This month West Cork Branch committee members Fiona O’Neill and Damaris Lysaght share their ‘best bird experiences’. Fiona’s best experience in Ireland was In the winter of 2017/18. “During the autumn of 2017, small groups of Starlings began to meet up over farmland near Timoleague, before roosting for the night […]
Environment
In the second part of his article on the efficiency of design, Ruairi Kay focuses in on the gold standard for low energy building, Passivhaus. Passivhaus, or Passive House in English is a standard for low energy building that originated in Germany but is now recognised worldwide. The standard rewards […]
Returning for a second year this May, BioFest will once again celebrate biodiversity action in West Cork. Taking place during National Biodiversity Week, the festival will be held at CECAS Myross Wood House on May 17, before hitting the road with the BioFest bus to visit two additional sites showcasing […]