Walk and Talk with Maria Long - A Visit to Galeshill Nature Reserve
15 Lúnasa, 2in - 5in
- Gathabawn
- Galeshill Nature Reserve, Meeting Point Gathabawn Village
- Co. Cill Chainnigh
Date And Time
14/08/2026 @ 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
The Song of the Scythe is an annual gathering taking place over Heritage Week on August 14th and 15th
As part of Heritage Week join Maria Long for a visit to a semi natural grassland in North Kilkenny. Grasslands are among the fastest disappearing habitats in Ireland. We will discuss what a healthy grassland really looks like and how we can work to restore these endangered habitats. Maria Long is a grassland ecologist with NPWS Gale’s Hill, located near Gathabawn in County Kilkenny.
The site is known for it’s rare, semi-natural limestone, orchid-rich grassland and is actively managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), using winter conservation grazing with Dexter cattle to maintain the unique grassland ecosystem. It was established as a Nature Reserve in 2024.