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Thanks again to so many people for joining Robert and I on our Foraging Walk Last Saturday. I promised that I would put up names of plants and herbs that we saw. So here they are are. If you are … Continue reading
On Saturday June 8th we will be taking to the hills for one of our monthly hikes into the wilderness. We will meet in Killedmond and then off into the remote valleys of the Blackstairs to high bogs and wild remote areas. We will hope to see upland birds such as Ravens, Kestrels, maybe … Continue reading
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A glimpse of Mount Leinster Although there is snow on the mountains and a cold wind blowing across the Barrow Valley, Spring is on it’s way. I was walking along the Barrow track this morning that magnificent long ,grassy walkway that runs for miles and miles , is full of the signs that winter is on the wane. Two … Continue reading
Longer days and a perceptible shift in the natural world, tells us that Spring has definitely arrived. In the Barrow valley the woods are beginning to wake up and the forest floor is teeming with a vibrant wild life from beetles to slugs, worms … Continue reading
On Saturday February 23rd we will host our first Find It ,Pick It, Cook It, Eat It Workshop of 2013. We will go deep into the woods and see what is peeking up after the winter. Already I have had a sneak preview and … Continue reading
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Some of you may have noticed that our website was having a little TLC applied to it last week! Well, now were’ back! We are delighted to let all our friends and Eco trailers know that we have made it … Continue reading
About one hour ago we heard that we had got planning permission to develop our lovely old barn into a dedicated walking and Eco Tourism Centre. We are so delighted to get this news because it will enable us to welcome more walkers to Killedmond, host even more workshops and hold seminars and small conferences in a lovely building looking out over the Blackstairs Mountains.
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It’s all go here at Blackstairs Ecotrails as we salute the New Year and plan our calendar of events for you. I hope it’s a Happy and Healthy New Year and that you will be able to get out into the great outdoors in this unique little corner in the South East of Ireland, tucked under the Blackstairs and close to the marvellous River Barrow.
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Not long to go now till 25th. Days are short here in the Blackstairs and with fog hanging over us today, there was virtually no daylight. We are busy here getting ready our new programme which we will launch in January 2013. Lots of new ventures and all of the old favourites.
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