Féidhlim Harty Workshop
11 March 2025
We are delighted to welcome back Féidhlim Harty for a second workshop. Our first workshop back in January was a huge success with a sell out crowd gathering in the Garden Room at Killarney House. We were treated to an entertaining and informative morning and left thinking about what actions we ca...
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New Biosphere Coordinator Dublin Bay Biosphere!
27 February 2025
We were delighted to learn that new Biosphere Coordinator has been employed at the Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve. Congratulations to Dr Pauhla McGrane for securing the role. As there are but two biospheres in Ireland, we have a close working relationship with the Dublin Bay Biosphere. We have coll...
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On the Move
07 February 2025
Our beautiful Lessser Horseshoe Bat sculpture will be migrating from North Kerry to South Kerry this week, making the trek from Tralee Library to Killarney Library. The sculpture has been roosting in Tralee since September, spending Halloween and a jolly Christmas in the County Town. The sculptur...
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New Year, Fresh Ideas
07 February 2025
January is finally over and whilst our bats and hedgehogs are still in hibernation, here at the Kerry Biosphere we are bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready for new initiatives. We continue with Year Two of the Rainwater Planter Initiative having installed planters in St. Oliver's, Scoil Bhríde ...
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Rainwater Planter Workshop a Huge Success
23 January 2025
The Garden Room at Killarney House was at full capacity on Monday 20th January for the Kerry Biosphere's Rainwater Planter Workshop. Hosted by the Biosphere, the workshop provider Féidhlim Harty delivered an entertaining, informative, and interactive workshop that appealed to all audience members...
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Rainwater Planter Workshop Update
15 January 2025
We are racing towards Monday 20th January and our Rainwater Planter workshop with expert Féidhlim Harty. We are looking forward to kicking off on Monday at 10am in the pleasant surroundings of the Garden Room in the decadent Killarney House. Places are being booked fast, and though limited, you c...
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Rainwater Planter Workshop
08 January 2025
We're delighted to host expert Féidhlim Harty t odeliver a workshop foccussed on suburban drainge systems (SuDS) and rainwater planters. The Kerry Biosphere Rainwater Planter Initiative has been made possible from funding from Kerry County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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Rainwater Planter Webinar launched on Youtube
04 December 2024
Our popular webinar 'Sanitation and SuDS, addressing water quality, flooding, biodiversity, and climate,' with author and company director Mr Féidhlim Harty, has proven to be a popular webinar. Féidlhlim is the company director for FH Wetlands Ltd., based in Lahinch, County Clare. Féidhlim has 28...
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New Calendar a Huge Success
02 December 2024
We were delighted to have printed our calendars from the 'Bats of the Kerry Biosphere Calendar Competition'. We received drawings from all over the County, from as far south as Kenmare, and north to Loughfoder. The standard of entry was very high, the pictures and drawings illustrating the intric...
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Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Webinar
27 November 2024
The Kerry Biosphere Officer, Brendan Kirwan, delivered an ‘Introduction to the Kerry Biosphere Reserve’ on the evening of Monday 18th November. The aim of the webinar was to provide participants with information on the designation, the scale and location of the reserve, and the ethos / function o...
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