Poole bio School
Welcome to
Poole Bio School
Showing that nature and farming can coexist
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Sharing our passion for biodiversity and conservation, through education
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Striving for... Real... Positive... Change
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email info@poolebioschool.ie
Dr Seuss... "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Dr Jane Goodall... " What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. "
Latest news!
Catch our TV debut on "10 Things to Know" on RTE on Monday 10th November at 2030h. Filmed and produced by New Decade Films.
Breaking news!!
At the Burren Beo Trust Winterage Festival on Saturday 25th October 2025, 12 new Farming for Nature Ambassadors were announced. We are delighted to be among them!
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One of five finalists in Europe's Copa-Cogeca Innovation Award for Women Farmers
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Who are we?
We are dairy farmers in Co Wexford, with a passion for nature and the environment.
We believe in the importance of education and can give talks and workshops on several topics and can facilitate farm visits.
We have a strong science background which influences how we approach both our farming and our conservation and biodiversity projects. Alan has an honours degree in Environmental Science and a PhD in conservation Zoology. Cheryl has an honours degree and a PhD in research chemistry.
What we do...
Education
Conservation
Farming
We have visited both primary and secondary school, giving talks and workshops. Topics including, Introduction to Biodiversity, Water Quality and what we can do, Bats and Swifts , amongst others.
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We have also hosted groups on the farm, school groups, scouts, farming groups, biodiversity walks, bat walks, and even international groups from Zambia and Armenia. We also hosted the European commissioner when he visited Ireland in 2024.
We have several conservation projects on the go, including a growing swift colony, a busy sandmartin wall, an inhabited barn owl box. We also carry out an annual survey of Daubentons bats.
We have swallows on the yard and protect their nests from predators.
We have planted a lot of new hedgerow using native species, to complement and expand the comprehensive network of hedgerows on the farm.
We do our best to provide space for nature, and only trim hedges every three years on rotation. This provides a great habitat for wildlife. Through the Biodiversity Data Centre we monitor pollinators on the farm every summer.
We breed high EBI (Economic Breeding Index) cows with high milk solid production. We focus on cow health.
We minimise use of chemical fertiliser by optimising the use of slurry and manure.
We have invested heavily in slurry storage, good winter housing and modern milking facilities
What matters to us....
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Still in development... watch this space.
Useful links or contacts
Gorey Bat Group; goreybats@gmail.com
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Bat conservation Ireland; https://www.batconservationireland.org/irish-bats
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Birdwatch Ireland; https://birdwatchireland.ie/
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Wexford Naturalist Field Club; www.wexfordnaturalists.com