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Spring Equinox Plant Walk: Woodland
DATE: 22 Mar, 2025TIME: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Join Wilderland for a plant walk to mark the Spring Equinox and welcome the arrival of the brighter half of the year.
This walk will be led by Sara Sheridan, Conservation Ranger at Wild Nephin National Park and will take place in Enniscoe Woods. Sara will talk about broadleaf woodlands and native trees, the diversity of plants and animals that can be found living there, and invasive species and their management.
We will also be gathering plants for artist Clare Breen and Kasia Kaminska's year-long collaborative plant collection project Flower Féilire, to produce a large-scale cyanotype artwork and calendar of Mayo's indigenous plant life.
Seasonal foraged snacks and refreshments will be provided.
All welcome!
FREE entry, no booking required.
More about the Flower Féilire project
This walk is the third in a series of plant walks taking place over the coming year as part of the Flower Féilire project. The walks follow the Celtic calendar and coincide with the four cross quarter fire festivals - Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lunasa and Samhain - the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes and the Winter and Summer Solstices. Each walk focuses on different habitats in and around Wild Nephin National Park.
Flower Féilire is a year-long plant gathering and collaborative cyanotype* project led by artists Clare Breen and Kasia Kaminska. Communities who live around Wild Nephin National Park are invited to learn about the native plant life in the park and its environs and work together to create a collaborative public artwork. Participants are encouraged to gather flowers and plants throughout the year during plant walks and to press them in community presses. This large cyanotype will take the form of a calendar, recording a year of indigenous plants in the region.
*Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes. An image is made when an object, for example a plant, is laid on a background painted with a photosensitive solution. This is then placed in the sunshine. The area covered by the plant stays white, as it is protected from the sun, while the other areas turn a rich, beautiful blue.
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North Mayo Heritage Centre
