Cuckoo calling today; swallows have been here for a while

I've just signed this petition calling for a domestic abuse register to be put in place in Ireland. This could save lives – will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr... @uplift-ireland.bsky.social

Blackthorn in flower and full of bees - near Talybont, Ceredigion, Wales

Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous

Blocking Irish listeners from BBC Sounds app a ‘slap in the face’ www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

Totlally fascinating stuff on bees and pollination here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Ahead of his latest exhibition at Ffin y Parc Gallery, Pete Monaghan discusses some of the inspirations for his current show, the surprising things that make the cut into his exceptionally fine art and the joy of individuality

Hard hitting article by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social on deer problem in Ireland www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

A fascinating read for those of us interested in New Zealand and its extinct giant eagle: www.masseypress.ac.nz/news/2024/ap... www.masseypress.ac.nz/news/2024/ma...

What do people think of this?: carbon footprint: "The logic here is one of displacement, of shifting culpability for environmental devastation away from massive corporations to individual consumers". www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

This is wonderful! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

This is a great book, full of practical information @whittledaway.bsky.social

Restoring bogs comes down to this - drain blocking. There may need to be thousands of these peat dams put in before the water table is elevated and stabilised. Carbon emissions will likely continue for some time, but… The positive impact on biodiversity can be seen almost overnight! 🐸🦋🦇🕷🪲🐌🦎🐞🪱🦆🦅

Destroying the planet to save it — what could possibly go wrong? www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

@ellamcsweeney.bsky.social is such a good writer - elegant and interesting. Unique Burren insects add another resplendent layer to an astonishing part of Ireland www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

I’m happy to leave ToXic Twitter “…X, deplorable, compelling and mindless ... but still, it’s hard to say goodbye” www.irishtimes.com/sport/2024/1...

A road through Ardee Bog? Surely not - this must be stopped! www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...