Wildlife event in Palmerston 20-21 May

Rinker

Hi

Just to let you all know theres a BioBlitz on in Waterstown Park, Palmerston at the weekend. See http://bioblitz.biodiversityireland.ie/ for details

I've attached the line up of events arranged as part of BioBlitz. Included are free rafting trips on the Liffey. Come along to basecamp to sign up and bring some footwear you don't mind getting wet. Hope as many of you as possible can make it. Should be a fun event for all the family.

BIOBLITZ EVENTS AT WATERSTOWN PARK, LIFFEY VALLEY
20 & 21 May

Friday 20 May

17.00hrs to 18.00hrs: quick plant dash - recording 30 common species to get the tally started (Rosaleen Dwyer)

19.30hrs to 21.00hrs: mammal tracking (Daniel Buckley/Paul Scott/Serena Dool)

21.00hrs to 22.00hrs: bat walks (Bat Conservation Ireland)

22.00hrs – 22.30hrs: setting up moth traps (Angus Tyner)


Saturday 21 May

05.00hrs to 07.00hrs: dawn chorus (Sth Dublin branch of BirdWatch Ireland)

09.30hrs to 10.30hrs: opening of moth traps (Angus Tyner)

10.00hrs: guided raft trip along the Liffey (Kilian Kelly/Rafting.ie)

10.30hrs to 11:30hrs: pond dipping (Pascal Sweeney)

12.00hrs: guided raft trip along the Liffey (Kilian Kelly/Rafting.ie)

12.00hrs to 13:00hrs: butterfly/bumblebee walk (Aoife O’Rourke/Dara Stanley)

14.00hrs: guided raft trip along the Liffey (Kilian Kelly/Rafting.ie)

14.00hrs to 15.00hrs: General park walk (park staff and Rosaleen Dwyer)

15.00hrs to 16.00hrs: bryophyte walk (Noleen Smyth & Christina Campbell)

15.00hrs to 16.00hrs: pond dipping (Mary Kelly-Quinn)

16.00hrs: guided raft trip along the Liffey (Kilian Kelly/Rafting.ie)

Important: Sign up at basecamp for raft trips, bring a change of footwear and be prepared for a 1km walk back to the park from the drop off point.

Rinker

A remarkable 687 species of flora and fauna were discovered in Waterstown Park over the weekend. This is a remarkable level of biodiversity given the sites urban location.