Learn about garden restoration, rewilding and biodiversity in central Ireland

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are a retired but active couple living in an eighteenth-century country house in central Ireland. We are keen to host workawayers, preferably a couple, to help us with restoring woodland gardens, a rock garden and growing fruit and vegetables. We also have about 18 hectares of woodland, peat bog and pasture to be managed for biodiversity.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Cultura

  

  Jardinería

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Historia

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montaña

  

  Senderismo

  

  Actividades al aire libre
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We are keen to share our passions for nature, plants, birds, gardening, and our interests in archaeological heritage, landscapes and biodiversity, drawing on Emma's professional background in leading the National Trust of Wales and Henry's experience as professor of botany, geography and earth sciences at Trinity College Dublin and at Aberystwyth University, Wales. We would like to take our Workawayers on trips to heritage and nature sites in central Ireland and to the west coast. We will also share skills in gardening and horticulture while working alongside our Workaway guests. We will enjoy learning more about the cultures of other countries, and would welcome opportunities for conversational practice in French, Spanish or Italian.

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  Ayuda

  We will appreciate help with tasks such as clearing scrub, weeding, planting trees, moving rocks, weeding, mowing and scything the orchard, and removing ivy from old walls. Idealy, we would like to host Workawayers who are strong, energetic, hardworking, creative and experienced with work in the outdoors, especially with garden and woodland tasks. It would also be good if you have experience in building work so that you could advise and help restore our old farm buildings. Most important is that you should appreciate nature and enjoy work outdoors!

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  Idiomas hablados

  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Intermedio
  Español: Principiante
  Italiano: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  We provide a large bedroom with twin beds, a private bathroom and a kitchen, and shared use of a study and library. We have fast and reliable broadband internet connection throghout the house.
  
  We will provide food, and take you shopping to let you choose your preferred food, paid for by us. You will have use of our second kitchen. We will share meals with you two or three times each week, but expect you to make your own meals at other times.

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  Algo más...

  We are well connected to Dublin and Galway, each being just 90 minutes away by train or motorway, with good bus and train connections. Tullamore and Athlone, the River Shannon and Lough Ree are within easy reach. We are in a rural environment, the nearest town, Clara, being 3 km away, so you might wish to have your own car or bicycle.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have fast and reliable internet connection. You will have shared use of our study and library

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