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Events

The events listed below are being run by local bat groups, The National Parks and Wildlife Service, local authority Heritage Officers and Bat Conservation Ireland. Additional dates and locations of Daubenton's Bat and BATLAS 2010 Training Courses will be confirmed as the season progresses. Please check this page regularly for updates.

  • Thurs 15th May, 8.30 p.m.
    Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. Bat talk & bat walk
  • Sat 17th May, 8.30 pm.
    Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training.
  • Sun 18th May
    Manch Estate, Ballineen, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. 'Introduction to bats' Talk and Walk by Conor Kelleher, CCBG.
    Biodiversity Day in conjunction with Irish Natural Forestry Foundation. Contact Ian at 028 21889. Additional survey dates including bat box inspections, training and bat surveys will be organised over the summer period by Cork County Bat Group.
  • Wed 21st May, 8 p.m.
    NPWS Education Centre, Ballinafad, Co. Sligo. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training.
  • Thurs 22nd May, 9.45 p.m.
    The Hawthorn Bar, The Lough, Cork. Bat walk by CCBG.
  • Thurs 22nd May, 8.30 p.m.
    Carysfort Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Bat talk & bat walk.
    Additional Bat Walks will be organised in Dublin throughout Biodiversity Week by Colum Fitzgerald. Please contact Colum for more details on 087 9982628.
  • Sat 24th May, 8 p.m.
    Portlaoise Parish Centre, Co. Laois. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training, with walk in the town park afterwards.
  • Sun 25th May, 8 p.m.
    Visitors Centre in Glenveagh National Park, Churchill, Co. Donegal. Phone: 074 9137698. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training course followed by bat walk.
  • Wed 28th May, 8 p.m.
    Dooly's Hotel, Birr, Co. Offaly. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training course followed by bat walk.
    In association with Offaly Naturalists' Field Club
  • Thurs 29th May, 8 p.m.
    Kildare County Council Office, Newbridge Road, Naas, Co. Kildare. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training course followed by bat walk.
  • Fri 30th May, 8.30 p.m
    Jampa Ling Centre, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan. Bat talk & bat walk.
  • Fri to Sun June 6th to 8th
    Bat Detector Workshop.
    Bat Conservation Ireland's hugely popular Bat Detector Workshop which is held over a weekend in early June will be held in 2008 in Rathdrum, County Wicklow. This is a training course designed to introduce you to Irish bats. Talks and tutorials in bat identification and survey methods are held during the day, but a large component of the course is night-time field work to help gain an understanding of how identify bat species using detectors. Suitable for beginners and those wishing to update their bat detecting skills. To download the booking form please click here. For details on public transport to and from Rathdrum see cie.ie.
  • Sun 8th June, 12 noon.
    Rathdrum Hostel, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Bat Conservation Ireland AGM.
    All members welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
  • Thurs 12th June, 8 p.m.
    Glorach, Convent Street, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. BATLAS 2010 and Daubenton's bat training
  • Thurs 12th June, 10.15 p.m.
    White Sand, Flagmount, Co. Clare. Bat walk.
  • Thurs 10th July, 10.15 p.m.
    Twomile gate-Ballycuggaran, Killaloe, Co. Clare. Bat walk.
  • Thurs 17th July, 10.15 p.m.
    Riverside carpark, O' Briensbridge, Co. Clare. Bat walk.
  • Thurs 17th July, 9.15 p.m.
    Information Office, Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains National Park. Bat walk.
    Please bring a torch and midge repellant!
  • Sat 19th July, 8.30 p.m.
    In the gardens of T.J. Maher, Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow. 'Introduction to Bats' talk and walk by Conor Kelleher, CCBG.
    Part of the Wicklow Gardens Festival 2008.
  • Thurs 14th August, 7.45 p.m.
    Glendalough Education Centre, Wicklow Mountains National Park. Bat talk & bat walk.
    Please bring a torch and midge repellant!
  • Wed 20th August, 7.30 p.m.
    Connemara National Park, Co. Galway.'Bat Research and Conservation in Ireland over Three Centuries' a talk by Conor Kelleher, CCBG.
  • Sat 23rd August, 8.30 pm.
    Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Bat talk & bat walk.
  • Thurs 28th August, 8 p.m. talk, 9 p.m. walk
    Clare Museum Ennis - Talk, particularly aimed at children. Followed by a bat walk starting at Abbey Street car park, Ennis.
  • Sat 13th September, 7.30 pm.
    Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Bat talk & bat walk.
  • Sat 25th October, 7.00 p.m.
    Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. Bat talk & bat walk.

    • If you are interested in hosting a bat talk or bat walk, please call the batline on 046 9242882 or 01 8011474