Gardening - but for the bats! Join Dr Niamh Roche and learn how to make your garden, yard, or balcony a haven for all of Louth's bats.

Dr Niamh Roche - Designing your Garden for Bats

Gardening, but for bats!

Whether you have a tiny balcony or a large rural garden, Slane based bat expert Dr Niamh Roche will tell share how to can make your space a haven for bats. Learn all about these fascinating mammals and why it is so important to boost their habitats in gardens and green spaces.

From how garden ponds help bats, to saving local native seed, there will be something for everyone with an interest in the outdoors and giving nature a helping hand.

So join us and together we can make Louth a safe and welcoming haven for our bat friends.

Niamh Roche is Bat Conservation Ireland’s Senior Projects Manager. She has helped develop the five different annual schemes under Ireland’s National Bat Monitoring Programme and has contributed to numerous publications (e.g. the Atlas of Mammals in Ireland, the European Mammal Atlas, Irish Bats in the 21st Century)Niamh has developed and presented a considerable body of education work including a website teaching children and their educators about bats learnaboutbats.com

Bat Conservation Ireland is an all-Ireland charity that was set up in 2004 to promote the conservation of bats and their habitats.

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training.batconservationireland.org

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