant 2010.

Sat 29th and Sun 30th May: Dublin Zoo Native Species weekend. The weekend celebrates all of the wonderful flora and fauna species native to Ireland. Why not come along and visit the IPCC stand and see insect eating plants, dip for mini-beasts in our bog pond and learn how to make a craft using bog plants. All welcome. See www.dublinzoo.ie for details.

JUNE 2010

Monday 12th - Visit the Art Gallery at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre and be
inspired by the bog work of Irish artists. All proceeds to the Save the Bogs
Campaign. View a selection of art on line at Save the Bogs Gallery Art Gallery - On-line

JULY 2010

Thurs. 1st - Wed. 7th. 'An Introduction to Composting, Nature Crafts and the Wild boglands' teacher training course at Kildare Education Centre. This course is designed to introduce teachers to the basics of composting, simple crafty ideas, an introduction into the wild boglands of Ireland, some field study techniques and other activities teachers can carry out with their students when visiting a peatland. For further information and to book a place on this course contact the Kildare Education Centre on 045-530200

Wednesday and Thursday 14th and 15th - A second chance to take part in the IPCC's new course 'Measuring, Monitoring and Management of Irish Habitats and Wildlife'. Irelands' habitats and wildlife are under threat from pollution, human interference and invasive species. Learn how to conserve, restore and monitor habitats and wildlife throughout Ireland with this new two day course. The cost per participant is 95 Euro and places are limited. Click BOOK NOW for full details of the course and a booking form. If you have any queries please contact IPCC on 045-860133 or e-mail IPCC here. This course is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy 2010 and is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign.

Sunday 25th July- INTERNATIONAL BOG DAY. Join us at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre from 2-5pm to celebrate this world wide event. Events will include an introduction to IPCC's Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020 by Tadhg O Corcora followed by a walk to Lodge bog where participants will see some of the ongoing conservation work been undertaken by staff and volunteers of IPCC on the site. Adults and children welcome. Free Admission. Bring picnic. This event is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy which is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign. The event is also supported by Kildare County Council with a Festival Grant 2010.

AUGUST 2010

Monday 2nd - Holiday fun in the Nature Shop. Special promotion of bug boxes,
wildlife identification charts and activity cards. Catalogue available on website or by post (tel 045-860133). Follow this link to the Nature Shop Nature Shop - On-line

Mon. 9th - Fri. 13th August - Go Wild with Nature Summer Camp at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre for children aged between 7 and 13 years. Activities supervised by experienced tutors to include:* Nature Crafts: Dream Catchers, Bridget Cross, Harvest Knots* Wonders of Nature Earthwalk: smell, look, feel, paint and dream* Woodland Creepy Crawlie Quest and Nature Diary* Flytraps House: insect eating plants* Pond Dipping and Froggy Crafts* Bog Trip & Last Day PartyMon-Fri: 10am 1pm. Bring a snack pack, rain coat and outdoor shoes. Places limited.Cost: Euro 50 10% discount for second and subsequent siblings.Contact: IPCC @ 045-860133 Irish Peatland Conservation Council Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

Sun. 22nd August - HERITAGE WEEK EVENT. - Join the IPCCs at Lodge Bog, Co. Kildare for a day renovating the visitor Boardwalk on the bog. 11am to 4pm, meeting at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. Depending on the number of participants we will also be doing a litter pick up on the bog and removing invasive species that are affecting the hydrology of the site. Bring wellies and packed lunch. Advance booking is essential. Please email Michael Kenny here if you intend to come and join us or you can telephone Michael at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre on. 045-860133. You can find out more about volunteering by visiting Volunteering with IPCC

SEPTEMBER 2010

Monday 6th - LAUNCH OF IPCC CHRISTMAS COLLECTION. Beat the rush and order
your Christmas cards and calendars now from the Nature Shop. Catalogue
available on website Nature Shop - On-line Also available directly from the Bog of Allen Nature Centre.

Thursday 16th - Introduction to Sphagnum identifcation in conjunction with the National Biodiversity Data Centre. This one day course runs from 10 am to 4pm and costs just Euro20 (including lunch). It is suitable for beginners and established recorders. It aims to increase knowledge of the Sphagnum mosses which are the main constituent in the peat of raised bogs. Book your place by emailing the National Biodiversity Data Centre You can also contact them at Beechfield House, WIT West Campus, Carriganore, Waterford. Tel: 051-306240

Sunday 26th - Green Living and Lifestyle Open Day at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre from12noon-4pm. In a change from previous years the IPCC are bringing forward their last open day of the year. This is mainly due to poor weather experienced towards the end of the year. All are welcome to this event led by Nuala Madigan and the day will focus on how we can divert waste, decrease our energy consumption, garden with wildlife in mind and use traditional cleaning remedies for around the home. Adults and children welcome. Free Admission. Bring picnic. To get you started why not visit our Wildlife Gardening Web Page This event is being run especially for International Year of Biodiveristy which is sponsored by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Notice Nature Campaign. The event is also supported by Kildare County Council with a Festival Grant 2010.

OCTOBER 2010

Friday 29th - Creepie Crawlie Trick or Treat Thursday. Halloween Day at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre for children aged between 7 and 13 years. Activities supervised by experienced tutors to include: * Creepie Crawlie Quest, * Story Telling and * Batty Crafts10am 1pm. Bring a snack pack, rain coat and outdoor shoes. Places limited. Cost: Euro 15 Contact: IPCC @ 045-860133 Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare.

NOVEMBER 2010

1st - 30th - The Nature Shop at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre will be open Monday -Friday from 10am -4pm for all your Christmas shopping needs. Alternatively call the centre today to request a calendar on 045-860133 or e-mail: bogs@ipcc.ie

DECEMBER 2010

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Watch this space throughout the year for updates on event times and venues

Nature Reserves to Visit
Getting out and enjoying nature is not only great fun, but it's really good for your health too. As well as great family events, we have lots of wonderful places you can visit in your own time, where you can enjoy a wild walk, explore and discover more about local wildlife. Visit IPCC Nature Reserves for more information.

IPCC, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
T: 045-860133, F: 045-860481, E: bogs@ipcc.ie
Web Site: www.ipcc.ie