Wild Nephin National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine

05/10/2026

30/09/2026

23/09/2026

A great spot today at Ballycroy Visitor Centre, a little swarm of 20 + Red Admiral Butterflies feeding on Ivy.

Perhaps a late summer brood that are putting on much needed fats from the ivy flowers so they may attempt to migrate south or over winter here for a few months, we will be keeping an eye out to see if any of them turn up on a warm winters day.

20/09/2026

Out and about in Wild Nephin National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine,
Today our guide looks at the Hedgerows at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre.

18/09/2026

Out and about in Wild Nephin National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine
Today our guide, Michael, shows us around the new community library beside the car park at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre.

Ballycroy Tidy Towns
Ballycroy Womens Group
Ballycroy Community Council
Ballycroy Wild West Festival

14/09/2026

Friday 18th September
Culture Night at Ballycroy Visitor Centre
Free Guided Walk 4-6pm

No booking required.

Rhyming through time, join us on a guided walk along our 2km nature trail as we celebrate the past through stories and poems.

All Welcome


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13/09/2026

UPDATE… this event is now BOOKED OUT folks!

Next Saturday 19th September...

Join us for a traditional gathering under Mayo's dark skies with moon watching, music, story and folklore of the supernatural kind!

To mark the approaching Autumn Equinox with the darker nights closing in and to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night, we have very special gathering planned ...Tionól san Fhiáin.. a Gathering in the Wild in Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park.

Have you a song, story or tune to share? Or do you simply enjoy listening? Either way, come and join traditional singer and Wilderland Bursary recipient, Elizabeth Healy. Elizabeth will lead the session with musician John Hoban and storyteller Dan O’Donoghue, for an evening of songs, stories and tunes......with a supernatural theme!

In this evocative setting, we will explore the rich well of folklore and supernatural tradition that forms such an important part of our cultural heritage.

We will meet at 7.30pm at Brogan Carroll Bothy and take a 'dark sky walk' for 750metres to the cottage venue. If conditions allow we will take a moment to stargaze and Observe the Moon as part of an international citizen science event.

Places are limited, so book soon (see eventbrite link below)
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/gathering-in-the-wild-and-dark-mayo-dark-sky-park-tickets-2000693665611

13/09/2026

Out and about in Wild Nephin National Park - Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine
Today our guide Michael takes a look at an area of land along the Vary loop in Letterkeen that has been treated for invasive rhododendron.