Hedgerows, Gardens, Parks & River banks: biodiversity is all around us. Eanna will be sharing her love of wildlife and biodiversity in her usual engaging manner telling us about the difference urban trees can make to our streets, the oasis for wildlife that an urban garden can be, and what the pleasure of walking along a wooded riverbank can bring. The more diverse habitats, the more opportunities for biodiversity. The more variety of wild plants and animals an area has, the healthier it is for us to live in. And what can we do to improve the natural world around us - no matter where we live. 

Éanna Ní Lamhna
Éanna Ní Lamhna qualified as a scientist in the 1970’s and did her post graduate thesis on the ecology of sand dunes and saltmarshes. She set up the Irish Biological Records Centre in 1974 and is responsible for the original distribution maps of mammal and insects. She lectured postgraduates on sustainability for 20 years in TU Dublin. Her publications include nine books including her most recent – The Great Irish Biodiversity Book. She was President of An Taisce 2004 – 2009 and more recently President of the Tree Council of Ireland. She is a highly respected radio and television broadcaster on environmental issues. She writes the weekly Eye on Nature column in the Irish Times. She is a Co. Louth woman and has a husband, three children and seven grandchildren. She was awarded an honorary doctorate in Science by the University of Galway in November 2024 – the first Irishwoman to be awarded a Doc Sc. by that university.