Programme for Public 2011
Prebooking required for all events with Nan O Brien at 051 845625, nobrien@wit.ie, or Mary Ryan at 051 302482
The Bealtaine Festival for Outdoor Science is a partnership of groups interested in Celebrating our Living Earth in the Southeast of Ireland and is coordinated by Calmast. Waterford IT through Calmast offers a wide range of science, technology, engineering and maths programmes for schools in the Southeast, attracting over 12,000 visitors to four annual festivals: Maths Week Ireland, Waterford Science Festival, Engineering Week and Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science.
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Venue |
Activity |
Presenter |
Days |
Times |
Groups |
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WIT Atrium |
Robert Mallet: Irish Engineer & Scientist, A Commemorative Exhibition: |
WIT & RDS |
Fri 6th May – 23rd May |
8 am – 8 pm |
General Public, |
| Carriganore Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Dusk Chorus. Eric Dempsey author and broadcaster will lead this woodland bird walk . |
Eric Dempsey, broadcaster and author |
Sunday 15th |
7.00 pm |
General Public |
| Trawnamoe, Bonmahon |
Discover the Geology and History of the Trawnamoe area with guide Sean O’Connor | Sean O Connor Copper Coast Geopark |
Monday 16th |
7.30pm | General Public |
| Tankardstown, Bonmahon |
Guided Walk of Tankardstown and Stage Cove and discover the geology and history of area with guide Bruce Mc Donald |
Bruce Mc Donald, Copper Coast Geopark |
Tues 17th |
7pm |
General Public |
| WIT main Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Natural navigation - discover the art of navigation and finding your way without instruments by using just the skies, nature and the environment |
Sean O Connor, Copper Coast Geopark |
Wed 18th |
7.30pm |
General Public, Families |
| Fenor Bog |
“May every weed be a wild flower” Visit to Fenor bog with Alan Walsh. Come along and dis- cover the bog’s unique plants and how they have benefitted people for thousands of years. |
Alan Walsh , Copper Coast Geopark |
Wed 18th |
7pm |
General Public |
| Dunhill |
Guided Walk of Dunhill. Discover the geology and history of the area with local guide Donal Lehane |
Donal Lehane, Copper Coast Geopark |
Fri 20th |
7.00 pm |
General Public |
| Carriganore Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Irish Launch of Interreg project Communities and Mammal Conservation Mammals in a Sustainable Environment (MISE) - How you can help to conserve our wild mammals. |
Dr. Catherine O Reilly and Dr. Peter Turner, WIT |
Fri 20th |
7.00pm |
General Public |
| Carriganore Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Kate Williamson of the Snowdonia Mammal Group, will talk about their work with otters and other mammals in Wales. |
The Snowdonia Mammal Group |
Fri 20th |
7.30 pm |
General Public |
| Carriganore Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Irish Bats. Conor Kelleher from Bat Conservation Ireland will talk about Irish bats. Followed by Bat Walk at 10 pm |
Conor Kelleher from Bat Conservation Ireland |
Fri 20th |
8.15 pm |
General Public |
| Carriganore Campus Waterford Institute of Technology |
Poster Display of research including the Munster Squirrel Survey. |
Fri 20th |
9.00 pm |
General Public | |
| Portlaw Woods |
Guided walk, “The Martens of Portlaw Woods” Field ecologists from WIT have used DNA analysis to identify the individual pine marten living here and to learn something of the lives of these secretive animals. Although we are unlikely to meet the animals themselves this is a chance to visit their territories and learn a little about how they live and how we track them using hair traps, field skills and remote cameras |
Molecular Ecology Research group WIT |
Sat 21st |
10.00 am |
General Public, Families |
| The Cunniger, Dungarvan |
Explore the biodiversity of the Cunniger and make a giant Mosaic. With Blawnin and Rayleen Blawnin and Rayleen Clancy |
Sat 21st | 2.00 pm | Families | |
| BioBlitz (LOGO) |
BioBlitz is a scientific race against time. The aim of this fun event is to find as many species as possible within a park over be 24 hour period. The event will be running at Raven Wood Nature Reserve, Co Wexford. The event will commence at 17.00 hrs on 20 May and finish at 17.00 hrs on 21 May. |
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International Day for Biological Diversity Sunday 22nd May |
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| Annestown |
Build a Giant Mozaic on Annestown using natural materials found on beach with pebbles, seaweed and shells etc with artist Sinead Driver and geologist Tina Keating. |
Sinead Driver and geologist Tina Keating. |
Sun 22nd |
12.30 pm |
General Public, Families |
| Rainbow Hall, Kilmacthomas, then to Coumshingaun lake |
A guided biodiversity walk to Coumshingaun lake, the largest and deepest corrie lake in the Comeraghs with Dr. Stephen McCormack and Dr. Eugenie Regan (National Biodiversity Data Centre) |
Dr. Stephen McCormack and Dr. Eugenie Regan (National Biodiversity Data Centre) |
Sun 22nd |
12.00 pm |
General Public, Families, reasonable fitness levels needed |
| Rathgormack Hiking Centre and then Boolas lake |
A guided Biodiversity Walk to the Boolas glacial lakes |
Owen O’Shaughnessy, Rathgormack Ramblers and Paul Green, Botanist and author of Flora of County Waterford |
Sun 22nd |
12.30 pm |
General Public, Families, reasonable fitness levels needed |
| Nire lakes – meeting at Nire car park |
A guided walk to the Nire lakes, with local historian Michael Desmond exploring the mountains, lakes and plants of the area |
Michael Desmond | Sun 22nd |
2.00pm |
General Public, Families, reasonable fitness levels needed |
