Bandon Environmental Action Group

28/09/2026

Great tree news for:
Schools & Colleges
Local groups
Farms and Smallholdings
Home gardens

Trees on the Land is taking applications now for Winter 26- Spring 27. Closing date 18th October.
Check out this site for full details and good luck.
(BEAG has already benefitted from this scheme in the past to plant several thousand trees around Bandon).

https://us.list-manage.com/1STJ38yEVAW?e=7104ebeef6&c2id=0e4aa0cfc568030020f6f6d335758636

Email: [email protected]

28/09/2026

28/09/2026

We forgot to tie a yellow ribbon… oh, dear!😉 Ancient oak, Bandon Woods

02/09/2026

Following our focus on light pollution in our last Bulletin, here is an example of effective low level and wildlife friendly street lighting from Bergamo. Shows it’s both feasible and practical

21/08/2026

Interesting event coming up at deBarra’s:

SAMHAIN 26: Seán Ronayne – Untold Sounds -

Saturday 7th November - Early Show 2pm

Fresh off the back of a sellout 2025 Irish tour, Seán Ronayne returns with a brand new talk – where he’ll delve into never-before-told-stories of Irish wildlife sound, as experienced by Seán on his never-ending ear-driven journeys through the wildest corners of our lands, and beyond.

17/08/2026

Litter dumped over Murragh Bridge! We have a long way to go still to convince people to respect the natural world.

17/08/2026

Kinsale Community orchard under threat.

Save the Community Orchard- Kinsale

17/08/2026

Did you know that some of Ireland’s precious frgaments of temperate rainforests survive right here in West Cork?

This Friday 21st August, acclaimed conservationist and author Eoghan Daltun will be in Bandon to talk about Ireland’s ancient Atlantic woodlands and the incredible biodiversity they support.
From mosses, lichens and ferns to birds, mammals and some of our oldest native trees, these woodlands are among the richest ecosystems we have, with some existing right here in the area known as ‘The Park’.

Eoghan will also explore the threats facing these precious habitats, including invasive species, habitat loss and climate change, and the positive role that local communities can play in protecting and restoring them.

📅 Friday 21st August
🕢 7.30pm
📍 Bandon Town Hall

Whether you’re passionate about biodiversity, local heritage, woodland conservation, or simply curious about the natural world, this promises to be a fascinating evening.

Organised by Bandon Walled Town as part of the Bandon Walled Town festival & National Heritage Week.

All welcome.

12/08/2026

Key Findings from the Government’s own risk assessment of cherry laurel:

Overall risk: High.

Confidence: High.

Spread: recorded in 63% of Ireland's 10km grid squares, up from just 4% before 1970.

Impact: rated "major" with high confidence — damaging EU-protected Annex I habitats, pressuring Special Areas of Conservation, and threatening protected species including the Killarney Fern.

Control cost: exceeds €10,000 per hectare — comparable to Rhododendron ponticum.

International precedent: already banned for sale in Switzerland; watch-listed in Belgium and Slovenia.