Fri, 06 Sept
|Loughrea
Extending our wildwoods
CELT are honoured to host a special free presentation : "Making more wildwood in Scotland: are there lessons for or from Ireland ?" by renowned Scottish environmentalist Dr Roddy Fairley.
Time & Location
06 Sept 2024, 19:30 – 21:30
Loughrea, Kylebrack West, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland
About The Event
CELT in association with Woodland League. This event is supported by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under Forestry Promotion programme funding.
Dr Roddy Fairley :
An environmentalist who graduated in ecology from the University of Edinburgh. His studies of the below ground ecosystem led to a PhD from Aberdeen University.
Following early work for the Nature Conservancy Council on various aspects of nature reserve management, survey and monitoring, Roddy went on to become a Director / Chair of Reforesting Scotland, a Director of Paths for All a Director and Treasurer of the National Biodiversity Network Trust between 2011 and 2023 and a Director of the Central Scotland Forest Trust. He worked for Nature.Scot for 30 years, covering national and regional roles and retired in 2022. He managed the “agri-environment programme” under Scotland’s Regional Development Plan which negotiated and funded on farm environmental improvements. He was involved in the Carrifran Wildwood Project and is currently a Director of Glencairn Land and Woods Trust.
Registration is essential and donations are welcome!