Connect to the Water – Field Trip on Lough MacNean/Creative Workshop (part of Heritage Week)

2pm-4.30pm: Meet at Lough MacNean Amentity Area for a field trip on the water, guided by Bridget Keehan and Robert Northridge of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI).

The walk will be led by Bridget Keehan and Robert Northridge of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), a charitable organisation that promotes the study, understanding and enjoyment of wild plants. Bridget is Ireland Officer with BSBI and coordinates the work of botanical recorders across the whole of Ireland. Robert is an expert Botanist and BSBI County Recorder for Fermanagh.

4.30pm: Meet at The Market House, Blacklion for refreshments.

4.45pm-5.45pm: Cameraless Photography Workshop in response to the field trip with Artist, Sinéad Curran.

Sinéad Curran is a Visual Artist with a multidisciplinary practice that intersects histories, science, language, ecologies of natural environments and place. The Vanishing Veins Project is supported through Cavan Arts Office and brings together a community of care that can come together to better support the biodiversity of wetlands surrounding Cavan’s lakes and rivers: record, develop a greater understanding of how we can conserse water quality and native species through a range of approaches that include citizen science, mapping and local action.

5.45pm-6pm: Event conclusion.

Dress appropriately, wear wellies, waterproof gear, walking areas will be challenging.

This event has been organised in conjunction with Blacklion Tidy Towns and Sinéad Curran as part of the Vanishing Veins Project. Kindly supported by Cavan Heritage Office and Cavan Arts Office.