A wildflower walk with Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh to celebrate the launch of Pabhsaeir Inis Meáint. Photograph: Sean Lydon.
An action-packed week of events celebrating Galway’s biodiversity and natural heritage concluded on Sunday.
Hosted locally by Galway County Council, National Biodiversity Week featured a countywide programme of free events that showcased the many aspects of biodiversity including family days out in beautiful natural amenities to information and discussions about threats to the local environment.
The weeklong programme of events also included a bat walk, a talk about the bumblebees of Connemara, a sustainable gardening course and a biodiversity table quiz.
