NUI Galway Biodiversity Trail

NUI Galway Biodiversity Trail

By National University of Ireland GalwayNatural Sciences
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NUI Galway Biodiversity Trail episodes

  • 10. Biodiversity Trail Menlo Castle and North Campus
    The final stop on the NUI Galway Biodiversity trail is on the river bank opposite the ruins of Menlo Castle, which is home to both the barn owl and Ireland's rarest bat. Dr Caitriona Carlin discusses what bats eat, Dr John Carey talks about barn owls while Dr Colin Lawton (Zoology) introduces some of the other mammal species found in this part of campus
    4 min
  • 3. Biodiversity Trail Eglington Canal
    The third stop on the NUI Galway Biodiversity trail is on the O'Shaughnessy Bridge over Eglington Canal. We take a look at insects, trout, pike, perch and even the charismatic kingfisher!
    5 min
  • 2. Biodiversity Trail College Green
    Stop 2 on the NUI Galway biodiversity trail is College Green between the Quadrangle and Martin Ryan buildings. We discuss trees, insects and lichens while Dr Caitriona Carlin (Applied Ecology Unit) introduces some of the bat species that have been recorded in the area
    4 min

About NUI Galway Biodiversity Trail

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A trail taking listeners from the Quadrangle at NUI Galway along the river and up to the northern Dangan part of campus, with stops to look at the wildlife and biodiversity found on campus along the…