This was last Friday at Edenderry. The team were doing some scrub clearance and some clearance around the big sweet chestnut tree, as some holly and hawthorn were pushing up through its lower limbs. The big limb on the ground will be made into two benches by the Grassroots Challenge Team ~ Deborah McLaughlin

This common frog was spotted in Bog Meadows earlier this week. Frogs can spawn as early as December depending on the weather. Winter is coming and so are frogs! ~ Eduardo Fernandez, ESC programme

We are also really excited about the upcoming launch of a Community hub at Bog Meadows. Over the next four years we will be working to create a vibrant community hub centred on Bog Meadows Nature Reserve and neighbouring St James Community Farm, thanks to National Lottery funding. The project will strengthen social networks and skills by offering traineeships, volunteering, events and education programmes based around nature, conservation, animal husbandry and gardening - Deborah McLaughlin