Join Therapist, Trainer and Botanical Journaler Joyce Fitzpatrick to creatively record your relationship with nature. 

Join Therapist, Trainer and Botanical Journaler Joyce Fitzpatrick to creatively record your relationship with nature. 

Morning Yoga practice to help you start your day! Stretch and strengthen! Bring energy to the body and rejuvenate the nervous system.

Join Margaret Edgill to learn the principles of how to construct a dead hedge. 

Willow weaving and basketry are ancient traditional crafts practised across the world. Drop into to Lynn to learn about this ancient craft.

Curious about fungi? Have a love of fibre? Combine your interests and learn how to use mushrooms to create beautiful, vibrant and nontoxic dyes perfect for any natural fibre.

Join Richard Markham, Hedgerows Ireland acreddited hedge layer to observe the technique and skills of laying hedges. The class will explain the history and benefits of hedge laying, including its role in creating stock-proof barriers, promoting biodiversity and rejuvenating hedgerows. 

Richard will demonstrate the techniques, such as cutting stems, creating hinges and bending them over to form a dense, interwoven barrier. Come and see this skill demonstrated with traditional hand tools.

Join Offaly's Biodiversity Officer, Ricky Whelan & poet Philip Brady in conversation on ecology in the hedgerows and reflections in poetry. 

Testament is an aclaimed writer, rapper, educator and world record breaking beatboxer. 

Join visual artist Rosemarie Langtry for a creative art workshop connecting with nature.

Join George Smith of Blackthorn Ecology to learn more about stone wall biodiversity and what lives therein!

Moderator: Niamh Broin, Ecologist. 

Venue: Grainstore

A reading by Richard Negus,  professional hedgelayer, conservationist, writer and author of Words from the Hedge. 

Join Freda for a hands-on Mushroom Art Workshop and unlock your creativity.  Suitable for children 5+

Forest school is an adventure for children aged 5-11 who love the outdoors. Activities include den building, bug hunting, arts and crafts, bushcraft and wildlife spotting. The session is led by experienced forest school practitioner Joanna. She will provide a fun, and memorable experiences for children.

Join Mary Bulfin for a foraging walk along the hedgerows of Mount Briscoe Organic Farm. Learn to identify edible plants and about some of their many other uses, including as herbal remedies. 

The walk will be at a gentle pace on a sometimes-uneven surface. Family friendly. No dogs allowed.

Testament will share the fruits of an unexpected farmer-poet encounter "The Lig". Testament is a writer, rapper, educator and world record breaking beatboxer.

Join Offaly's Biodiversity Officer, Ricky Whelan & poet Philip Brady in conversation on ecology in the hedgerows and reflections in poetry.