A reminder that the OPW could not find a kingfisher on our lovely River Bride in Blackpool. All they really needed was a magic kingfisher stick and a highly motivated individual to find them. Filmed this evening. It wasn’t difficult. #cork

Otter fishing from a trout pool whilst you are all getting ready for bed. It’s completely dark here. Just using its whiskers, paws, tail, teeth, instinct…and what its mother taught it…to survive. Video quality shit. What can you do. #cork

Three people riding bicycles were killed on Irish roads last week. The most recent, a 27 year old woman from Japan, who had just started working in Cork. The oldest was a man in his 80s. The driver did not stop. #cycling #spéirghorm #killing

Do your own surveys. Get your own experts. #cork

Poor OPW couldn’t find any Kingfishers on the River Bride. We try to be as helpful as possible and have temporarily turned our trail camera attentions away from otters to focus on kingfishers. We present this little bum waggy specimen filmed on the Bride on Wednesday. #cork

It happened again. Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316% From €12m budget to €38m cost. This is typical for OPW FRS works. Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m. Now multiply this by hundreds of projects. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Every cloud has a silver lining with the OPW and their advisors. Take this fine example from the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Blackpool Flood Scheme #cork. Please make a submission before October 10th 2025 here: www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

The EU wants to roll back vital environmental protections. Deadline to stop it: 10 September ⏰ Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature 👉 birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/adv...

This 350m of river to be piped underground. Impact on Bats, Otters and Fisheries will be permanent, significant and negative according to EIAR. There is an alternative - upstream storage. Public consultation on Blackpool Flood Relief open until 10th October 2025. Link - www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Unfortunately due to the highly restrictive video options in terms of size here on Bluesky we will stick with X for the time being.

Excerpt from latest Bat Survey documents (2025) for the River Bride Flood Scheme. Concerns about proposed streetscape design lighting impact on bats in the same location where 342m of open river (over which bats source their food) will be piped underground in a culvert. What a joke. #cork

Not if the Office of Public Works get near them…#cork

Public Consultation on the Blackpool Flood Scheme now open - www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Am sure the “362,000 litres of wastewater, with ammonia levels 30 times above the legal limit, and orthophosphate levels two-and-a-half times above the limit” released into river by creamery in TEN hours had NOTHING whatsoever to do with this massive fish kill. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Berlin, Germany - broken arm, broken nose, broken State.

‘‘Twas a terrible accident. Won’t happen again. #cork

Why buy a second car or a bigger car for the school run? 🤔 In Cork, families are switching to cargo bikes – saving money, cutting emissions. Please have a look & see why they’re catching on! 👉 youtu.be/EltpkLwvWOI?... @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @what-if-cork.bsky.social @corkbeo.bsky.social

Watchful Grey Heron and Beautiful Demoiselle in the River Bride behind the Dulux factory. This river used to be a waste pipe for paint and dye. Not any more. #cork

Pollution entering River Bride via storm water outfall at retail park this evening. Reported. #cork

Gorse fire damage (at centre of image) on Heir Island as seen from the air. The fire started on Monday and was still smouldering this morning - 17 August 2025. #cork #westcork #heirisland

Very brief glimpse of a Grey Seal off The Dún, Heir Island. August 2025. #westcork #heirisland

A gorse fire that started on Heir Island on Monday continues to burn. Initially brought under control earlier in the week, today it has been fanned by high winds and has picked up again. #westcork

Lee Fields one morning a few weeks ago. I stood on a chair to take this picture dear followers. #cork

'I think bikes are like a portal to childhood and riding a bicycle is just one of the best things ever.' - quote from a Reddit post I came across this morning.

'Mr Collins, she said, had persisted with “unauthorised entirely illegal works“ in the face of the planning and waste management enforcement proceedings pursued by the council against him in 2013 and 2014.' 'https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41682836.html

I don’t think I’m imagining a particularly busy butterfly season. Here’s a red admiral taking its chances in the jaws of an otter. Cork Otter trail. Ballincollig Regional Park earlier this week. #cork

Todays river treasure. A shovel. In good order. Rescued from a perilous trip to Cork Harbour via a very lengthy culvert system. #cork

Despite hand wringing over nitrates, ⅔ of farms in West Cork failed environmental inspections in the first six months of this year www.southernstar.ie/farming/63-f...

Friday Otter. This one had to navigate past a cupboard and bags of rubbish chucked in the river before passing me this morning as it headed downstream. Very rare to see an otter during the day at this particular location. #Cork

If we all drove these we’d be too busy smiling to get road rage. Spotted at CUH this afternoon. #cork

I spotted this otter with my own eyes this morning but it was heading downstream and I missed the opportunity to photograph it. Fortunately it hopped out at one of our trail cameras not long after. #cork

I can say with absolute confidence and certainty that I am the only person in the universe delivering an otter turd via train this Friday afternoon. #cork

There's no doubt that the TFI e-bikes are super efficient and a great way to get around the city. A new €1.50 minimum charge is to be applied. It's a bit steep if you are only going for a 10 minute journey but it is a great way to try out the benefits of an e-bike before buying one too. #cork

Good detective work followed by a conviction and hefty fine would be preferable to waiting for karma to come around. #cork www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Quality artwork near the shaky bridge. #cork

Blackpool Village. July 2025. #cork

An 'objector' (in this instance) is basically an ordinary citizen/s noticing that the state is making unlawful decisions and deciding to do something about it. That was four years ago by the way. #cork www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

Christopher would be well aware of the state of our rivers and the associated impacts of nitrates derogation. If he really cares about nature then he needs to call out his party colleagues who continue to support it.

The TFI electric bikes are very impressive. I used one to get from the city centre to CUH yesterday at full assist setting and it was a doddle. Just €10 a year subscription for journeys less than 30mins. No need to carry a card as phone app activated bike at station. #cork

Fish kill in Douglas #cork www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Reverse. REVERSE! CUH medichoppa. So exciting! #cork

Our local fox appears to have struck gold. Looks like a wood pigeon. The jumbo jet of birds will make a fine meal. That’s nature for you. #cork

‘An otter!’ Exclaims a lucky passer-by. River Lee, Cork City this morning. #cork

Today’s river treasure. No sign of the other. #cork

Our River Bride in Blackpool is just one of the many rivers designated for HMWB status. Get rid of the bloody arterial drainage act instead! - ‘Why is Ireland planning to all but give up on protecting its waterways? ‘ www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Bike lane marking boo boo. #midleton #cork

A River Lee otter encounter this morning. Given the poor state our rivers are in (due to pollution and ever increasing modification) I sometimes wonder if the day will come where I won't see them anymore. #cork

Brief glimpse of Lutra Lutra on the River Lee this morning. The day is off to a good start. #cork

More Sand Martins. Perhaps these ones should be called ‘Pipe Martins’ given that they have been reared in one. #cork