Harvesting in 2022 the Fruits from Trees planted by volunteers in 2013
The apples once picked (after leaving behind windfall fruits for the rest of nature to enjoy) were converted by my good wife Cepta (with a little help from me!( into delicious tarts that were happily eaten by volunteers onsite!
Top of photo shows four volunteers from 2022 (Paul, Ruth, Victor & Tobias) holding a wicker basket of apples made possible by the efforts of Terryland volunteers from 2013 including the four people shown in the lower part of the photo, namely Caroline Mc Donagh and daughter, and Sarah Knight and son Cian.
We thank these four people and the other great volunteers of nine years ago as well as all of the thousands of volunteers who have given their time and effort since 2000 to rewild what is now a Terryland Forest Park comprising a mosaic of diverse wildlife habitats in the heart of urban Galway.
Earlier this year volunteers planted in the same area a linear orchard of rare varieties of native Irish apples donated to us by Martina Finn who obtained them from Seedsavers. Looking forward to harvesting their fruits in future years.
Finally a big 'bualadh bos' to Cepta Lynch Stephens who donated the lovely handcrafted wicker basket to me a few years ago.
p.s. Join us every Saturday morning from 10am at the Sandy Road entrance to Terryland Forest Park
Irish Hedgehog Survey Workshop: 11am on Saturday (August 6th)
Join the Tuatha of Terryland Forest Park volunteers this Saturday for a training workshop as part of our participation in the Irish Hedgehog Survey.
We are honoured to have as our mentor on the day the inspirational Elaine O'Riordan, the founder and the driving force behind the Irish Hedgehog Survey,
We are honoured to have as our mentor on the day the inspirational Elaine O'Riordan, the founder and the driving force behind the Irish Hedgehog Survey,
This
aim of this citizen science project, led by Elaine and her team of
researchers in NUI Galway, is to learn more about where hedgehogs live
in Ireland and how they use our urban and rural habitats.
There
are indeed hedgehogs living in Terryland Forest Park and we have the
films and photos to prove it! However we need to undertake a proper
scientific approach to understand the extent of the hedgehog population
in the park and across Ireland and the factors that impact on their
lives.
Should you wish to take part in the training workshop send an email request to tuathaterrylandforest@gmail.com