So far we have held bat walks and talks, hosted Wildlife Gardening Workshops and had a fun Christmas party!
We are a new group so intend to undertake Citizen Science Surveys, host workshops and have guest speakers in Winter.
Contact us to be added to our contact list for upcoming events.
Evening Talks in Castleknock Community College
We are hosting two one hour evening talks between 8pm and 9pm in Castleknock Community College in March and April.
Monday March 10 – Ger O’Halloran, Laurel Lodge Environmental Group: “Environmental Projects in the Community“
Tuesday April 8 – Paul O’Flaherty, Biodiversity Officer with Balbriggan Tidy Towns: “Learning about the Biodiversity of Balbriggan and what we do to protect it“
RBG members interviewed on Phoenix FM
On 5 February 2025 Mairead Stack and Frank Lynch were interviewed on local radio station, Phoenix FM.
RBG members participate in Water Bat Monitoring
RBG members took part in the annual BCI Daubenton bat survey during August. Daubenton bats, aka water bats, hunt insects & even small fish on bodies of water shortly after sunset.
Bat Conservation Ireland assigned a 1km survey area which was located between Westmanstown and Collins Bridge along the Royal Canal.
We carried out 3 surveys (1 day survey and 2 night surveys). Over the course of the 2 night surveys we saw only 2 Daubenton bats but we heard lots of them using our bat detector. All sight and sound information was recorded. We noted that the greatest volume of bats were recorded on the darkest, quietest areas of water away from Westmanstown & Collins Bridge. It was a very interesting and thoroughly enjoyable experience.
