First Trees To Arrive In Ireland

Our glaciers retreated and melted roughly 12,000 to 10,000 years ago.

Our landscape was initially tundra before developing into woodlands as the climate warmed.

These are the first trees to arrive in Ireland. They were hardy species; and arrived via land bridges, or as wind-blown seeds :)
 

Juniper  (one of the earliest, often colonizing meadows)
Willow  (dwarf willow appeared early, followed by taller willows)
Downy Birch  (key pioneer species that rapidly colonized the landscape)
Hazel  (arrived shortly after the initial pioneers and became dominant 9,000–8,500 years ago)
Scots Pine  (widespread in the west)
Sessile Oak
Pedunculate Oak
Wych Elm  (liked fertile soils)
Alder  (spread later, liked wetlands)
Rowan/Mountain Ash

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Lowland Leader Refresher

If you have completed Lowland Leader Training; with us, or elsewhere; and feel like you would like a refresher day this spring, get in touch on info@outdoorsireland.com

Hoping to run a one-day a refresher course; covering things like navigation, group managment, leading techniques, flora + fauna, dealing with emergencies, hazard awareness.

Plus any areas you may feel need brushing up on...

Thanks, Nathan - Outdoors Ireland

Finger Splinting - Tactile Session - On A Lowland Leader Training Course

Finger Splinting - Tactile Session - On A Lowland Leader Training Course

Looking at finger splinting, using purple moor grass (fionnan grass), on a guiding/leadership course.

As a medium term fix this would have been used by Fianna tribes, Celtic warriors, shepherds on lonely hills; even rebel fighters in slightly more recent times...

This Jan Lowland Leader Training; And Mountain Skills 2 Training, Happening

Heading to Scotland winter mountaineering for the best part of two months; so here are my last couple of courses if anyone is needing to get Lowland Leader Training or Mountain Skills 2 done in Jan.

Lowland Leader is 18th & 19th Jan. Mountain Skills 2 is 25th & 26th Jan. More details here: www.outdoorsireland.com

Then back to kick ass with training courses and kayaking tours from sometime in March

Mountain Skills 2 + Lowland Leader Training This Jan

This Jan two training courses are scheduled, running in Glengarriff, Cork:

Mountain Skills 2 : 18th & 19th Jan

Lowland Leader Training : 25th & 26th Jan

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Jan also has availability for private training courses, plus our Glengarriff Bay Sea Kayaking