Please Note that our onsite Ginger & Wild Café at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre has now closed for the Winter season and will reopen in March 2026. The Ballycroy Visitor Centre will remain open during the winter from 10am to 5.30pm daily.
Saturday 11am Guided historical and nature 2 km walk 2pm Presentation and talk by Gretta Byrne from the Céide Fields 4pm Join us at the Ballycroy Community Centre for the Rambling House experience. Sunday 11am Guided historical and nature walk 2pm Reading with Sean Lysaght 4pm Native Tree workshop with Martin Connor. Plus, all weekend,
We have many Free Events for all the family to enjoy this October Bank Holiday Weekend, which leads us onto the 2025 Dark Sky Festival. Saturday 25th 12 pm – Traditional Halloween Games 2 pm – Scary But True Stories from the Bangor Trail & Wild Nephin Sunday 26th 12 pm – Our Garden Birds
Our Onsite, Ginger & Wild Café at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre will be Closed Wednesday, 08/10/2025, reopening on Thursday, 09/10/2025.
Ballycroy Visitor Centre August Bank Holiday Weekend Saturday 2nd August, the Wilderland artists will host their ‘Lúnasa Flower Féilire’ event. The day will start off with a grassland meadow habitat walk in the morning from 11am – 1pm, followed by refreshments and snacks in the upstairs classroom at the visitor centre, leading straight into the
Saturday 02 August @ 11am Ballycroy Visitor Centre https://maps.app.goo.gl/osbqhiNidoLhspUw8 Join Wilderland for a habitat walk to learn all about grasslands, celebrate Lúnasa and mark the beginning of the harvest season. The walk will be led by Michael Chambers, Head Guide at Wild Nephin National Park and will take place at the grassland meadow at Ballycroy.
Saturday 2nd August @ 2pm Ballycroy Visitor Centre https://maps.app.goo.gl/1pqjfWYi6ABFv9da7 Join artists Clare Breen and Kasia Kaminska for a creative cyanotype workshop and gathering to celebrate Lúnasa and the beginning of the harvest season During this workshop artists Clare Breen and Kasia Kaminska will guide us through cyanotype sun-printing and we will work with pressed plants
Sunday 13th of July 10am meeting Letterkeen Trailhead Carpark Want to learn more about the beautiful plants of our vulnerable upland habitats and also climb one of the remotest peaks in the west of Ireland? Hike of Nephin Beg (627) with Wild Atlantic Nature Life and Wild Nephin National Park. Booking essential as places limited
Activities at Ballycroy Visitor Centre starting from Monday 7th of July Wild Child Kids Club – Every Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-4pm starting on Tuesday July 8th Booking essential : To book, please email ballycroyvisitorcentre@npws.gov.ie with your name, child’s name and age and a contact phone number. Suitable clothing advised for all weathers. Tuesday 8th- On
Sunday 15th June, 10am-2pm To celebrate Men’s Health Week, take a WALK and TALK in Wild Nephin National Park, meeting at Letterkeen Car Park at 10am. This is a guided leisurely walk with a basic introduction to hiking. Get to know about our park, its wildlife, nature and dark skies. Tea, coffee and refreshments will