Take the challenge for #PlasticFreeJuly This month, we’re challenging ourselves and our community to choose to refuse single-use plastic. From bottles to bags, every swap makes a difference. Will you take the challenge with us? @cleancoasts.bsky.social #CleanCoasts #endplasticpollution

Gorse is often burned in the belief this controls its spread. But this 23-year-long study shows that, in fact, burning “triggers mass seed regeneration & rapid regrowth, locking the landscape in a cycle of thick gorse cover.” Left alone, gorse breaks up naturally. maeveleith.co.uk/wp-content/u...

A fairly intense couple of minutes on a farm #pond .

I took this video of the mighty Carrownagappul Bog SAC in east Galway last week. Note the dams in the drains. Excellent work. youtu.be/xOSlosJkQaI?...

Common Vetch spotted on a woodland path North Kildare. #wildflowerhour

I was privileged enough to give a keynote speech to the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference earlier on the theme of courage in crisis. The speech that emerged from my brain was a nerve wrackingly honest and personal look at where I find my courage. soundcloud.com/elaine-mc-go...

Bugle on a roadside verge North Kildare. #wildflowerhour

The rich are trying to steal everything, our creativity, our jobs, our livable climate, our land. But those of us who are privileged to spend our lives in touch with Nature know this: we are the truly wealthy ones. We must defeat the greedy and build an Earth-centered society. Are you in?

The reason Sand Martin have a tendency to fly over water.

River cycle tours, otters and salmon, habitat restoration, pond building, bug safari, picnics, and film screenings are just some of the events focusing on rivers and ponds during #BiodiversityWeek2025. Search 'Rivers and Ponds' in the category menu. biodiversityweek.ie/events-calen...

Killinthomas Woods is looking amazing at the minute! Definitely the most magical semi natural woods in Kildare at this time of year.

Some great events coming up for Invasive Species Week 2025. 🦝 🐿️ 🦜 🐢 🐜 🐞 🦠 🌱 🦀 🦐 🐠 🗓️ shorturl.at/8Yuia #INNSWEEK #bioinvasions

With so many Orange-tip about at the minute I spent a few minutes checking the cuckoo flowers for eggs. Counted six O-tip and two Green-veined White on the first ten flowers.

4000km later and I am still totally in love with our family longtail ebike. This is a regular reminder to anyone that is considering taking the leap to just do it, I guarantee you won't regret it.

Absolutely amazing to hear Cuckoo back in Lullymore! They're all but gone from farmland where l live and sadly can only find refuge in bogs.

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage in Rahin Woods Kildare. #wildflowerhour

Wild Cherry is looking fabulous at the minute. Very useful tree for bees at this time of year. #wildflowerhour

The Sand Martin are wasting no time this year. With the sunshine lots have paired up & are building nests. The contrast between this yr & last couldn't be greater. Sand Martin are hugely weather dependant. Cool & wet conditions make for low productivity. Let's hope this year is kind to them.

Mean densities of Small tortoiseshell (A urticae, kleine vos) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects and flexcounts in April 2025 up to now. Once a widespread species, now almost only found in the W and N of the country.

The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025) @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

It's good to see Ramsons in bloom at the minute in Killinthomas Wood Kildare. This semi natural woodland is well worth a visit at anytime of year. #woodlandplants

Lovely article here by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com featuring our project 'Return to Nature Clare Church Biodiversity Project'. We now have up to 20 churches in Clare undertaking biodiversity actions on church grounds www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Nature File returns to the airwaves with a new season starting tomorrow! In this episode, welcoming in the spring, I’ll be celebrating the blossoming of wild bluebells in woodlands accross Ireland RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday

🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help? Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example. #ornithology

#cuckoo returns to the Derryadd bog for 2025. #biodiversity #nature

Little Grebe on a farm pond.

One of my favorite woodland flowers Lesser celandine. Rahin Woods Kildare. #wildflowerhour

If you know someone who knows someone who might be interested in creating a Hare's Corner.....👀👇 #ActionforBiodiversity 🔗 For further information and to apply, follow this link: burrenbeo.com/thc/

Spotted my first bunch of Sand Martin feeding over the pond on March 24th. My heart fills with joy when these little beauties return. #sandmartin .

Wood anemone spotted in Rahin Woods Kildare. #wildflowerhour

Want to take action for nature in a way that will make a tangible difference, and you can do it in just a matter of hours? Build a wildlife pond. You won't regret it.

This, hot on the heels of the 'good news' water quality story yesterday really highlights how big a problem we face in certain waterbodies in the south and southeast. This lagoon has ALL the legal protections, and yet it still ends up in this dire state. Grim. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

It's a fabulous day for a walk in the woods. There's no better way to clear the head. If you're lucky a Woodpecker might make an appearance.

So delighted to spot my first Small tortoiseshell of the year. Also very relieved to see one at all after their scarcity in 2024. The importance of #dandelions can't be overstated.

Early Dog Violet. Found in semi natural woodland Kildare. #wildflowerhour

Hearing the first Chiffchaff of Spring is an amazing experience.

Bookings are now open for the 2025 BSBI Irish Spring Conference! Everyone who loves wild plants is welcome: it's free to attend & a botanical good time is guaranteed 🌾🌼🌳 Book a place now at www.tickettailor.com/events/botan... @npwsireland.bsky.social @cedar-ni.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Days like today make my cycle commute an absolute joy. With the world going to hell in a hand-basket, it's good to notice & be appreciative of the progress being made in some quarters,like the now car-free Sallins to Naas greenway. Kudos to Kildare CoCo for advancing this @naascycling.bsky.social

Join us for a one-day symposium on the 12th June at the Marine Institute, Furnace, Co. Mayo where we will present new research focused on the biodiversity within @WildNephin & discuss the possibilities for the Nephin Forest + ecological restoration potential in the wider landscape 🌲

Watch the film #2073 if you get a chance - the ultimate explanation of what's going on - oligarchs & tyrant leaders agree to control their populations, land grab & not oppose each other doing it, using lies, misinformation and tech to pave their way. youtu.be/hXqvXFR-pSI?...

Frog chorus with Little Grebe & Coot for good measure.

Getting nettles ready for returning corncrake in April.

Absolutely amazing! Well done Deirdre!⬇️⬇️

Some good news⬇️⬇️ ‘We’ve broken the barrier’: Optimism blossoms in the battle against rhododendron at Killarney National Park Source: The Irish Times search.app/C5ib

IPCC welcomed Terry Flanagan of @MooneyGoesWild RTÉ Radio1 to share our story of the Hop To It Frog Survey. Terry is working on a docuseries with one episode focusing on the Common Frog. Keep an ear out as this episode is expected to air on May Bank Holiday Monday. #LoveBogs

The Nature Restoration Law requires Member States to identify artificial barriers & restore at least 25000km of free-flowing rivers in the EU by 2030 According to IFI pilot projects will happen on Annacotty Weir, R. Dodder & R. Slaney & 257 barriers will be mitigated by 2027.

Lots of people are joining the Musk boycott. Across the country, Americans are protesting at Tesla showrooms, even taking free test drives just to waste the company’s time.

Adding coir netting to reprofiled peat hags helps protect the bare peat from the weather💦. Over time these will revegetate 🌿😊

Welcome to Rewild! If you have land in Ireland and you want to rewild it but are not sure how, this is the site for you! www.rewildyourland.ie

RTE news : Trump targets paper straws as he vows 'back to plastic' This man needs treatment. He can't be right in the head! www.rte.ie/news/world/2...