The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is delighted to announce the 2023 Wild Bee Festival will take place at Tralee Bay Wetlands, Co. Kerry from the 12th – 13th August.
The Wild Bee Festival is an annual event raising awareness of Ireland’s pollinators and how to help them in your local community.
The 2023 Festival is coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, in collaboration with Kerry County Council, Tralee Bay Wetlands, Transition Kerry, Tralee Tidy Towns and the Irish Wildlife Trust (Kerry branch).
Set in the beautiful surroundings of the Tralee Bay Wetlands, the 2023 festival will feature a series of walks and talks led by biodiversity experts and community groups on these important insects and the simple actions we can take to help them.
Admission to most events is free. Places are limited on the walks so please contact Tralee Bay Wetlands to register your interest. There is a fee for the ticketed workshops (€), which must be booked separately.
With the exception of the ticketed workshops, registration is not required.
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Saturday 12th August
10:00 – 11:00 – How can Communities Help Pollinators? – All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
11:00 – 12:00 – Community Pollinator Projects in Tralee – Tralee Tidy Towns
12:00 – 13:00 – Saving the Large Carder Bee – Sustainable Skerries
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 – Helping Biodiversity in the Tralee Bay Wetlands (walk) – Tralee Bay Wetlands, Irish Wildlife Trust (Kerry Branch), Transition Kerry, National Biodiversity Data Centre (Places are limited on this walk, please email
14:00 – 17:00 – Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme workshop (€) – National Biodiversity Data Centre (Registration link)
Sunday 13th August
10:00 – 13:00 – Meadow Management & Seed Collecting Workshop (€) – National Biodiversity Data Centre (Registration link)
11:00 – 12:30 – Tralee’s Ecological Corridors (walk) – Transition Kerry, Irish Wildlife Trust (Kerry Branch), Tralee Bay Wetlands, National Biodiversity Data Centre (Places are limited on this walk, please email
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 – Mapping Actions for Pollinators – Tralee Tidy Towns
14:30 16:00 – Community Pollinator Plan Clinic – All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
With the exception of the walks, all events will take place in the Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park.
For the walks, please meet at the wooden seat outside the Tralee Bay Wetlands Visitor Centre. Places are limited on the walks, please email
Please bring your own lunch. Refreshments can be purchased at the Lakeside Café in the visitor centre.
For more information on getting to the Tralee Bay Wetlands, please see the website: Location
Article image credit to Steven Falk
