The opening workshop of the Community Group Mentoring and Training programme was hosted at Cloonamahon Native Woodland on 24th October 2023. Marina Conway, Western Forestry Co-Op and Ray Ó Foghlú, Hometree delivered wonderful talks about native woodlands. This was followed by a tour of the Cloonamahon Native Woodland and fruitful discussions on the potential to develop the space in collaboration with community groups. It was a great day of connecting community group members with each other and connecting with nature.