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Explore an Ancient Irish Native Woodland with a Storyteller! 1
Courtown Woods 2
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Courtown Woodland Guided Tour

  • Earn $1.20
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00AM
Price details
$40.00 x 1 Adult$40.00
Total
Price is $40.00

What's included, what's not

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    A complimentary bottle of Sparkling Nettle Drink from the multiple award winning brand WildAbout, made locally with organic wild nettles

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Flat terrain, low levels of fitness needed
  • opportunities to sit and rest along the way
  • Wheelchair accesable but in heavy rain the paths get mucky and ground is bumpy at times

Activity itinerary

This is a walk like no other! During the 2.5 hour gentle and low impact walk, you'll uncover an incredible amount of information. From light foraging to fun bushskills, folklore & ancient Celtic history, The Wood Wide Web; how trees communicate, nurture families and communities, see, taste & even count! You'll also learn a little about Celtic Paganism, how our ancestors worshipped the Sun and the Earth and how Ireland is home to some of the oldest agricultural festivals in the world! This is no boring lecture, from the moment you step inside the forest with me, your eyes will be opened to a new and magical world! Which tree was known as the witches tree, and what is the real reason we fill our homes with holly at Christmas? Which trees leave turn to soap when you add water and which humble weed was known to our ancestors as the "goodbye plant" for its cure-all reputation? Courtown woods is a very special woodlands, only 0.02% of Irish woods are as old as it. Filled with links to our past from a 5th century High Cross, an Iron Age Road and a stunning Chestnut Walk haunted by the Ghost of a young girl. Come Gallivanting with Lorraine and discover the secret life of trees!

Location

Activity location

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    Forest Park
    • Ballinatray Lower, County Wexford, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Forest Park
    • Ballinatray Lower, County Wexford, Ireland

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