This week, 17th – 25th May, is National Biodiversity Week, a week when we are encouraged to explore and celebrate the many different riches with which nature has endowed this island of ours. There are loads of guided walks, talks and treks happening around the country but you can, if you prefer, celebrate it in your own way: all you have to do is take to the great outdoors, open your eyes and take it all in!
“National Biodiversity Week provides us with lots of great opportunities to get up close and personal to nature. Explore and enjoy our unique landscapes, from beaches and bogs, to rivers and urban canals, to forests and mountainsides. It’s amazing what you can discover, even in a familiar place!”
Wexford is spoiled for choice when it comes to biodiversity-rich areas of great scenic beauty whether that be a stroll on the beach, a riverside walk or maybe a trek up the Blackstairs Mountains. Jamestown Nature Reserve, Oylegate, is “a working farm and nature reserve in Wexford that fosters and explores the wonder of natural diversity”. See more at www.jamestownnaturereserve.com
Wexford Tidy Towns has a big biodiversity push on this year under the banner “Let’s Bee Friendly”. The aim is to get us all to plant bee-friendly plants in our gardens. Learn more about how you can help from our gardening tips and be sure to pledge your support to the “Let’s Bee Friendly” campaign!