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.

Seaweed Creations

 

Brown’s Bay, Island Magee, Co. Antrim

Friday 22nd March 2024, 14:00

Take a walk along the shoreline and learn about seaweed and shellfish. Learn how to make tasty coastal creations and finish with some homemade chowder. Led by Forage Ireland expert Dermot Hughes. Booking link here.

Sorry, booked out.

 

 

 

 

Foraging Walk at Lough Neagh

Ballyronan Marina, Co. Londonderry

Saturday 23rd March 2024, 10:00 – 12:30

I will be leading a walk through Ballyronan Wood and around the marina to look for early spring growth. We’ll finish in the Community Hall for a bit of tasty soup with some foraged ingredients.

Please book by emailing Liam Glavin at tabbda@outlook.com

Sorry, booked out

 

 

 

 

Foraging Walk Ballylagan Organic Farm

Straid, Co Antrim

Saturday 13th April 2024, 2:30 pm

This is a new venue for me, 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).

 

 

 

 

 

Foraging Walk Broughgammon Farm

Ballycastle, Co Antrim

Sunday 14th April 2024, 11 am

I’m back at Broughgammon to visit Becky and Charlie and to lead a 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/april-foraging-998/?occurrence=2024-04-14

 

 

 

 

 

Foraging Walk at Lough Neagh

Ballyronan Marina, Co. Londonderry

Saturday 11th May 2024, 10:00 – 12:30

I will be leading a walk through Ballyronan Wood and around the marina to look for spring growth. We’ll finish in the Community Hall to make some wild garlic pesto.

Please book by contacting Maire McPeake on 028 79418399 or email tabbda@outlook.com

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Walk at Broughgammon

Ballycastle, Co. Antrim

Sunday 19th May 2024, 11 am

I will be leading another walk around Broughgammon Farm where we can look at a great range of forageable plants and herbs in the fields and hedgerows (cost £29 per person).

Please book by using the following link: https://www.broughgammon.com/events/summer-foraging-may/?occurrence=2024-05-19

 

 

 

 

 

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