Retrofitting – Realising the Advantages

Thursday 2nd May
CITB–Construction Skills NI, Nutts Corner Training Centre, 17 Dundrod Road, Crumlin, BT29 4SR
Cost: £85 plus VAT (£75 for CIH members)

NI Climate Change Bill Pre–consultation Discussion

Thursday 2nd May
Skainos, Newtownards Road, Belfast
Free

Crisis and the Northern Ireland Heritage Revolution of the 1960s

Friday 3rd May
Monuments and Buildings Record, Waterman House, 5 – 33 Hill Street, Belfast
Free

Celebrate Nature

Friday 3rd May
An Tath Dubh Hall, Moneyneena
Free

Rare Breeds Poultry Fair

Saturday 4th May
Florence Court Fermanagh
Normal Admission, Members Free

Bluebell Walk

Saturday 4th May
Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House
Normal Admission, Members Free

Antiques and Art Fair

Saturday 4th May
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Dawn Chorus Morning and Bird ID

Saturday 4th May
Murlough Nature Reserve Keel Point, Dundrum, BT33 0NQ
Free

Himalayan Balsam Control near Drum Bridge

Sunday 5th May
Lagan Valley Regional Park near Drum Bridge
Free

Vintage Fete

Sunday 5th May
Springhill, Moneymore
Normal Admission, Members Free

Cot Trips

Monday 6th May
Crom, Fermanagh
Adult £3, Child £2, Member Adult £3, Child £2,

Spring Garden Walk

Monday 6th May
Mount Stewart
Adult £10, Child £5, Member Adult £10, Child £5

Leaf–Beetles

Wednesday 8th May
Crom, Fermanagh
£10

A Sense of Place: Sense in Place Names

Thursday 9th May
Naíscoil Charn Tóchair, Tír Chiana, Machaire Rátha
Free

Evening Walk at Helen’s Bay

Friday 10th May
7pm
Free

Fifth Annual Maguire History Weekend

Friday 10th May
Enniskillen Castle Museums
£100 (£80 for Friends of Fermanagh County Museum)

Series of Natural History Courses

Friday 10th May
Field Studies Council Derrygonnelly
TBC

Minnowburn Dander

Saturday 11th May
Minnowburn
No Charge. Donations Welcome

Four Seasons Walks – Spring is in the Air

Saturday 11th May
Murlough NNR
Normal Admission, Members Free

Dog Agility

Saturday 11th May
Castle Ward
Normal Admission, Members Free

Apple Fest

Sunday 12th May
Ardress House, Ardress Road, Portadown
Normal Admission, Members Free

KPMG Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Event

Wednesday 15th May
Queen’s University Management School, Riddel Hall, Stranmillis Road, Belfast
Free

Information Day at Mourne Grange

Wednesday 15th May
Mourne Grange, 169 Newry Road Kilkeel Co Down BT34 4EX
Free

Teachers Information Afternoon

Thursday 16th May
Speedwell Trust, Parkanaur
Free

Candlelit Tour

Friday 17th May
Castle Coole
Adult £15

All Ireland Bird Conference

Friday 17th May
La Mon Hotel
£55/€65 RSPB members £65/€80 adult non–members £25/€30 RSPB Wildlife Explorers members £30/€35 child non–members

Wild About Nature – Dawn Chorus

Saturday 18th May
Castle Ward
No Charge. Donations Welcome

Belfast Walking Festival / NWMRT

Saturday 18th May
Divis and the Black Mountain
N/A

Spring Dunes

Saturday 18th May
Portstewart Strand
Adult £2, Child £1

Down Heritage Network Conference

Saturday 18th May
Down County Museum
Free

Plant Propagation

Sunday 19th May
Wildflower Nursery at Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast
Free

Country Fair

Sunday 19th May
The Argory, Moy
Normal Admission, Members Free

International Development Awards 2013

Thursday 23rd May
Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Free

Learning Outdoors: Enriching the Curriculum and Inspiring Children

Thursday 23rd May
Conference Hall, Main Building, Stranmillis University College
Free

National Identity – Making ‘Census’ of a new Northern Ireland

Thursday 23rd May
White River Hotel, 20–22 Main Street, Toomebridge, BT41 3TQ
Free

BioBlitz 2013

Friday 24th May
Colebrooke Estate, Co. Fermanagh
TBC

Basement Gallery Art Exhibition

Saturday 25th May
Castle Coole
Normal Admission, Members Free

Art in the Garden

Saturday 25th May
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Presentation on oil and gas extraction, fracking and the Lock the Gates Movement with Dr Mariann Lloyd–Smith

Saturday 25th May
The Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Belfast
Free

Country Fair

Sunday 26th May
Florence Court, Fermanagh
Normal Admission, Members Free

Jazz in the Gardens

Sunday 26th May
Mount Stewart
Normal Admission, Members Free

Butterflies and Moths of Mid–Ulster

Sunday 26th May
Manor Forest Park, near Cookstown
Free

Cot Trips

Monday 27th May
Crom, Fermanagh
Adult £4, Child £2