Biodiversity Week has been organised to develop awareness of the importance of biodiversity and to better understand its value to the local, national and international communities. Biodiversity Week in Meath is part of a European initiative to encourage people to take an interest in their local Biodiversity. The people of Meath are invited to get out into Meath’s Biodiversity, to visit Meath wild spots, lakes, rivers, bogs, woodlands or to simply enjoy the biodiversity of their back garden.

A listing of events can be found here:  https://biodiversityweek.ie/

Meath events include

Kilbride: Bat Walk – 17th May 9.15pm

Balrath Woods Walk, Talk and Volunteer Day 17^th May 9.30am

Puffin Rock- Animated Film 17^th May   11am

Wildlife on the river Nanny and Clean Up Event (Sonairte and WRI) 17^th May 11am

Restoring River Habitats in the Boyne Valley 18^th May  10am

Guided Nature Heritage Walk “Hidden Gems on the river Nanny” 18^th May 2.30pm

Stepping into Nature with Rachel McKenna 18^th May 3pm

Wildlife Detective Workshop- Ashbourne Library 19^th May 2pm   

Hedgerow and Hedge management and biodiversity walk and talk 20^th May 7pm   

Wildlife Detective Workshop- Navan Library 21^st May 10am    

Guided Biodiversity Walk at Girley Bog, Co. Meath, collaborating with IPCC 21^st May 7pm  

Walk on the Wildside of the Commons of Lloyd Loop 22^nd May 12.30pm    

Bat Walk in Sonáirte  22^nd May 9pm    

Bog in a Bottle Workshop with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council- Duleek 24^th May 11am

Introduction to Foraging 24^th May 11am

Bog in a Bottle Workshop with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council- Dunshaughlin 24^th May 2pm    

Bumblebees and Bogs for Beginners – Walk and Talk Event 24^th May  2pm 

Ireland’s Butterfiles Workshop – Searching for the Small Blue 25^th May  2pm

Biodiversity Week Quiz and Prize Giveaway!  16^th – 25^th May  

Free entrance to the garden and nature trail 16^th –  25^th May

Full details here: https://biodiversityweek.ie/events-calendar