Kloe Wood Lyndorff - Heritage Experts | Heritage in Schools

Kloe Wood Lyndorff

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Subject(s):
Science, Geography, Climate Action and Sustainable Development
Counties catered for:
Cork, Kerry
Classes catered for:
All year groups (post-primary)

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An engaging, interactive workshop exploring the hidden world of native wild plants to be found in the fields, hedges, beds & borders around your schools grounds. Students will touch, smell & taste a selection of seasonal wild flavours found in your area & learning key principles of foraging safely & sustainably. They will also learn more broadly about plant identification & ecology, leaving confident to identify a range of local wild flowers, shrubs & trees depending on your site. An optional add-on is an interaction cookery demonstration on how to make a selection of seasonal dishes using any edible wild ingredients gathered which can be prepared & enjoyed with or without a campfire (contained firepit).

A unique opportunity to visit a Farm which farms nature at scale! Esk Mountain is a 270 acre site on the Cork-Kerry border that is restoring nature through diversification including eco-tourism experiences & accommodation, innovative collaboration, products from the land & educational programmes. Tour length & theme can be tailored to the learning needs & interests of each students group. Topics include ecology, climate change, agriculture, nature restoration, eco-tourism, sustainable living, product design, foraging & wild foods, traditional fire-based cooking techniques & more. Depending on the time of visit, there may also the opportunity to include hands-on work helping restore habitats on Esk buy removing invasive plant species such as Rhododendron ponticum. Please enquire to start planning your field trip to Esk Mountain.

Additional Information

  • Post-Primary school visits
  • Caters for special needs
  • Provides practical/hands-on activities
  • Provides field trips

Contact Details

Mobile:
089 708 1099
Email:
kloe@eskmountain.com
Website:
www.eskmountain.com