2010 Events
March
7-13th Tree Week
Tree Planting For Families Sunday 7th & Saturday 13th 11am – 1pm
Followed by Tree Craft 2-4pm @ Nature Centre
Mothers Day Sunday 14th
Free Day for All Mums
Name The Flower Competition
Guided Hill Walk Wednesday 17th @ 10am
click on walks link for full details of our walking programme
St Patricks Day Celebrations 12-4pm :
Face Painting, Traditional Music & Birds of Prey @ The Castle
Childrens Story Telling and Music @ The Visitor Centre
Sunday 21st March:
Traditional Music and Song & Birds of Prey Display @ The Castle 12-5pm
April
Easter : Sat 3rd – Tues 6th
Early Morning Wildlife Walks Sat & Sun @ 7am + Breakfast
Birds Of Prey Display Sat, Sun & Mon 12-5pm
Spring Celebration – Children’s Outdoor Activities Each day 1-5pm with The Nature Team
Sat & Sun:
Traditional Music, Draw the Daffodil Competition, Tour The Castle and Find The Bunnies & Draw for Easter Bouquet.
Monday:
As above plus Craft Stalls , Face Painting & Story Telling
Special Easter Outdoor History Tour - 3pm
A fantastic opportunity to explore the outside of the Castle, gardens & grounds and hear stories of the people who worked here from past to present. Please book in advance at glenveaghbookings@environ.ie.
Tuesday 6th – ‘Derryveagh Evictions’ Guided Walk @ 10am
Saturday 10th – ‘Spring Time In Glenveagh’ Guided Walk @ 10am & 3pm
Guided Hill Walks –
Mon 5th & Sun 25th @ 10am
May
Bank Holiday Monday 3rd:
Dawn Chorus Walk @ 7am + Breakfast
Birds Of Prey Display 1-5pm
‘ Big Bird Day’ – Activities For Families 1-5pm
Come and have fun learning about the wonderful world of birds - big and small, with The Nature Team.
Bio Blitz! 21st & 22nd May
Celebrating Biodiversity Day 2010
Marking the Richness and Diversity of Living Things All Around Us
We're competing against 4 other state properties and parks in a race against the clock to idenify as many different species as we can in the Park. Biodiversity Experts will have a base camp from which they will use identiying equipment and recording systems to log everything we find! Events run from 5pm Friday to 5pm Saturday and include the following:
9.30pm Friday - Bat Walk with District Conservation Officer & the Nature Team
Late Friday Night - Moth Trap Setting
4.30am Saturday - Dawn Chorus Walk
10am Saturday - Ranger Lead Mammal Hill Walk
Saturday Afternnoon - Plant Walks around the Park and Gardens with Head Gardener and Botanist
Saturday 3pm - Pond Dipping and Family Minibeast Hunt @ The Nature Centre
We'll also have various experts searching for other species such as butterflies, bees and bryophytes (thats a fancy term for mosses!) as well as Fungi and Birds.
All events are open to public participation - please contact the Nature Centre on 07491 37698 for full details.
Sunday 23rd - Early Morning Wildlife Walk @7am + Breakfast
Weds 26th - ‘Glenveagh at Dusk’ Guided Evening Walk and Meal @ 6.30pm
Guided Hill Walks – Mon 3rd & Sun 30th @ 10am
June
Bank Holiday Monday 7th:
Wildflower Walk & Picnic @ 1pm
Birds Of Prey Display 1-5pm
‘Wonderful Wildflower s’ – Children’s Activities 1-5pm
Guided Hill Walks –
Mon 7th & Sun 27th
July
Children’s Summer Activity Days – Every Wednesday 10am-5pm
Saturday 17th - ‘Landscape Photography’ Guided Walk & Talk @ 3pm
Monday 12th - ‘The Glenveagh Way’ @ 10am
A Grand Tour along the Derryveagh site, over the old route into the park , past the Castle and hiking to the head of the Glen. Not for the faint hearted!
Guided Hill Walks - Sun 11th & Sun 25th
August
Sunday 1st – Early Morning Wildlife Walk @ 7am + Breakfast
Bank Holiday Monday 2nd:
Birds Of Prey Display 1-5pm
‘Beautiful Butterflies’ – Children’s Activities 1-5pm
Bat Walk and BBQ @ 6pm - Come along and find out everything you've ever wanted to know about Bats. Suitable for all the family.
Sunday 22nd - ‘The Great Tree Trail’ Guided Family Walk @ 3pm
Guided Hill Walks – Mon 2nd & Sun 29th
September
Saturday 25th – ‘Celebrating Autumn in Glenveagh’
Special Family Activity Day & Walks at 10am & 2pm
Guided Hill Walks –
Sat 11th & Sun 26th
October
Thursday 7th National Tree – Open Day for Schools/Groups
Bank Holiday Monday 25th:
Early Morning Wildlife Walk @ 8am + Breakfast
Birds O.P Display 1-5pm
Children’s Harvest Activities 1-5pm
Guided Hill Walks - Sun 10th & Mon 25th
November
(programme to be confirmed)
December 
Sat 4th & Sun 5th December
11am – 3pm
Winter Wildlife Weekend -
Walk, Lunch and Stories By The Fire
All Guided Walks cost 5 Euro Per Adult and 3 Euro Concession. Children are Free.
Where a meal is available, cost is an aditional 10 Euro per person.
Family Walks are Free of Charge.
All walks must be booked in advance. Please go to our Walks page for full details.
For more information Contact Tel: +00 353 074 9137698/91 37090
Office hours Monday - Friday 8am - 4.30pm