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With the three-year LIVE project, which has funded the work of the Ecoamgueddfa Llŷn (Ecomuseum), drawing to an end, we’re looking...

Find out about the Iveragh Ambassador Programme - co-marketing outdoor experiences for the off season visitor

Read how LIVE Knowledge Gatherers, Fiach Byrne and Calum Sweeney, helped Valentia Observatory reintroduce meadows to their grounds.

Celebrating Women in Science - Sharing the story of Ellen Hutchins, Ireland's first female botanist (1785 - 1815)

Learn about the fascinating plants that live on Iveragh's blanket bogs.

Learn about Iveragh's unique blanket bogs, how they shape the Irish landscape and are vitally important for biodiversity.

Read about pioneer marine biologist Maude Delap and her study of the science of plankton

Autumn on the Iveragh peninsula is beautiful! Have a read of our top 10 reasons to get outdoors on the Iveragh this Autumn

Ever wondered what bioluminescence is? Find out more about how this mysterious phenomenon, 'sea twinkle' is formed...

Meadows, farmland, biodiversity, ancient woodlands and whales - read about the events we co-hosted as part of National Heritage Week 2022

Visitor survey for developing a sustainable tourism strategy for the Iveragh peninsula in Kerry, Ireland and Llŷn peninsula, Wales.

Details of the events and activities happening on the Iveragh Peninsula for Heritage Week 2022.

When you travel along the Ring of Kerry between Castlecove and Caherdaniel, you see a forlorn row of ruined buildings overlooking the sea...

The weather in February was wild, with storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin venting their fury and destruction. It was a relief to see the...

We are very pleased to announce the ‘2022 Llŷn & Iveragh Chough Count’, organised by LIVE and the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection...

I’ve always had a fascination with the strange and unknown. It’s what drew me to study marine biology. The fact that world’s oceans....

The winter and summer solstices as well as the equinoxes and cross-quarter days were significant in prehistory.

Late Autumn in Kerry is a rewarding time for the mushroom forager – winter chanterelles, hedgehog mushrooms and wood blewits among the...

Learn more about Iveragh's fascinating geology by joining us on one of our free weekend talks and fieldtrip sessions

Our bats begin to appear in our landscapes in spring, emerging from their winter hibernacula – often a cave, hidden hollow in a tree...