Please join us on Monday 2nd June for our Coole Community Heritage Day! We would love to share with you a display of old photos and maps and stories from Coole Park's rich history, and if you have any stories or memories to share with us, we'd be delighted to hear them. The kettle will be on from 11am, so please drop in.
The Condition Orange alert for High Fire Risk has been extended until the 19th May. There is a BAN ON FIRES OR BBQs in NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE RESERVES. We all want to get out and enjoy the continued good weather but let’s do it responsibly - without putting nature at risk. We’re appealing to everyone to be vigilant and NOT light fires or BBQs in public places. That includes our National Parks and Nature Reserves, coastal sand dunes, mountains...
A Bioblitz is a fun and informal way for members of the public to learn how to record biodiversity. Join us in Coole to kick start Biodiversity Week and learn all about local wildlife and plants and how you can become a Citizen Scientist. Throughout Friday and Saturday we will have drop-in nature talks, walks, activities and games at our Bioblitz HQ! (beside the site of Coole House). SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: FRI 16th @ 9.30pm: Lesser Horseshoe Bat Walk in Garryland...
SAVE THE DATES! Coole Park Nature Reserve will be holding another Community Bioblitz this year to kickstart National Biodiversity Week. A Bioblitz is a timed recording of as many species as possible so we invite you all to help us hunt for flowers, trees, butterflies, bees, mammals and more, and become Citizen Scientists for as much time as you can spare. This event will run for 48 hours and will also include speakers, guided walks and scavenger hunts for all...
Join NPWS Conservation Rangers and Guides on Sunday 4th May on a Dawn Chorus Walk in Coole Park Nature Reserve to appreciate and learn about the morning song of our woodland birds. This event is FREE but booking is essential. Please email coolepark@npws.gov.ie to reserve your space. Please note that no dogs, except assistance dogs, are permitted on our guided walks.
Welcome to the first edition of Coole Park Nature Reserve’s newsletter! We hope that you enjoy our articles and learn something from them. Click on the link below to view all pages. Coole Park Spring Newsletter 2025
https://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/cliffs-of-moher-shuttle-bus-info-evening/ An information evening will take place about the planned shuttle bus service in north Clare this summer. For more information please see the link above.
PARK NOTICE ORANGE FIRE WARNING ISSUED BY DAFM Advice to the General Public/Forest Visitors Members of the public and visitors to recreational areas should cooperate with all requests regarding fire safety, obey all relevant bye-laws and be considerate in parking vehicles so as not to impede access by emergency vehicles. Where fire outbreaks occur at or near recreational areas the following actions should be taken by visitors in the interests of safety. 1.Do not light fires in and around...
