Join Lough Gur & the Maigue Rivers Trust for great talk on rivers & lakes, part of the Lough Gur Biodiversity Festival (24-31 May)

Lough Gur and the Maigue Rivers Trust are delighted to be hosting Richard to give us a fascinating talk all about rivers and lakes, focusing on Lough Gur.

Places are limted to 40, so to stop people booking tickets and not turning up, we are asking for a €5 donation. This will cover tea’s, coffees and scones.

About Richard:

Richard Nairn is a writer and ecologist who holds a Master’s Degree in Zoology. He has published seven previous books including a recent trilogy on nature in Ireland.

His new book ‘Future Wild: Nature Restoration in Ireland’ will be published in October 2024. This includes a large number of case studies of practical restoration in Ireland and abroad covering a number of habitat types.

During his career Richard worked as a nature reserve warden and was the first Director of BirdWatch Ireland. He ran an environmental consultancy business for over 30 years and worked extensively on environmental impact assessment and management. He lives on a small farm in County Wicklow which is managed primarily for nature.