Nature Awareness Day

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Nature Awareness Day at the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve on Sunday 29th September from 11am to 4pm. Talks and activities with local nature groups. Come and join us for a Nature Awareness Day at the Reserve on Sunday 29th September from 11am to 4pm. There will be talks and activities with Wexford Naturalists Field Club, Tomhaggard Clean Coasts group, Seal Rescue Ireland and Kildare Wildlife Rescue. Meet your local Conservation Rangers and listen to a talk on the history of the...

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Dog Days

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Come and join us at the Raven Nature Reserve on Sunday 21st July, 11am to 3pm, for our responsible dog ownership day. Wexford County Council will be on hand to sign people up to the Green Dog Walker scheme and NPWS staff will be available to talk about the do's and don'ts of walking your dog in a nature reserve.  

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Spring and Summer Workshops

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We are now taking bookings for our Spring and Summer workshops in the Raven Nature Reserve. All workshops are free of charge and further details can be found under the Education menu at the top of the page.

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Visitor Centre

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The Visitor Centre and Reserve will be closed this Tuesday 19th December so that all staff can join in our Christmas trip to South Wexford. We will be back open on Wednesday 20th at 9am.

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Goose Watch

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There will be a morning goose watch on Tuesday 12th December from 7.30am from the Observation Tower in the Visitor Centre. On the Friday of the same week, there will be an evening goose watch from 4pm. So if you'd like to see the geese flying into the Slob in the morning, or leaving in the evening, then give us a call on 01 539 3460 or email wwreducation@npws.gov.ie to book your place. This is a free event but spaces...

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Junior Birdwatching

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If you know of a child with an interest in birdwatching then they may want to come along to the Centre on Saturday 25th November. Spaces are limited for this event so please call 01 539 3460 or email wwreducation@npws.gov.ie to book a place.

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Goose Week 2023

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It's Goose Week at the Reserve from Monday 30th October to Sunday 5th November. We'll have two evening goose watches from the Observation Tower on Wednesday 1st and Friday 3rd November, as well as a talk on the geese by Ranger Sarah Stapleton on Saturday 4th November. Numbers are limited so please phone 01 539 3460 to reserve a place. All events are free of charge. Throughout the week there will be colouring and goose mask making for children. No...

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Heritage Week

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We will be running an activity for Heritage Week in the Raven Nature Reserve on Wednesday 16th August from 11am to 1pm. The Butterfly Hunt will involve looking for butterflies and learning about them with some colouring and drawing thrown in for good measure!

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Summer Activities

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Starting Thursday 6th April we will be having weekly activities down in the Raven Nature Reserve throughout July and August. Pond dipping on Tuesday and bug hunting on Thursday will take place at the first open area in the Raven. Activities are free of charge and weather dependant.

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