I hope that you will be able to make it to one of these events. Please note that booking is usually required, and details will be uploaded as soon as possible. Please honour your booking, as “no-shows” mean that someone else loses out – if you can’t make it, please let me or the organisers know.
| As part of the Back from the Booley festival in Hilltown, I will be leading a foraging walk from the town square and along by the Bann River. See the following link for the festival programme and booking details: https://online.fliphtml5.com/ydgpq/xpcj/ |
| DRIFT is a project for `Belfast’s river Lagan commissioned by Belfast 2024. It incorporates a welcoming space floating on the river where people can enjoy the multi-sensory experience of being on the water. There will be a series of events including music, talks, cinema, print-making, and I will be running some workshops on plant identification to complement the creation of a series of maps of the river corridor. Further details can be found on instagram @drift_lagan and facebook @drift.river.space or https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/belfast2024/the-programme/drift I will at the river on Saturday 14th September, 3pm at Stranmillis Wier, and Monday 23rd September at Waterfront Hall at 10am. |
| I will be leading a walk around Garvagh Forest as part of a series of events run by the Hare’s Corner Cooperative in Garvagh. Meet at the forest car park. Further details at https://harescornercooperative.org/ |
| I will be leading a walk through Ballyronan Wood and around the marina to look for autumn berries and what-not. We’ll finish in the Community Hall for a demonstration of jam-making. Please book by emailing Máire McPeake at tabbda@outlook.com |
| This is a follow-up to our April walk, and will be an opportunity to walk around this lovely organic farm near Straid and see what’s about. The cost is £25 including a welcome hot drink. Please book in person or by ringing the farm shop on 028 9332 2867 (they can take card payments over the phone). |
| I’m back at Broughgammon to visit Becky and Charlie and to lead an autumn foraging and herby walk around the farm. There’s always plenty to see. There is a £29 per person charge for this event. Please book using the following link: https://www.broughgammon.com/events/autumn-foraging-walk-september-2/?occurrence=2024-09-29 |
Past Events – Locations of Forage events around the country
Co. Londonderry
Learmount Forest, Feeny Roe Valley CP, Limavady Rath Dubh, Moneyneany Draperstown Downhill Forest Ballyscullion, Bellaghy Drumnaph Wood, Maghera Prehen, Derry Gransha, Derry Lough Beg, Toome Killaloo Wood, Claudy Ness Wood, Claudy Ballyronan
Co. Tyrone
Cabin Wood, Cookstown Augher Drum Manor Forest Park, Cookstown Dungannon Park Gortin Village Lissan House, Cookstown Springhill, Moneymore Gortin Glen Forest Park Ecclesville Wood, Fintona
Co. Armagh
Slieve Gullion Forest Park Crossmaglen Oxford Island
Co. Fermanagh
Devenish Partnership, Enniskillen Castle Archdale Forest Park Tully Castle Killyfole Lough
Co Antrim
Cushendall Beach Rathcoole Randalstown Sentry Hill, Newtownabbey Eden Allotments, Carrickfergus Antrim Castle Demesne Jubilee Wood, Whitehead Bashfordslnd and Oakfield Woods, Carrickfergus Mossley Mill Rathlin Island Greenisland Allotments Shane’s Castle Estate Broughgammon Farm, Ballycastle Ecos Park, Ballymena Cloughmills Bendooragh Ballintoy People’s Park, Ballymena Galgorm Crumlin Glen Larne Portglenone Straidkilly and Glenarm Glengormley Glynn Carnmoney Hill
Republic of Ireland
Marlay Park, Dublin St. Anne’s Park, Dublin Carlingford, Co. Louth Tintern, Co. Wexford
Belfast
Shaw’s Bridge Belvoir Forest Park Tullycarnet Ormeau Park Lagan Lands East Lagan Towpath Lagan Meadows Cherryvale Park Bog Meadows NR Orangefield
Co. Down
Moneyreagh Hillsborough Estate Comber Greenway Castlewellan Forest Park Rathfriland Rostrevor Forest Park Tollymore Forest Park Delamont Country Park Bangor Dundrum Groomsport Newcastle Portaferry Whiterock Strangford Loughbrickland Annahilt Lacken
