“Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living
things in a particular place”
Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things in a particular place
Biodiversity is found throughout Dublin City, including the coastline, public
parks, graveyards, rivers, canals and their riparian zones, open spaces linked
to historic, educational and other public buildings, along roadsides, railway
tracks and footpaths, and within residential ‘greens’, private gardens, walls and
buildings.
Dublin City Biodiversity
Events & Activities 2016
North Bull Island and Dublin Bay are among the best places in Dublin City to
experience wildlife, and particularly the nationally and internationally important
flocks of wildfowl and wading birds.
Our rivers, canals and riparian zones (river banks and towpaths) are important
wildlife habitats, supporting fish, rare plants, river birds, mammals, and
invertebrates, in addition to their function as corridors for connecting wildlife
throughout the City.
Public parks support many examples of semi-natural habitats, and rare or
legally-protected species of plants and animals.
Dublin City’s street trees provide important nesting, roosting, feeding, and
commuting opportunities for many wildlife species, such as birds and bats, and
are an important component of the City’s Green Infrastructure Network. Private
gardens provide important resources for Dublin City’s wildlife, such as food and
shelter, and can often present people with opportunities to interact with nature
A full list of events and activities which are held in Dublin City Council Parks can
be found at www.dublincity.ie
Please note: Due to weather conditions, times are subject to change. Please see
our website for updates.
For further information contact 01-2223369 or [email protected]
Summer Issue - May 2016
BITHSFEIR
Chuan Bhaile Atha Cliath
Dublin Bay
BIOSPHERE
Biodiversity Events in the City
Biodiversity Events in the City
May 1st-June 3rd Atrium, Civic Offices
Check out our interactive displays on Biodiversity in Dublin City, Dublin Urban Birds
Project, Brent Goose Schools Project, Urban Bees and Pollinators, and more!
May 28th-29th: Dollymount Strand @10 am
Visit our Biodiversity Village at the ‘Battle for the Bay’. Enjoy beachcombing play, live sea
creatures, birds of the bay, leave no trace for wildlife. Meet a host of wildlife conservation
organisations and see how you can get involved
May 1st-May 29th RTE Radio 1 Mooney Goes Wild, Sundays @10pm
Tune into the Mooney Goes Wild Show for a series of interviews with DCC parks staff
experts, school children, community groups and NGO’s to hear about some biodiversity
projects in Dublin City
June 12th: Herbert Park @ 3pm
Go hunting for bugs with OWLS The Children’s Nature Charity. Book with OWLS at www.
owls.ie or 087 3299936
May 15th: St Anne’s Park@ 3pm
Join OWLS The Children’s Nature Charity for a den-building challenge!!
Book with OWLS at www.owls.ie or 087 3299936
June 19th: St Anne’s Park @3pm
Family Fun Games Day with OWLS, The Children’s Nature Charity. Bookings at www.
owls.ie or 087 3299936
May19th: Pearse St Library @1pm
Biodiversity in Dublin. An illustrated talk with Dublin City Council Biodiversity Team
June 22nd: North Bull Island @ 2pm
Learn about gulls, swifts and other urban birds with interactive displays and expert advice
from BirdWatch Ireland. For further information 2223369 or [email protected]
or www.birdwatchireland.ie
May 21s: Bushy Park, Parks Depot @ 2pm
Join Dodder Action Group and DCC Biodiversity Team for an illustrated talk on Invasive
Alien Species. Book with www.dodderactiondublin.com
May 22nd Fr. Collins Park @ 11am
Help the Irish Wildlife Trust to carry out a Bioblitz of Fr. Collins Park to celebrate
International Biodiversity Day. How many species can you find?
May 22nd Herbert Park, the Hive @ 3pm
Illustrated talk and interactive display on Biodiversity with Parks Biodiversity Team
May 25th: Raheny Library @ 7pm
Illustrated talk and interactive display on Biodiversity with Parks Biodiversity Team
May 28th: Herbert Park @10am (fully booked)
Come along to our Bumblebee Workshops, where the National Biodiversity Data Centre
will show you how to tell bumblebees apart by looking at their tails! “Count Flowers for
Bees” with TCD and UCD researchers. Learn to contribute to a flower map for pollinators
by taking photos of flowers using a mobile phone app
June 25th: North Bull Island @ 2pm
Guided walk with the Irish Wildlife Trust to view the Islands orchid population. Can you
spot a spotted orchid?
July 3rd: Bushy Park @ 3pm
Survival challenge with OWLS, The Children’s Nature Charity. Book with OWLS at www.
owls.ie or 087 3299936
July 16th-17th: St Anne’s Park @ 10 am
Visit our Biodiversity Village at the Rose Festival. Enjoy the wildlife and good life of Dublin
with biodiversity experts and community gardeners and allotment holders.
July 17th: Tolka Valley Park @ 3pm
Come pond-dipping for newt tadpoles, water boatmen, pond skaters and more with OWLS
The Children’s Nature Charity. Book with OWLS at www.owls.ie or 087 3299936