Dronagiri is a nature & botanical sanctuary
Dronagiri
Satmya is now located in Dronagiri, near Feakle, East Clare.
About
Dronagiri is a nature & botanical sanctuary located in the wilds of east Clare, near Feakle.
We purchased the land in 2018 and so far have planted over 1500 native trees (including oak, birch, hazel, willow, holly, spindle, Scots pine and many others), medicinal trees, herbs & plants. We already get lots of wild visitors including deer, hares, foxes, pine martens, red squirrels, badgers, pheasants, kestrels, cuckoos, marsh harriers, ravens and many others. Our hope is that over time Dronagiri will become a lush sanctuary for Irish wildlife.
For the layout we used Vastu shastra and we are restoring the land using permaculture, biodynamic, organic, no dig and homeopathic agricultural methods. We’re learning as we go and will keep you posted on the transformation here…
The name Dronagiri comes from the name of the mythical mountain/valley in the Indian epic, the Ramayana. It was said that Dronagiri was a place rich in medicinal plants. The story goes that Hanuman was sent to Dronagiri to bring back Sanjeevani to save Lakshman’s life. When Hanuman arrived at Dronagiri he could not identify the herb and so, he took the whole mountain back to Lanka. The site of the mythical Dronagiri in the Himalayas is now thought to be The Valley of Flowers, a Unesco world heritage site.
A house made of Wood & Straw
Dronagiri
Winter at Dronagiri

Winter at Dronagiri

Winter at Dronagiri

Winter at Dronagiri

Winter at Dronagiri

Satmya Winter 2022






Collecting herbs at Dronagiri

Lemon Bergamot

Mugwort

Red clover

Lemon Bergamot

Calendula

Picking ox-eye daisies

Lavender

Sunflower

Sage

Grapevine in the poly tunnel

Corn silk (used for UTIs)

Our corn crop

Calendula

Catmint

Planting seeds

Waiting for seedlings

The paddock before the new saplings




Wild meadow

Small old woodland

Rosa rugosa

Bottle brush




Wild flower meadow

Wild flower meadow





The Gardeners


The meadowsweet is abundant naturally on the land


Old beech

Hawthorn

Autumn

Evening primrose

Guelder rose - viburnum: a powerful antispasmodic.

Autumn light

Harvesting inula root

Making new paths

Nasturtium

Hawthorns

Sunflowers

Autumn at Dronagiri

Autumn Sunshine

Sunrise at Dronagiri

Pathway with young trees growing strongly

Rosa Rugosa

One of the magnificent Beech trees

Wildlife

Inula helenium - the roots are used for chest infections

Wildlife

Raspberry - leaves used as a uterine tonic

Ashwagandha - Ayurvedic adrenal tonic

Mullein -lung tonic, ear infections

Calendula

Marshmallow in the meadow

Wild meadow

The poly tunnels full of medicinal herbs & vegetables

Wild Meadow


Inula Helenium

Californian Poppy

Wild meadow

Lots of beautiful Chamomile in our wild meadow

Borage

One of the two poly tunnels used for growing food and herbal medicines

Spring at Dronagiri

Wild hedgerows brimming with hawthorns

Our wild life pond, fed by a mountain spring. Teaming with wildlife all year round

The Woodland at Dronagiri is full of old ash trees, loads of hawthorn, Beech trees, violets, foxglove and bluebells

Enter Dronagiri between two ancient fairy forts

Meadow before tree planting


Mixed herb border

Feverfew

One of the polytunnels July '22

Mullein

Teasel

Mullein in July



New wooden gates, hand made, fitted & painted with Osmo oil - June '22

Building completed March 2022

Our daily visitor
