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From freshwater swamps and reedbeds to saltmarsh and mudflats

Please read our Nature Blog about everything from birds to bees. 

Robing sitting on long grass

Transform Your Garden into a Winter Bird Paradise

Bird feeders are the quickest way for anyone to attract birds to their gardens this winter. They are a great supplement, but if you want to be sustainable, plant trees or let the grass grow slightly taller than usual. Most of our lawns are void of...
Heron perched elegantly amongst the reeds

Heron - A mysterious fisherman of the wetlands, rivers and lakes

Irish Name - Corr réisc - Name - Grey Heron - Latin - Ardea cinerea Heron – A mysterious fisherman of the wetlands, rivers and lakes. Have you walked along a riverbank or a lake edge and in the corner of your eye seen a slight movement? Did you...
Bombus lucorum - White Tailed Bumblebee

Bee Surveys - May & June 2024

During the months of May and June this year, Alan Balfe and Darragh Hennessy have spent time doing various bee surveys at Tralee Bay Wetlands Ecology Park. Pollinators play a vital role in our economy and the success of our food chain. Ireland's...
Pond Dipping at Tralee Bay Wetlands Ecology Park

Pond Dipping: A Nature Lover's Guide

Introduction Pond dipping is a fun and educational outdoor activity that invites nature enthusiasts of all ages to explore the fascinating world beneath the water's surface. Whether you're an avid biologist or just looking for a family-friendly...
Mute Swan at Tralee Bay Wetlands

Swans and their Cygnets

In the Tralee Bay Wetlands Ecology & Lakeside Cafe you can find a pair of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor), who mostly stay on the front pond island. A well-known bird of wetland habitats, they can be found all over Ireland in ponds, rivers, lakes and...
Viewing Tower at Tralee Bay Wetlands

Work Experience Blog

Hi, my name is Darragh Hennessy and over the course of the summer, I've been working at Tralee Bay Wetlands. During my time I have met some incredible people and honed in on many skills to help me in my future career on the ecological front of...
Emperor Dragonfly

Year of the Dragonfly

Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park will continue to host talks and events for the Year of the Dragonfly, focusing on the conservation issues surrounding these enigmatic insects, and what individuals and community groups can do to protect them....

Rewilding your Garden

We all want to help in encouraging our native wildlife such as butterflies and bees back to our gardens. But how can we do that? We can plant flowers, but what kind? We can place bird feeders, but what kind would suit garden birds? What’s the best...

National Biodiversity Week 2022

This years National Biodiversity Week begins on the 15th of May 2022. Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco & Activity Park will be running activities all this week long, focusing on our own native species of flora and fauna that make up our island’s...

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