Newcastle Wicklow Biodiversity Group

28/08/2026

Please join us on Sunday the 31st of August at 12 noon in the Newcastle Conmunity Centre for Brian Murray's talk about the foundation of all ecosystem, insects and invertebrates. The event is funded by Community Foundation Ireland.

12/05/2026

This Saturday the 16th of May we are celebrating biodiversity week 2026. Join us for a talk and walk about 'Gardening for Wildlife' with ecologist Alex Konieczka from Understory. We are meeting at the community centre in Newcastle at 2.30pm. The talk is funded by Community Foundation Ireland.

23/03/2026

Join us for a community workshop on the Newcastle river with ecologist Alex Konieczka from Understory on Sat the 28th of March 2026 from 2.30pm until 4.30pm in the Newcastle Community Centre. The event is funded by the Community Foundation Ireland.

13/10/2025

The Newcastle Biodiversity Group, the East Wicklow Rivers Trust and the BirdWatch Ireland Wicklow Branch would like to invite you for a field trip exploring the freshwater habitats of the
East Coast Nature Reserve and the Murrough SAC. The walk
will be lead by Dr Tom Curtis.

Sunday the 19th of October 2025 at 11am.

Parking at the reserve entrance is limited so please park in the village or at the end of Sea Road and walk up.

The event is supported by Local Authority Waters Programme and Community Foundation Ireland.

Please register via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-freshwater-habitats-of-birdwatch-irelands-east-coast-nature-reserve-tickets-1776966888799?aff=oddtdtcreator

13/10/2025

The Newcastle Biodiversity Group, the East Wicklow Rivers Trust and the BirdWatch Ireland Wicklow Branch would like to invite you for a field trip exploring the freshwater habitats of the
East Coast Nature Reserve and the Murrough SAC. The walk
will be lead by Dr Tom Curtis.

Sunday the 19th of October 2025 at 11am.

Please register via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-freshwater-habitats-of-birdwatch-irelands-east-coast-nature-reserve-tickets-1776966888799?aff=oddtdtcreator

Parking at the reserve entrance is limited so please park in the village or at the end of Sea Road and walk up.

The event is supported by Local Authority Waters Programme and Community Foundation Ireland.

26/08/2024

Butterfly and moths field trip and presentation with Jesmond Harding
Friday 30th of August
4pm for field trip, Castle Inn car park, Newcastle or
5pm for presentation, community centre Newcastle

Jesmond Harding, Ireland’s leading butterfly expert, will hold a walk through local habitat in search of butterflies followed by an illustrated talk on Ireland’s butterflies and moths in the Community Centre. Butterflies and moths comprise about 10% of life on the planet. Learn how they develop, why they matter, how to identify Ireland’s butterflies, the habitats they need and how you can attract butterflies and moths to your garden. The event is suitable for people from the age of five. The walk is mainly through grassland and does not involve strenuous activity. Jesmond will have copies of his book on Ireland’s butterflies available at a reduced price of €25.

23/08/2024

For Heritage Week 2024 in Newcastle, we will be joined by entomologist Brian Murray, who will lead us on a bug hunt around our locality. Brian has been singing the virtues of Irish invertebrates for many years and shares the many natural fauna wonders he comes across as on Twitter.
On our walk, Brian will encourage us to 'get our eye in' and start noticing the insect and invertebrate fauna surrounding us daily. We can do this by turning a stone or a log, running a sweep net over a weeded area, or simply standing still for a period and beginning to notice all of nature's moving parts.
Once you start looking, you'll be amazed at the abundance of animals waiting to be discovered in our local area. There's a whole world of insect and invertebrate fauna just waiting to be noticed.
The event is funded by the Community Foundation Ireland under the Environment and Nature- Biodiversity Grant Scheme.

17/08/2024

Newcastle bat walk led by local ecologist and bat specialist Faith Wilson
20th of August 8.30pm
Meeting in the Castle Inn car park

All welcome to learn about bats and walk around the village to see what bats we can find. Dress warmly with good footwear. Bring a torch and a yellow vest if possible. Children are welcome and must be accompanied by an adult. No dogs.
Please note that this walk is weather dependent - if it's lashing rain and windy we will follow the sensible behaviour of the bats and stay in our roosts...

The walk is funded by the Community Foundation Ireland under the Environment and Nature- Biodiversity Grant Scheme a bat walk and talk will be held in Newcastle Village, Co. Wicklow.

14/11/2023

30/08/2023

Super Blue Moon tonight , does that mean it’s a good night for batwatching ? 🦇