Biodiversity Week 2025

at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

Saturday 17th – s26th May

 

BOOKING FOR ALL EVENTS ON EVENTBRITE

 

Themed Tour: Pollinators’ Paradise

Daily Sat 17th – Sun 25th May @ 3pm

What do bees, bats, birds, lizards & humans all have in common? They are linked through the phenomenon of pollination, plants using animals to carry their pollen from flower to flower, giving rise to new plants, for a price. Join us to uncover the heroes, tricksters and villains of the world of pollination.

€5 per person. Booking on Eventbrite.

 

Themed Tour: A Natural History – 100 Years of Biodiversity Discovery in Ireland

Thurs 22nd & Sat 24th May @ 2pm

Join botanist Darren Reidy for a celebration of Biodiversity Week & the Centenary of The Irish Naturalists’ Journal. Visiting some of the most important specimens in our herbarium & living collections, we will discover some of Ireland’s rarest plants; chart the spread of prolific invasive species & learn what the future holds for our biodiversity.

€5 per person. Booking on Eventbrite.

 

Biodiversity Week Lecture: Bees & Climate Change

Wednesday 21st May @ 3pm

With Director of the National Botanic Gardens Matthew Jebb.

Free event. No booking required.

 

Themed Tour: Biodiversity Walk & Talk

Sunday 25th May @ 11.30am

Join us for a family friendly walk & talk through the Gardens for Biodiversity week.

€5 per person. Booking on Eventbrite.

 

Irish Wildlife Trust People for Bees Event

Sunday 25th May

Please see www.iwt.ie for information & booking