Free Pollinator Planting Workshop will have Waterford buzzing

Join Waterford City and County Council’s Environment team for a free full-day pollinator planting workshop at Clodiagh House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford on Saturday, August 23rd.

As part of National Heritage Week 2025, which celebrates the country’s natural, built and cultural heritage, this one-day workshop will reveal the best ways to support native wildlife with native planting.

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From hedgerows to rewilding find out how low maintenance native planting can look amazing and provide the best habitats for our wildlife. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers with Horticulturist and Environmentalist Aoife Munn.

Topics covered on the day will include:

• Pollinator planting techniques
• Drought resistant plants
• Mini pond building
• Wildlife movement
• Rewilding and manged areas
• Water conservation and much more

The workshop is free to attend but booking is advisable. To book your place on this free full day pollinator workshop (10am-4pm) in Portlaw with thanks to St Brigid’s Family Resource Centre click FREE One Day Pollinator Planting Workshop Tickets, Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

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The workshop is supported by Waterford City and County Council’s Environmental Awareness Officer and Biodiversity Officer under funding from WCCC and the NPWS Local Authority Biodiversity Action Fund, and forms part of a set of community training events that work towards advancing biodiversity knowledge in the county during the development of the Waterford Biodiversity Action Plan with the Heritage Council.