River Dipping in Dunlavin

Get up close and personal with river life with an interactive river dipping session in the Greese River in Dunlavin. This Heritage Week event, led by nature expert Patrick Hunt, will include a demonstration of river dipping followed by an interactive session where participants will discover the hidden life of the river, develop new identification skills and learn what river invertebrate life can tell us about our natural environment.
The sessions will last approximately 45 minutes and there will be two sessions: one at 11am and another 12.30pm.

This is a free event but booking is essential as numbers are limited.

This water heritage event is organised by the West Wicklow Environmental Network in partnership with Dunlavin Heritage Committee and funded with a Heritage Week grant from the River Basin Management Service

River dipping is a sampling of river water with bucket, net and tray to identify the invertebrate life and hidden creatures that have their home in the river. Equipment is provided, though participants are welcome to bring their own hand nets, if they have them.

Please note that this event is not suitable for children under the age of eight.