Nature School

10/02/2026

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Our Native woodlands here were planted 25 years ago 🌳. A few years back with the first signs of the invasive fungal species Hymenoscyphus fraxineus 🦠 causing significant Ash Dieback, we feared for the future of Fraxinus excelsior (Common or European ash) on the site. Because of the variety of ...

01/07/2025

We were delighted to visit the Emigrant Park - Kiltimagh last week, a wonderful example of community in action for nature. This is something that could be replicated in towns and villages across Ireland. Thank you to the volunteers for showing us around. It is well worth a visit. Popped into the Folk Café afterwards which holds regular music sessions, even on a Friday morning.

06/09/2024

Best of luck to local man Stephen Prendergast who is heading to Cape Town, South Africa to put his construction skills to good use when he takes part in the Mellon Educate building blitz in November 2024!
Stephen is undertaking a number of fundraising endeavours to reach is target of €4750. DONATE ONLINE via the link below

Hello Everyone! From the 16th to the 23rd of November this year I will be taking part in the Mellon Educate building blitz 2024! I will be putting my variety of construction skills that I have learned over the years to good use by volunteering in the building of schools in Cape town, South Africa.

30/04/2024

📢 ATU Mayo campus is hosting the official launch of it’s new CAO Programme AU699 - BA (Hons) in Outdoor and Environmental Education, tomorrow from 11am to 1pm!

👏 This innovative common entry degree offers three award options tailored to your interests which are determined by the electives you choose.

🛶 The award options are:

• Outdoor Education

• Outdoor Education and Therapeutic Applications

• Geography and Outdoor Education

🧗 Students explore this educational programme through seamlessly integrating academic study with adventure sports training.

🏊 Our graduates will shape diverse sectors with their expertise as Outdoor learning experiences are essential across various sectors in Ireland, such as schools, social care organisations, community development, youth services and adventure tourism.

🖱️ Register to attend here 👉 atu.ie/outdoorlaunch



ATU / GMIT Outdoor Education Courses ATU Mayo

10/10/2023

Delighted to have been guests of Wild Nephin National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine for Sunday's 14k trek through this extraordinary landscape

05/09/2023

05/09/2023

Due to large demand our leaving cert and junior cert ecology is fully booked out for 2023. We will be taking bookings for 2024 from September 19th for secondary school ecology visits with dates available between March 19th to May 24th.
For National Schools,
We will soon be sending out information for our "call of the Wild roadshow " outreach sessions in the coming weeks that will see our team from the Ballycroy Visitor Centre take nature to the national schools in Mayo over the Winter and early Spring months. Also we will be taking end of the year national school nature visits bookings to the Visitor Centre here in Ballycroy.







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04/08/2023

Fantastic opportunity to identify bumblebees on Sunday 6th August at 2pm at the Belcarra Community Centre 🐝 Thanks to ecologist Karina Dingerkus for facilitating this amazing workshop! All welcome! Admission free! Refreshments served afterwards in the Centre 🐝👍
For more information & to book a place please contact
Lynda Huxley 083 4809532

28/07/2023

To celebrate we will be taking on Nephin Beg in the heart of on Sunday July 30th, starting at 9.30am. Most of this walk is off track, but you will be rewarded with experiences of some of the most remote lands in Ireland. Still a few spaces available!

This walk is considered strenuous. Good fitness is a must and appropriate rainwear, boots and supplies (packed lunch + 2L water) are essential.

To book please phone 098 49888 or email [email protected]

More about World Ranger Day
This day is celebrated worldwide on July 31st to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the planet's natural treasures and cultural heritage.

For a summary on ‘What is a Ranger?’ check out the video produced by the International Ranger Federation:
https://www.internationalrangers.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode-1-What-is-a-Ranger-1.mp4