Webs and Wings
Monitor the Marsh Fritillary larval nests.
Bog of Allen Nature CentreRathangan
Event Details
- Thu 23 Aug 2018
- 12.00 noon - 3.00pm
- Cost: Free - Booking Required
- Venue Details
Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Lullymore
Rathangan
This event will train volunteers to monitor the Marsh Fritillary larval nests as part of the National Marsh Fritillary Monitoring Scheme.
It will include a presentation and a field trip.
The event will include a presentation on the Marsh Fritillary including its ecology, life-cycle, habitat management and monitoring techniques.
Participants will learn how to survey the larval webs using the methods established by the National Biodiversity Data Centre's Marsh Fritillary Monitoring Scheme.
There will be a field trip to Lullymore West Bog where IPCC will demonstrate the monitoring methodology.
Booking Required.
Venue: Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Admission: Free - Booking Required
Date/Time: Thursday 23rd August 12.00 noon - 3.00pm
Event Contact Details
Please use the contact details below if they differ from the venue contact details.
- Contact: Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC)
- Tel: 045 860133
- Email: bogs@ipcc.ie
- Web: www.ipcc.ie
