Thursday 4th February

Construction Waste Management

Good practice = Good business

Venue: Belfast

Friday 5th February

Friday Work Party

Help get the Nature Reserve into shape

Venue: Balloo Nature Reserve - Bangor
Cost: Free

Saturday 6th February

Countryside Skills - Willow Tunnel

Learn how to use willow for artistic and practical purposes

Venue: Mount Stewart, Strangford Lough
Cost: No additional charge

Wildlife Weekend - Wading Birds

Join our biodiversity officer Karl Hamilton and experience the delight of watching the wading birds of Strangford Lough

Venue: Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Cost: No extra charge

Saturday 13th February

Love Birds

Yes back again this year, our always popular bird box building workshops

Venue: Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Cost: Extra charge applicable

Sunday 14th February

Pond Management

Clean up of the pond

Venue: Lagan Valley Regional Park at Lagan Meadows
Cost: Free

Wednesday 17th February

Harriers Journey's Around the World

Venue: TBC
Cost: TBC

Thursday 18th February

Climate Change and the Planning System

Climate Change, Why it will transform the values, ambition and delivery of the planning system in Northern Ireland.

Venue: W5

Butterfly Conservation Lecture

Venue: Ulster Museum
Cost: Free

Saturday 20th February

Hedge Laying

Learn the art of hedgelaying

Venue: Murlough National Nature Reserve
Cost: No additional charge

Grass Roots AGM

Grass Roots AGM

Venue: Newtownbreda Presbyterian Church Hall, Ormeau Road, Belfast
Cost: Free

Monday 22nd February

Archaeology Under the Seas

CBA Winter General Meeting in 2010

Venue: British Academy, London
Cost: £10 for CBA members and £20­ for non-CBA members

Tuesday 23rd February

Hedgelaying at Ecos Nature Park

Practical conservation volunteering

Venue: Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena

Wednesday 24th February

Creating Cleaner, Safer, Greener Neighbourhoods Through Effective Education and Enforcement

Creating Cleaner, Safer, Greener Neighbourhoods Through Effective Education and Enforcement

Venue: Kingsway Hall Hotel, Central London
Cost: Visit website for more details

Wildflower Power at Ecos Nature Park

Practical conservation volunteering

Venue: Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena

Hedgelaying at Ecos Nature Park

Practical conservation volunteering

Venue: Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena

The Blackwoods

Venue: Dendron Lodge Clandeboye Estate Bangor
Cost: £10

Thursday 25th February

Climate Change: Whose Health will be Affected?

All-Ireland event on the health effects of climate change

Venue: The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew's St, Dublin
Cost: TBC

Friday 26th February

Low Carbon Design

The only way forward for the construction industry

Venue: North West Regional College (Springtown Campus, Derry)

Sunday 28th February

Habitat Improvement

Habitat Improvement at Meharg's Farm

Venue: Meharg's Farm near Dundrod
Cost: Free

Monday 1st March

No Scrubs at Murlough

Practical conservation work

Venue: Murlough National Nature Reserve
Cost: No additional charge

Tuesday 2nd March

SDUK 2010

Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

Venue: Royal College of Physicians, London

Foundations of the Ulster Way

Illustrated Talk introducing the landscapes of the Ulster Way in West Fermanagh

Venue: Enniskillen Library

Friday 5th March

Wetland Birds Tour

Venue: Da Vinvis car park

Saturday 6th March

Mammal Tracking

Sunday 7th March

Tantalising Tittle-Tattle

Springhill household members recount tales of the people connected to this ghostly mansion.

Venue: Springhill
Cost: No additional charge

Hedge Laying

Hedge Laying at Murlough NNR

Venue: Murlough NNR Dundrum
Cost: No charge, donations welcome

Tuesday 9th March

W5 Local Heroes Lectures

Collecting the World's Plant Diversity for Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank

Venue: W5
Cost: Free - registration required

The History of Helens Tower

Venue: Dendron Lodge Clandeboye Estate Bangor
Cost: £10

Wednesday 10th March

Monitoring NI's Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Venue: TBC
Cost: TBC

Thursday 11th March

Sustainable Community Allotments - Regional Seminars March 2010

Incorporating a site visit to Walkway Community Gardens, East Belfast

Venue: Groundwork NI, 63-75 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast

Learning for Change Connecting Local and Global Education

Venue: Camden Court Hotel Dublin

The first Eco Information Event for consumers in Ireland

Venue: Malone house Barnetts Demesne

Friday 12th March

Festival of Social Science

The ESRC Festival of Social Science will be held from 12-21 March 2010 as part of National Science and Engineering Week.

Exploring Places of Pilgrimage

A Day exploring the world of St Patrick

Venue: Down County Museum

Saturday 13th March

Mount Stewart House, Garden and Temple of the Winds

Join us as we open the House and Gardens for another season

Venue: Mount Stewart, Strangford Lough
Cost: No additional charge

St Patricks Weekend at Carnfunnock

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park

Ulster Plantation Workshop

Venue: Rural College (Derrynold Centre), Draperstown
Cost: £15/€18

Woodland Bird Identification

Venue: Ecobase and Bay Road Park

Solar Power

Venue: Creaggan Country Park, Westway Creggan Londonderry

Sunday 14th March

Mothers Day

Venue: The Argory - Moy
Cost: Normal Admission, Members Free

Woodland Management

Venue: Lagan Valley Regional Park

Tuesday 16th March

Clandeboyes connection with Trafalgar

Venue: Dendron Lodge Clandeboye Estate Bangor
Cost: £10

Wednesday 17th March

Slippery Feast

Celebrate St.Patrick's Day with the best local produce, ceilidh dancing and traditional music.

Venue: Patterson's Spade Mill
Cost: £2.80 - £12.80 (Members free)

The American Wake

Venue: Ulster American Folk Park

Friday 19th March

Be a Saint - Volunteer!

VSB, in conjunction with BITC, is organising a day of voluntary action on Friday 19 March entitled “Be a Saint – Volunteer!”

Venue: Various venues

Saturday 20th March

Mamma Mia Mothers Walk of Belfast Castle

Mother's Day walk around the Belfast Castle estate

Venue: Belfast Castle
Cost: Admission Fee

National Trust Bonus Time Initiative

National Trust to give Britain a spring bonus

Step into spring at Burntollet Wood

Venue: Burntollet Wood

Sunday 21st March

Four Peaks Challenge

The Four Peaks Challenge - A Guided Walk

Venue: Divis and The Black Mountain
Cost: Adult £3, Child £1, Member Adult £2, Child £1

Meadows and Minibeasts

Venue: Ecobase and Bay Road Park

Tuesday 23rd March

Sustainable Community Seminars - Regional Seminars March 2010

Incorporating a visit to on site allotments

Venue: Liberty Consortium,The Playtrail, 15 Racecourse Road, Derry/L’Derry

Wildflower Power

Venue: Ecos Centre Ballymena

Wednesday 24th March

Conference: Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem Service Conference

Venue: Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, Euston, London WC1H 9BD
Cost: £90 members £130 non members

Sustainable Community Allotments - Regional Seminars March 2010

Incorporating a site visit to Mullaghmore & Castleview Community Association allotments

Venue: GK House, Lisanelly Heights, Omagh

Batty about Bats

Venue: Ecobase

Thursday 25th March

Coastal Zone Talk

Venue: Coastal Zone Portrush

Friday 26th March

RSPB and BirdWatch Ireland All Ireland Conference - Seabirds: Life on the Edge

BirdWatch Ireland and RSPB Northern Ireland are pleased to announce that their 43rd All Ireland Conference.

Venue: Sligo Park Hotel and Leisure Club, Sligo Town

Saturday 27th March

WWF Earth Hour 2010

Switch off and support WWF’s Earth Hour

Easter Eggstravaganza at Creggan Country Park

Venue: Creggan Country Park

Sunday 28th March

Ramble and Roast

Ramble through the lesser known areas of Mount Stewart with an experienced guide and work up an appetite for a meal in The Bay Restaurant

Venue: Mount Stewart, Strangford Lough
Cost: £12.50 - £25

Laurel Clearance

Venue: Saintfield Estate near Saintfield

Thursday 1st April

Easter Egg Roll

Venue: Giant's Ring

Friday 2nd April

Golden Egg Trail

Venue: Mount Stewart House, Garden and Temple of the Winds
Cost: Normal admission charges apply

Saturday 3rd April

Eggy Art Workshop

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park
Cost: £5 per child

Poultry Fair

Venue: The Argory Moy
Cost: Normal Admission Charges Apply

Traditional Easter Fun

Venue: Lough Neagh Discovery Centre
Cost: £3 per child for craft sessions

Sunday 4th April

Falcon and Friends

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park

Easter Family Day and Craft Fair

Venue: Castle Ward (Co Down)
Cost: Adult £5.80 Child £3 Family £14.60

Easter Cruise on the Cot

Venue: Crom
Cost: Adult £4, Child £2

Easter Eggcentricities

Venue: Springhill Moneymore
Cost: Normal admission Members free

Spring is in the Air

Venue: Murlough NNR
Cost: Adult £2 Child £1

Historic Egg Trail

Venue: Downhill Demesne
Cost: Normal admission Members free

Monday 5th April

Easter Eggstravaganza at Kilbroney Park

Bring all the family along for an Easter egg hunt, searching for wild clues and wacky objects around the park

Venue: Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor
Cost: Free

Easter Egg Trail

Venue: Springhill Moneymore
Cost: Normal Admission - Members Free

Easter Eavesdropping

Venue: Wellbrook Beetling Mill Cookstown
Cost: Normal Admission - Members Free

Easter Monday Fun Day

Venue: Florence Court
Cost: Normal admission Members free

Tuesday 6th April

Easter Chick Trail

Venue: Rowallane Garden
Cost: Normal Admission - Members Free

Wednesday 7th April

Walled Garden Fun

Venue: Florence Court
Cost: Normal Admission - Members Free

Thursday 8th April

The Terrace Hill Treasure Hunt

Cost: Child £2

Saturday 10th April

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

Venue: Castle Coole
Cost: Normal Admission Members Free

Sunday 11th April

Woodland Management

Venue: Lagan Valley Regional Park at McIlroy Park
Cost: Free

Easter Bunnies

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park Drains Bay Larne
Cost: Adult £2 Child £1.50

Tuesday 13th April

Trees and Forests in British Society

Venue: Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh

Digital Photography Workshop

Workshop on Digitial Photography

Venue: NIMC Offices 6 Crescent Gardens Belfast
Cost: £45 for members £70 for non members

Thursday 15th April

Rough Guide to Hill Walking

Venue: Divis and the Black Mountain
Cost: Adult £10

Saturday 17th April

Bushcraft Morning - Spring Wild Foods

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park
Cost: Free

Hazlewood Spring Walk

Venue: Meet at Belfast Zoo
Cost: Adult £2, Child £1 Freinds of Belfast Hills free

Sunday 18th April

IUCN UK Committee Conference 2010

The theme of the conference, “Nature – What’s in it For Me?”, explores ecosystem management for human well-being, one of the five themes in “Shaping a Sustainable Future”, the IUCN Global Programme

Spring Estate Walk

Venue: Castle Ward

Bushcraft Workshop - Shetler Building

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park
Cost: Free

Spring Nature Walk

Venue: Castle Ward
Cost: Normal admission Members free

Saturday 24th April

Moths and Mammals at Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve

Family-friendly animal identification

Venue: Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve, Bangor
Cost: £1 - £2 (UWT Members free)

Vintage Rally

Venue: The Argory Moy
Cost: Normal Admission. Members Free

Wet Nose Day

Venue: Mount Stewart
Cost: Normal Admission, Members Free

Northern Ireland Hospice Big Walk Week

Venue: Belfast Castle

City of Belfasts Spring Fair

Venue: Barnett Demesne

Bats Life

Venue: Lough Neagh Discovery Centre
Cost: £3 per person

Springtime Wildflower Wander

Venue: Lock Keepers Cottage

Big Bug Hunt

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park
Cost: Adult £2 Child £1.50

Sunday 25th April

Plant Propagation

Venue: Wildflower Nursery at Kncokbracken Healthcare Park

Spring Garden

Venue: The Argory Moy
Cost: Normal Admission. Members Free

Birding for Beginners

Venue: Carnfunnock Country Park
Cost: Adult £2 Child £1.50

Tuesday 27th April

MODES - Refresher

Refresher Course on Using MODES

Venue: NIMC Offices 6 Crescent Gardens Belfast
Cost: £45 Members £70 non members

Health Impacts Assessment

Venue: 5th Floor Bishops Square, Redmonds Hill, Dublin

Wednesday 28th April

MODES - Advanced

Advanced MODES Training

Venue: NIMC Offices 6 Crescent Gardens Belfast
Cost: £45 members £70 non members

Wednesday 2nd June

Applying for Grant-Aid

Help with applying for grant aid

Venue: NIMC Offices 6 Crescent Gardens Belfast
Cost: £45 members £70 non members

Friday 8th October

Eco Show Live

Ecoshow Live has something for everyone - individuals, authorities, businesses

Venue: King's Hall, Belfast

Tuesday 2nd November

IEEM Autumn Conference

Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Opportunities, New Targets

Venue: Dublin