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Corncrake | An Traonach

Free Event Friday 3rd of July Join us in Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet for a wonderful evening starting at 8pm with a talk on the Corncrake and exploring new insights into their breeding and migration patterns. This evening has become an annual highlight and to have more insights about the incredible movements of this iconic

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The Ginger & Wild Café at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday this coming weekend. 12th -14th June. The Café will reopen Monday the 15th of June. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Wild Nephin Nature Festival 2026

Ballycroy | Bangor Erris | Geesala | Enniscoe | Letterkeen We are delighted to announce the first Wild Nephin Nature Festival. Join us Fri 5th – Sun 7th of June to experience the wilds of Mayo! This joint venture between Wild Nephin National Park and local communities has been thoughtfully put together to showcase both

Summer Shuttle Bus Wild Nephin National Park

Our FREE National Park Shuttle Bus will be running again from Tuesday 2nd of June to the end of August. Running from Tuesday to Saturday for June, July and August 9am – 7pm. No bus Sunday and Monday. This year the bus will run from Bangor Erris to Westport via the east of the park,

National Biodiversity Week 2026

Saturday 23rd May – Ballycroy Biodiversity Week Afternoon Talks Join us this coming Saturday for a wonderful line up of short talks and a short film screening at Ballycroy Visitor Centre. 12-3pm Free Admission We will kick of at 12:15pm with Mammals and Birds of Wild Nephin National Park and our participation in the European

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We are currently experiencing issues with the landline at Ballycroy Visitor Centre.  Our apologies for any inconvenience caused, we thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this issue.  If you need to contact the Visitor Centre please email: ballycroyvisitorcentre@npws.gov.ie If you would like to contact Ginger & Wild Café  You can call

National Biodiversity Week 15th -24th May 2026 at Wild Nephin National Park

All week – Self- Guided Treasure Hunt and Self- Guided Nature Spotter Worksheet at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre Day Events:Friday 15th 2-4pm – Meet & Greet with Native Trees Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th 12-1pm & 2-4pm – Pond Dipping and Outdoor Classroom Tour Wednesday 20th – Celebrate World Bee Day –Ballycroy Visitor Centre Biodiversity

We are delighted to welcome back the flourish music circle to the visitor centre at 7pm on Wednesday, May 13th.

Join John and Isabela Hoban as we celerbrate our culture and music and why not join in and share a song, poem, story or a tune, or just sit back and enjoy! All welcome no experience neccessary. Light refreshments from 6.30pm Bígí linn! Free event, no booking required. The music circle events are a great

Spring Newsletter 2026

We are delighted to share with you all of the work and public engagement that has occurred since the beginning of the new year. You can download the Spring Newsletter on the link below.

Upcoming May Bank Holiday Events

Mayo Dark Sky Park celebrates its 10th birthday! #halftheparkisafterdark In May 2016, a Gold Tier standard of International Dark Sky Park was awarded to Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park – Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine Join us @wildnephin_official & @mayodarkskies to celebrate! On Sunday the 3rd, join us in the Ballycroy Visitor