Biodiversity garden in Kilkenny is welcoming new volunteers - why not get involved?

The Upper Paddock Biodiversity Garden is reaching out to the Thomastown community and beyond, inviting volunteers to join them on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

The garden is an environment where people of all ages can witness and enjoy the propagation of wild flowers, which in turn, attracts the birds and the bees, promoting pollination in tune with the principles of sustainability.

Br Noel Brennan from Kilkenny, the last remaining Irish-born friar in Zambia, has died

The tasks at hand include everything from planting and weeding to pruning and general maintenance.

If you're interested, simply drop by during the designated volunteering hours.

The garden is located above the northeast corner of the Quay Carpark in Thomastown.

The garden, which is on land owned by Kilkenny County Council, was started approximately ten years by Colin Castle and his daughter, Jenny who built up the steps that lead up to the paddock . 
 
Over the years the project has developed and a garden design by well-known nature activist, Mary Reynolds.