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The instream biodiversity of the River Maigue

March 4, 2019 Rhiannon Laubach Leave a comment

The Maigue Rivers Trust has commissioned Sweeney Consultancy to do biological assessment of the River Maigue to establish the biodiversity of the freshwater macroinvertebrate fauna and macrophyte flora, the status of the population of the protected white-clawed crayfish and the distribution of otters. A total of 110 macroinvertebrate taxa were identified from the 30 samples taken throughout the Maigue catchment. Seven of the taxa found were not previously recorded in Co. Limerick: two segmented worms (Nais pardalis and Nais variabilis), one stonefly (Diura bicaudate) and four caddisflies (Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lype reducta, Ithytricha sp. and Wormaldia sp.) If you would like to read more about the macroinvertebrates, white-clawed crayfish and the distribution of otters in the Maigue Catchment. The full report can be found on Maigue Instream Biodiversity Crayfish Otters..

Small Stream Characterisation System

September 27, 2018 Rhiannon Laubach Leave a comment

How Healthy are your Local Rivers and Streams? Would you like to be able to tell? If so, join us for training on the Small Streams Characterisation System Click here to book your free p SSCS article draft OtS issue..

Discover the Amazing World of your Local Stream

July 16, 2018 Rhiannon Laubach Leave a comment

Come and discover the amazing under water world of your local stream with heritage expert Geoff Hunt and The Maigue Rivers Trust. There will be pond dipping events in Kilmallock and Hospital on Saturday the 25th of August and in Lough Gur on Sunday the 26th. To book your place, ..

Explore the River Maigue by kayak

May 22, 2018 Rhiannon Laubach 1 comment

Join us for a unique kayaking trip on the beautiful river Maigue. Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced kayakers, this trip will give participants the opportunity to try this fun sport and learn about the environment and biodiversity of the river. Adults and children over the age of 12 are welcome. There will be two sessions, a morning session at 9:30am and an afternoon session at 2pm. Please bring along a pair of old trainer and swimming togs. Participants will meet in the car park of Croom Civic Centre and will receive short (5min) talks on the biodiversity and ecology of the River Maigue. You will then change into your wetsuits (which will be provided) and be taken by bus to the start of the trip upstream of Croom from where you will kayak back with expert tuition and guidance. You will be on the water for between 2 and 2.5 hrs. After the event, there will be an informal reception for participants in Croom..