Sorcha Doyle

Subject(s):: Science, Geography
Curriculum Strands:: Human environments (Geography), Natural environments (Geography), Environmental awareness and care (Geography/Science), Living things (Science)
Counties catered for:: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath

Sorcha works as a Conservation and Education Officer with the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. Workshops explore Ireland’s peatlands through active learning and hands-on activities either in the classroom or through a visit to a local peatland.

Wet and wild bogs of Ireland

Discover the peatlands of Ireland in the classroom, or through a visit to a local peatland. Students will learn about the different types of peatlands in Ireland and demonstrate how a bog is formed by making a ‘bog in a bottle’. Bogland wildlife will be explored through a bog plant identification activity and an investigation of a sample of live freshwater invertebrates. The archaeology of bogs and the importance of bogs in climate regulation will also be introduced.

Additional Information

Provides in-person visits
Caters for special needs
Provides practical/hands-on activities
Provides field trips

Contact Details

Phone (Work):: 045 860133
Mobile:: 087 3617179
Email:: bogsintheclassroom@gmail.com
Website:: www.ipcc.ie