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Final Rainwater Planters

14 July 2025

The Killarney Men's Shed have installed the last of our five rainwater planters in the Biosphere. With thanks to Kerry County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service we were able to fund five planters in the region. The aim of our initiaitve was to raise awareness of nature based solu...

Workshop Cancelled

14 July 2025

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our creative writing workshop scheduled for Thursday July 17th. The workshop was due to be a follow on from our first workshop hosted by Killarney Library on Thursday July 3rd. We had a a very interesting group in attendance on the 3rd and we shared stories and...

Our Wild Woodlands

27 June 2025

The Biosphere's 'Our Wild Woodlands' booklet is coming along nicely and is already awash with short stories and poems. We have not yet added illustrations as we haven't appointed an illustrator. Biosphere Officer Brendan Kirwan tried periously to create some illustrations for inclusion in the boo...

Creative Writing Workshop

23 June 2025

We are delighted to collaborate with Killarney Library once again. We will be hosting a Creative Writing workshop in the library on Thursday 3rd of July at 10:45am, all are welcome. The workshop will be focussing on Kerry's wild woodlands and will be hosted by the Biosphere Officer, Bredan Kirwan.

Biodiversity Week - Library Initiative

06 June 2025

The Kerry Biosphere was delighted to team up with Kerry County Council to prepare biodiversity themed tables at libraries throughout the County. Participating libraries included Castleisland, Dingle, Killarney, Killorglin, and Listowel. Biodiversity themed literature, skate and ray egg cases, oak...

Flora in Bloom

29 May 2025

The grassland at Killarney Library is looking healthy and has not been mown in May. Dandelion and Catsears dominate the grass with Red Clover, Yarrow, Daisies, and Mouse Ear frequently occurring. The sun crept out for a short period in the early afternoon and the presence of Bumblebees and Honeyb...

Kerry Libraries Biodiversity Week

29 May 2025

Biodiversity Week 2025 has been and gone, time flies as usual. The glorious weather continued for the most part and we enjoyed bright sunny weather. Much needed rain arrived and the floral species in the Biosphere soaked up some much needed moisture. Meanwhile, indoors, the Kerry Biosphere and Ke...

Invertebrates

20 May 2025

With this Mediterranean like weather, it is a great chance to observe our varied invertebrates. A personal favourite of mine are Dragonflies. Dragonflies are associated with wetland habitats such as bogs, ponds, and lakes. We do not have any wetlands in our garden, however we get commuting Dragon...

Pollinators

20 May 2025

With the brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures, it has been a great period for our pollinators. At home, we have adopted 'No Mow May' which has yielded tall strands of Ragged Robin, Buttercups, and Daisies. We have supplemented our garden species with the planting of flowers to further provide...

Invasive Species

20 May 2025

Now that we are in the summer months, our flora is blooming. It is easy to see just why Hawthorn is also known as Whitethorn, Gorse brings a brilliant yellow as does Yellow Flag Iris, whilst Ragged Robin, Red Valerian, and Foxglove provide beautiful shades of pink. It is also easy to see our non-...