We took a walk on the wild side in Cork's South Parish — here's what we learned

Helen O’Callaghan gets a great buzz going walk about in the city

Beehive at Cork College of FET Douglas Street Campus, Maria Young, Green Spaces for Health with John Dean and Deirdre Eccles, both members of the Beehive team. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

I’m no fan of heights, but within minutes of meeting Maria Young of Green Spaces for Health, I’m on the rooftop of St John’s Central College of Further Education and Training.

Maria’s bringing about a dozen of us on a talk and walk through South Parish, to show what can be done to support wildlife and sustainability in Cork’s city centre.