The Hollywood Forest Story

Jan Alexander sitting on fallen 'nurse' tree

Living well with forests: learning with forests —with Jan Alexander at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon for International Womens Day, 7 Mar.

"Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength." GD Anderson I'm delighted to share my dear friend and Close-to-Nature forestry mentor Jan Alexander, will be speaking at the Dock, this coming Saturday for a special event for International Womens Day. We'll be going…Read more Living well with forests: learning with forests —with Jan Alexander at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon for International Womens Day, 7 Mar.

Eco-social creative practice storytelling skills for a wiser world are transferable: from Hollywood Forest to Drummin Bog

https://drumminbog.com/2026/01/18/a-flavour-of-drummin-bog-volunteer-mornings-invasive-species-removal-with-cheese/?page_id=7191 Eco-creative storytelling ignites social change It’s worth reminding ourselves, from one community to another,from one habitat to another, how eco-creative practices are transferable. If you’d like a recent, very grounded example, have a look at my latest post for the Carlow Drummin Bog Project here:https://drumminbog.com/2026/01/18/a-flavour-of-drummin-bog-volunteer-mornings-invasive-species-removal-with-cheese/?page_id=7191 As I was writing it, I found myself reflecting…Read more Eco-social creative practice storytelling skills for a wiser world are transferable: from Hollywood Forest to Drummin Bog

The Elders visit to Hollywood Forest

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting The Elders and eco-theatre director Andrea Scott from Floating World Productions here at Ireland's smallest continuous cover forest, Hollywood. Andrea, who has collaborated extensively with The Elders in exploring the significance of Irish forests, brought a wealth of creative insight to our discussions. The Elders are a…Read more The Elders visit to Hollywood Forest