Tue, 23 Aug
|Cushendall
Trees on Farms Field Trip 3 of 4 Cushendall
The Irish Agroforestry Forum is holding a Silvopasture Farm walk and talk on the farm of Sinead and Réamaí Mathers. This event is in collaboration with our friends at GrowIn, Woodland Trust, CAFRE and Ulster Wildlife.
Time & Location
23 Aug 2022, 10:00
Cushendall, 115 Layde Rd, Cushendall, Ballymena BT44 0NH, UK
Guests
About the event
Farm walk and talk with Sinead and Réamaí Mathers. This is the third of four farm walks over 2 days.
Please book for each individually - links are below to the other events.
1. Monday 22nd August 11am Greenmount
2. Monday 22nd August 2pm Rathsherry Farm, Broughshane
3. Tuesday 23rd August 10am Sinéad and Réamaí Mathers’ farm at Cushendall
4. Tuesday 23rd August 2pm Broughgammon Farm near Ballycastle
The address for Sat Nav will be 115, Layde Rd, Cushendall, BT44 ONH. The farm is between Cushendall and Cushendun and is easy to miss as there is no house there. If you are coming from Cushendall it is accessed by a lane on the Right hand side of the road. You will pass a big mobile phone tower on your left and the farm lane is the one on the right after this mast. There are wee white milestone markers theirs is the lane after Ballyagan milestone marker. Once you turn into the lane go about 100 yds and the farm is the gate on the right with the sheds just in through the gate.
Upcoming Events
Sat, 03 JunMoyvore03 Jun, 14:00 – 16:00Moyvore, Moyvore, Co. Westmeath, IrelandOnsite Insights: farm walk & practical actions for nature with Farming for Nature Ambassador James Ham - “Hedgerow management and incorporating trees into farming systems.” The Farming for Nature farm walks are an opportunity for FFN Ambassadors to showcase their contribution to nature.
Wed, 14 JunCrecora14 Jun, 18:30 – 20:30Crecora, Skehanagh, Crecora, Co. Limerick, IrelandOnsite Insights: farm walk & practical actions for nature with Farming for Nature Ambassador Sean Condon, an organic dairy farmer from Crecora, County Limerick. He farms about 140 acres of good grassland and runs an extensive dairy farming system, milking 50 cows once a day.
Thu, 15 JunAntrim
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