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GoiNG Wild iN roscommoN: roscommoN’s moNthly<br />
Biodiversity challeNGe<br />
JANUARy<br />
Visit the Bird Watch<strong>in</strong>g Board Walk <strong>in</strong> Loughnaneane<br />
Park, <strong>Roscommon</strong> Town, dur<strong>in</strong>g the w<strong>in</strong>ter when the<br />
turlough is full of water <strong>and</strong> watch the wealth of bird-life.<br />
MAy<br />
Go for Dawn Chorus walk around Mote Park, just outside<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong>, <strong>and</strong> marvel at the range of sights <strong>and</strong><br />
sounds of bird life. Photo by John Earley<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Enjoy a boat cruise on one of the many <strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong> waterways<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong>.<br />
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FEBRUARy<br />
Plant some native trees <strong>and</strong> shrubs <strong>in</strong> your garden,<br />
school, community <strong>and</strong>/or place of work.<br />
JUNE<br />
Visit the Coillte Raised Bog Restoration Project at<br />
Cloonshanville Bog, near Frenchpark, <strong>and</strong> discover the<br />
wonder of bogs <strong>and</strong> learn more about this excit<strong>in</strong>g project to<br />
restore some of <strong>Roscommon</strong>’s bogs. Photo by John Earley<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Explore Lough Key Forest <strong>and</strong> Activity Park, or Mount<br />
Plunkett <strong>Nature</strong> Reserve <strong>in</strong> Lecarrow, <strong>and</strong> try to catch<br />
a glimpse of one of our elusive native mammals, Red<br />
Squirrel or P<strong>in</strong>e Marten.
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