These habitats provide both a home and food for us humans, wild animals and plants. I am Niamh Ní Dhúill and I am based a few miles outside of Tralee, at the beginning of the Sliabh Mish Mountains. I have an acre here where I grow food and create wild habitats. I am a Nature and Biodiversity Educator
There are three main elements to my work
- Habitat Restoration
- Growing Food
- Nature Connection
I do this by working with people to plan, develop and grow their own natural, ecological and wild gardens. Ecological gardening is all about creating interconnected habitats. My main work is in education and takes place mostly outdoors. I focus on:
- Establishing and growing cultivated food and herb remedy gardens
- Establishing and growing wild food in natural habitats
- Creating interconnected habitats such as small woodlands, native hedgerows, wildlife ponds, different wildflower lawns and meadows, compost heaps, log piles….. I work with Schools, Community Groups, Tidy Towns, Parishes, Organisations, Councils, Statutory Bodies, Local Businesses and Private Clients. I also develop educational resources, materials and programmes for clients. Recommended websites:
http://www.irishwildflowers.ie/pages/100a.html
Recommended books:
Hedgerow Medicine - harvest and make your own herbal remedies
by Julie Bruton-Seal & Mathew Seal
(available @ Irish Seed Savers Association - www.irishseedsavers.ie)
