Join @irish_forest_owners for a free, family-friendly day in the woods, open to all!
📅This Saturday 16th May 2026
⏰ 9:00am – 4:30pm
📍 Derrybeg, Co. Offaly (eircode sent on registration)
🚌 FREE shuttle bus provided
Enjoy guided woodland walks, forest bathing, biodiversity sessions, forest school activities, live demonstrations, and local crafters throughout the day.
Places are limited, make sure to book your place on: (or scan the QR code)
#BiodiversityWeek #FamilyDayOut #Offaly
Join @offalyclimatebioactiongroup for a free, family-friendly guided walk exploring the trees of Tullamore’s urban landscape.
📅 Saturday 16th May
⏰ 2:30pm
📍 Lloyd Town Park, Tullamore (Cormac St. entrance)
The walk will be led by Crann – Trees for Ireland and followed by a talk at Tullamore Library.
Learn about tree identification, forest ecology and forest eco‑therapy, all as part of Biodiversity Week.
Scan the QR code for more information or check the
@offalyclimatebioactiongroup 's instagram page.
#BiodiversityWeek #FamilyDayOut #Offaly
Join us in celebrating #Biodiversityweek in Offaly from Friday 15th – Sunday 24th May for a fantastic line-up of events across the county.
Enjoy guided walks, wildlife talks, and special events including:
📍 Crann Guided Walk in Lloyd Park with @offalyclimatebioactiongroup
🌲 A Walk in the Woods - Family Forest Day, Derrybeg with @irish_forest_owners
🦅 Peregrine Falcons talk in Tullamore (Fully Booked)
🦇 Blundell Bat House ribbon cutting in Edenderry
🌊 Dancing Dippers walk in Birr
✨ Welcome Back the Swifts in Banagher
📚 Plus, biodiversity activities running all week in @offaly_libraries
Some events require booking, so be sure to check details in advance.
You will find all national events on, www.biodiversityweek.ie, or filter your search to fill all #Offaly events!
Contact [email protected] for more information on any of our events!
These events are supported by @offalycountycouncil and @theheritagecouncil
St Carthage’s Church in Rahan will be open this Friday, 15 May from 5–7pm to celebrate St Carthage’s Day.
All are welcome to drop in and visit this extraordinary historic church in co. Offaly.
Please park along the road and take care not to block the gates.
We advise to bring sturdy footwear as access involves walking across the monastic enclosure.
Always plenty to digest after a field trip with John Feehan. Out with the #Offaly Naturalists' Field Club today examining the formation of eskers and their evolving #botany courtesy of Banagher Concrete. An area to be explored in more detail on this year's summer school.
The Offaly Naturalists' Field Club is supported by @theheritagecouncil@housing.localgov.heritage@offalycountycouncil
You are invited to the launch of Land Wars to Civil War by Padraig Heavin
A beautifully illustrated hardback featuring rare photographs, this book is a powerful account of West Offaly (1904–1925), telling the story of ordinary people whose courage shaped an extraordinary future.
The book will be launch by Padraig Boland, Chairperson of Offaly LOETB, at High Street Hall, Belmont (R42 AX66), on the 15 May at 8:00pm.
This publication has been supported by @offalycountycouncil , @theheritagecouncil and @deptculturecommssport
#BookLaunch #LocalHistory #offalyhistory
@offaly_libraries and @irishheritageschool are hosting Sonoma State University Professor Mary Gomes, who will deliver a public lecture at Birr Library entitled “The Nature We Love is the Nature We Protect: From Campus Sustainability Initiatives to Rights of Nature.”
📅Wednesday, 6th May at 6 pm, at Birr Library
All are welcome!
#PublicLecture #BirrLibrary
Join us this Sunday, 3rd May, for an early‑morning guided Dawn Chorus Walk in Lloyd Park, Tullamore with Richard Jack.
⏰ 4.45 – 7.00 AM
📍 Meet at the Cormac Street entrance
All welcome – wrap up warm and bring your listening ears!
#DawnChorus #Offaly #offalynaturalistsfieldclub
🐦Dawn Chorus Walk in Lloyd Park, Tullamore!
Join Richard Jack for a peaceful guided walk and learn to recognise the beautiful sounds of your local birds.
🕓 Time: 4.45 – 7.00 AM
📅 Date: Sunday, 3rd of May
📍 Place: Lloyd Park, Tullamore
➡️ Meeting at the Cormac Street entrance
For more Offaly Naturalists events like these go to - https://www.offaly.ie/offaly-naturalists-field-club/ - link in bio!
This event is supported by @theheritagecouncil
#DawnChorus #Offaly #offalynaturalistsfieldclub For more Offaly Naturalists Field Club events like these go to
@theheritagecouncil is inviting anyone considering hosting a Heritage Week event to join the 2026 National Heritage Week Training, taking place online on:
📅 Tuesday 5 May at 11am
📅 Wednesday 13 May at 7pm
Both sessions are free and offer a great opportunity to:
Hear heritage experts, get inspired and connect with fellow organisers
This year’s training explores event ideas under the theme “Heritage At Risk”, with a focus on practical, interactive skills to help you plan and deliver a successful National Heritage Week event.
National Heritage Week runs from 15–23 August 2026
Register now: https://www.heritageweek.ie/get-involved/training-days-for-organisers
#NationalHeritageWeek #HeritageIreland
As part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site process, we are delighted to welcome €240,000 in funding for the Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland. ✨
This funding will support essential repairs to the Leviathan Telescope at @birrcastledemesne , Co. Offaly, along with conservation works at Dunsink Observatory.
Birr Castle Demesne is working in partnership with DIAS Dunsink Observatory and Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, with the support of @offalycountycouncil , to progress their bid for World Heritage Site status.
This funding forms part of the supports provided by the @nationalmonumentsservice .
#UNESCOWorldHeritage #BirrCastle #Offaly
A beautiful morning spent with Wild Food Mary (Bulfin) at Garryhinch Wood yesterday, Sunday, 19 April.
A bumper attendance and marvellous weather made for a highly successful and enjoyable walk. Although we didn’t travel far, we made plenty of stops to identify plants and explore their traditional uses. Mary shared her expert knowledge on the health benefits of a wide range of species, along with generous tips, recipes, and practical guidance for everyday use.
The walk was wonderfully rounded off by the sound of a drumming woodpecker nearby, while butterflies basked in the spring sunshine, adding to the sense of a woodland very much alive 🌿🦋
For more events, visit our website - bio.
The #Offaly Naturalists Field Club Programme is Supported by @housing.localgov.heritage and @theheritagecouncil@offalycountycouncil
