Leading up to #WorldWetkandsDay, terrific wetland habitat areas are forming on the Kikurane cutover following last years forestry clear-fell👏 @npwsireland.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @utu.fi @peatlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

A shout out 📣 today for the ‘King of the birds’ - An Dreoilín/Wren 👏 ‘Trickster, wise, cunning, sacred, inconspicuously living life at a pace, herald of the rising sun’ ☀️

Delighted to welcome Minister Ó Sullivan this morning to see the successful rewetting efforts,meeting landowners,community group, local councillors,NPWS&Coillte reps👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social

At the Kilurane end,rewetting continues to transform the previous commercial extraction area 👏🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

First freeze of the winter 🥶

Snipe,duck,lapwing,woodcock (amongst others) numbers are up as a result of the rewetting programme👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @utu.fi

Sphagnum subgenus Subsecunda on a lawn of brown mosses

Working with a landowner,topping the high grasses of the old Land Commission access rd to give the Orchids a head start next year👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @syke.fi @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the imperative to act upon climate change and environmental degradation. This firm response to climate science deniers marks the 10th anniversary of his Predecessor Pope Francis' encyclical "On Care of Our Common Home". www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'm truly honoured to have my Birch Shieldbug and Emperor moths grace the covers of the Irish Government's Climate Action Plan for 2025 @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social

Delighted to welcome Hannah, Dev Officer with @communitywetlands.bsky.social today to Scohaboy👏 @tocharstories.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tinaclaffey.bsky.social

Wet woodland reflections…. @npwsireland.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social

Positive local coverage in this weeks edition of the NG for the recent study tour visit with @syke.fi & @utu.fi with @jamierohu.bsky.social 👏👏🙂 @tocharstories.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

A conservation champion 👏👏👏

thebulletin.org/2025/09/tick... A must read article on what's buried us in our Irish bogs #LoveBogs @shirleynature.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

Lovely to see this little Common Blue butterfly on Devil's Bit Scabious at the Cranberry bog @scohaboybog.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted with extensive and thorough review of THE LIE OF THE LAND in today’s Irish Times by Pádraic Fogarty

Congratulations to @thinkorswim.bsky.social on the launch of his critically important new book on Ireland and the climate crisis. Part murder scene part road map, it's an essential read for anyone interested in the future of our country.

From old habits to new habitats 👏 @utu.fi @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social @tinaclaffey.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

A pleasure today to welcome @utu.fi & @syke.fi from Finland with @jamierohu.bsky.social to learn more about successful community supported conservation efforts at Scohaboy as part of wider EU Just Transition initiatives👏 @tocharstories.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

Where once cars & trailers went, Lapwing and Snipe now forage 👏 @npwsireland.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

Before and after,ending commercial/private extraction (without conflict),followed by community supported rewetting programme👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social

Great to welcome @npwsireland.bsky.social team for a walkover survey of recent years rewetted areas, impressive Lapwing,Duck,Snipe numbers to name a few 👏 👏@jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @restoring.bsky.social @tipperarylive.bsky.social

Once there was this and now there is……this! 👏🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @unep.org @peatlands.bsky.social

The calm before the storm 😁

Terrific guided Heritage Week cycle yesterday ,learned lots, at Behamore Castle the toilet/Garderobe system used copious amounts of Sphagnum from nearby Scohaboy, the original ‘wet wipes’ 🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

This date 13 years ago,site walk with Coillte LIFE team to introduce rewetting proposals,3 major projects since & what a conservation success story it has become👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social

Wild Angelica in late evening light 💕 love them @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social

Peatlands are critical to combating the climate crisis, preserving biodiversity, and more. Yet, they are under increased threat. The Global Peatlands Map 2.0 provides key data on the status of peatlands: wesrmapportal.unep.org/portal/apps/...

Peatlands cover just 3% of land but store about twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests, making them unsung heroes in the battle against climate change. For #WorldBogDay, here are seven key things you should know about these vital ecosystems. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

The Sundew, such an apt name, Dew of the Sun!! The deadly tentacles illuminated by the morning sun ❤️ @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @pocketwildingie.bsky.social

Great meet up other day with Coillte Team to advance our new ‘NeighbourWood Scheme’ application, promises to be a very valuable addition to the rewetting programme👍 @npwsireland.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @rayofoghlu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

Always a joy to photograph these beauties ❤️ the carnivorous Round leaved Sundew @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social

Delighted to welcome Derek Ryan aka The Tipperary Antiquarian this morning to suss out if this is a possible ‘lifting stone’? @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

The new trailhead/car park is taking shape & along with planned new looped trails,forms part of our ‘NeighbourWood’ project with Coillte👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

At the Kilurane cutover,approx 1/5 of the clearfell has been replanted with a Scots Pine, Alder, Birch mix with rewetting planned for the rest of the area👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social

The State is not even getting the basics right www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Great to seen the new trailhead car park take shape 👏👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

@npwsireland.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

We were delighted to welcome this Limerick contingent to Saturdays Parkrun/Parkwalk👏👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

Great meet with Coillte Team yesterday,we’re planning a ‘NeighbourWood Scheme’ application for new trails,furnishings,ecological assessments etc 👏 @jamierohu.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Silent 5 Rhythm’s movement class in the woods today, moving in nature 👏 👏 @tocharstories.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social

A stunning pic 👏

First confirmed nesting in our Knockanacree Woodlands site,fantastic!!! 👏👏🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it. Every voice matters. Every action counts. Join the movement. Together, let’s #BeatPlasticPollution.

Celebrating World Peatlands Day and the ecological gem that is Scohaboy👏👏🙂@jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

People should lift each other up and cheer each other on, not try to outdo each other. The sky would be terribly dark with only one star.

All set up for this mornings event, well done the volunteers 👏👏 @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

Skylarks nest low in tall grass, raising streaky chicks well-hidden from view. Both parents feed them, dropping low to the nest and slipping away quietly to avoid drawing attention. #SpringStories