1100h Registration
1130h Tour of Redwood Castle
1230h Lunch (BRING PICNIC)
1400h Guided Bog Walk (WELLINGTONS AND RAINCOATS ADVISED)
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On 17th August, 2008, Redwood Castle will be hosting a day of events and activities based around Redwood Bog and its history, heritage, ecology, and impact on local settlement. Visitors will be led on a tour of the bog, in what should be an educational and enjoyable experience for families, students, nature lovers, and experienced hikers alike. The morning will be spent in Redwood Castle, a lovingly restored Norman tower house, in which a personal guided tour will give visitors a sample of the local history through the ages.
You are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy in the castle grounds at lunchtime, and if the weather makes this undesirable, the castle’s ancient third floor dining room will be opened. The day begins at 11:00am, and should be concluded by approximately 5:00pm.
Tours of Redwood Bog will be led by a heritage expert, Mr Peter Madden. Tours of Redwood Castle will be led by Mr Daniel Flynn (School of History, TCD)
For more information and to book your place:
Call: 087 981 8126
Email: info@redwoodcastleireland.com
Or visit:
www.freewebs.com/redwoodbog2007/
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'You can take the person out of the bog
But you can't take the bog out of the person'
Bogs, those wet and wonderfully wild places synonymous with the midlands of Ireland are basically living sponges whose lifeblood is water. They live on rain and are undoubtedly relishing this damp summer.
Once a great prehistoric lake, called Lough Boora, stretched between the current Lough Derg and Lough Ree, and this extensive lake system gradually evolved into the vast raised bog system of the midlands. It was here at the north most tip of Munster that Redwood Bog developed and it now is one of our finest examples of midland raised bog. The bog is bounded on the north by the Little Brosna callows (flood plains), and on the west by the callows of the mighty Shannon; both designated as Special Areas of Conservation because of their importance for wildlife. The rivers, callows, bog and surrounding woods and countryside make up a fascinating complex of habitats for the wildlife of this hidden backwater.
Join us on Sunday as we explore the bog, its plants and animals and what makes it special. Get down and dirty with the heathers and the mosses, foot turf, explore a bog hole, track hares and get up close and personal with a dragon(fly). Don't let the rain get you down - Tóg go bog é – to this wet watery wonderland, as we ramble down the old bog road.
1130h Tour of Redwood Castle
1230h Lunch (BRING PICNIC)
1400h Guided Bog Walk (WELLINGTONS AND RAINCOATS ADVISED)
______________________________________________
On 17th August, 2008, Redwood Castle will be hosting a day of events and activities based around Redwood Bog and its history, heritage, ecology, and impact on local settlement. Visitors will be led on a tour of the bog, in what should be an educational and enjoyable experience for families, students, nature lovers, and experienced hikers alike. The morning will be spent in Redwood Castle, a lovingly restored Norman tower house, in which a personal guided tour will give visitors a sample of the local history through the ages.
You are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy in the castle grounds at lunchtime, and if the weather makes this undesirable, the castle’s ancient third floor dining room will be opened. The day begins at 11:00am, and should be concluded by approximately 5:00pm.
Tours of Redwood Bog will be led by a heritage expert, Mr Peter Madden. Tours of Redwood Castle will be led by Mr Daniel Flynn (School of History, TCD)
For more information and to book your place:
Call: 087 981 8126
Email: info@redwoodcastleireland.com
Or visit:
www.freewebs.com/redwoodbog2007/
__________________________________________
'You can take the person out of the bog
But you can't take the bog out of the person'
Bogs, those wet and wonderfully wild places synonymous with the midlands of Ireland are basically living sponges whose lifeblood is water. They live on rain and are undoubtedly relishing this damp summer.
Once a great prehistoric lake, called Lough Boora, stretched between the current Lough Derg and Lough Ree, and this extensive lake system gradually evolved into the vast raised bog system of the midlands. It was here at the north most tip of Munster that Redwood Bog developed and it now is one of our finest examples of midland raised bog. The bog is bounded on the north by the Little Brosna callows (flood plains), and on the west by the callows of the mighty Shannon; both designated as Special Areas of Conservation because of their importance for wildlife. The rivers, callows, bog and surrounding woods and countryside make up a fascinating complex of habitats for the wildlife of this hidden backwater.
Join us on Sunday as we explore the bog, its plants and animals and what makes it special. Get down and dirty with the heathers and the mosses, foot turf, explore a bog hole, track hares and get up close and personal with a dragon(fly). Don't let the rain get you down - Tóg go bog é – to this wet watery wonderland, as we ramble down the old bog road.