Ed-VENTURES
STORIES IN LANDSCAPE
Walk - Wade, Document - Discuss, Collect - Connect and become enchanted by the alchemy of our rivers, seas, cliffs, grasslands, fens, glens hills and mountains. Whether you're visiting a place for the very first time or return to a special place over and over - every visit has the potential to be an exceptional adventure!
Activate new ways of seeing the magical terrains of Ireland. Hone your lenses of observation, inquiry & experimentation. Journey through the many dimensions of our landscape!
Each landscape & waterscape is a living laboratory, a knowledge-bank of stories, a seasonal calendar - with layers of information, culture, lifeforms and inspiration to be uncovered.
SEA school Ed-ventures, curates guided trails and bespoke workshops for all age groups, using a combination of ecological and artistic methods to discover more, in our back-yard.
Embark on an EdVenture with your friends, family or an interest-group!
Marine EdVentures
These waters may seem wild, cold and unfriendly - but don't be fooled by the surface!
Home to some of the most magnificent marine megafauna, thriving with seasonal waves of plankton and folklore that is inseparable from "an fharraige".
Host to a humbling and remarkable heritage fishery. These waters have so much to explore, via boat tours, near-shore kayaking, snorkelling in sea-weed forests and wandering through harbours or boat building yards.
Sea-shore EdVentures
From cliff-walks to low tide forays into sea-caves. These are explorations of the dynamic zones where land and sea are in continuous conversation.
Birdwatching, whale spotting, tide-pooling, maritime history, sea-weed foraging are both mediative and thrilling simultaneously.
Become a part of the stories that are washed by waves, dried by winds and cling to land on this diverse coastal margin.
Fresh-water to Forest EdVentures
The island is a tapestry of wetlands, grasslands, woodlands and mountains - each thread reveals captivating natural history and cultural knowledge.
Hiking, pond-dipping, tree gazing, kayaking, foraging are some great ways to take in and learn from these meshed systems.
Take a walk on the wild side, get your hands dirty and meet the real icons of our terrestrial wonderlands.
The spaces we traverse
