Farming for Nature

James Ham of Moyvore, Co. Westmeath is one of the last farmers in his county to use traditional technique of hedge laying. He farms 128 acres with his wife Martina, and their land is 50% woodland, with the rest grass and spring barley.  He talks to Brigid about trees, coppicing and hedgerows.

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Eoghan has a farm of 73 acres (including 40 acres of mountain commonage) overlooking the Atlantic near Eyeries on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork. For the last 12 years he has given 30 acres over to nature, mostly in the form of highly species-rich native Atlantic temperate rainforest.

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Eoghan - http://www.eoghandaltun.com
Farming for Nature- https://www.farmingfornature.ie/nominees/eoghan-daltun/
Contact Brigid - [email protected]
Twitter - https://twitter.com/farmfornature

Aoife Reilly of Glasraí Farm owns a 7.5-acre farm in Hollymount, Mayo, with her husband, Joe. They employ seven people, and nature is intrinsic to what they do.   The farm is highly productive not only in terms of food production but in terms of soil health and wildlife. There are three ponds, mixed hedgerows and a variety of trees, all of which provide habitats for wildlife.

Aoife's farm - https://www.glasrai.ie
Farming for Nature - https://www.farmingfornature.ie

Email: [email protected]
Address: Farming for Nature, C/O Burrenbeo Trust, Glebe Road, Kinvara, Co.Galway
Project Coordinator: Brigid Barry
Phone number: 087 1797352

Cathal Mooney owns Heather Hill Farm in Donegal, where he produces pasture-raised turkey, pasture-raised chickens, lambs and eggs and wildflower honey.  He says, "Our goal is to produce local food for the community. We want our customers to become friends and come to the farm to see how their food is produced.”

Guest - Cathal Mooney
Presenter - Brigid Barry

Donna Mullen has a 43-acre farm in Meath, and she's found different ways to make her farm a magnet for seven bat species.  She explains what she's done and how any farmer across Ireland can do the same...


Guest - Donna Mullen
Presenter - Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature
Contact - [email protected]
Twitter @farmfornature

On 29th October, the annual Farming for Nature awards took place in Corofin, Co. Clare.  Brigid Barry spoke to the winner, Sean Condon, who is a dairy farmer from Limerick.


Guest - Sean Condon, Templeroe Dairy, Limerick
Presenter, Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature

Tommy Earley has a 25 acre bog on his farm in Roscommon, and a few years ago he started the process of restoring it.  What did he do?  And how did he do it?

Guest: Tommy Earley, beef farmer
Presenter: Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature

For more information visit https://www.farmingfornature.ie/nominees/tommyearley/

With a 200 acre beef farm in Kildare, Anthony Mooney knows that he has a vital role in attracting bird species to his land.  He explains how he does it.


Guest - Anthony Mooney, beef farmer
Presenter - Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature


For more information visit https://www.farmingfornature.ie
Contact Brigid - [email protected]
Twitter @farmfornature

Nicholas Redmond has a 50-acre farm in Gerry, Wexford.  He talks about his diverse beef & sheep farm, which includes species-rich meadows (from which he makes hay), oak woodlands and mixed-species grasslands.



Guest -Nicholas Redmond, mixed farmer
Presenter - Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature


For more information visit https://www.farmingfornature.ie
Contact Brigid - [email protected]
Twitter @farmfornature

Where you see bats, you'll find insects and bats on a farm are a good sign that nature is being supported. Tommy Earley, a beef farmer from Roscommon, explains how he encourages bats to his land in the West of Ireland.


Guest -Tommy Earley, beef farmer
Presenter - Brigid Barry, Farming for Nature


For more information visit https://www.farmingfornature.ie
Contact Brigid - [email protected]
Twitter @farmfornature