The Boy Bothy on Tour is looking for communities in partnership with #Tóchar www.tocharwetlands.ie/galway/bog-b.... Closing date Feb 5th - #LoveBog @tinaclaffey.bsky.social @rachelmurphy.bsky.social @shirleynature.bsky.social @cathcasey.bsky.social

Species of the Week: Bog Moss Irish name: Súsán Scientific name: Sphagnum spp. Celebrating St Brigid’s Day/Imbolc and World Wetlands Day ✨💧 @ramsar.org @tocharstories.bsky.social #Boglands #Imbolc #BrigidsDay #WorldWetlandsDay

Lovely twinning of world wetlands day and St Brigid's day - Imbolc - a cloak of nature #loveBogs

Finishing touches....gearing up for our launch this evening at the Noorderlicht gallery in Gröningen the Netherlands...looking good!! Myself and Bo Scheeringa are soooo excited!! @communitywetlands.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

Wonderful group in #Mountbellew Men's Shed - full of stories, songs and chats. Part of our community storytelling work with Tóchar Wetlands Restoration - under Just Transition Fund. #LoveBogs

#Spéirghorm #Galway

We've brought together some of the stories collected with the Mountbellew Men's Shed in Co Galway - wonderful group who shared songs, stories, memories and cups of tea with us! #LoveBogs @tocharstories.bsky.social www.tocharwetlands.ie/community-st...

It's dark and moody out in the bog now with all of this rain...but there is still beauty @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social

We look forward to welcoming back the Herpatological Society of Ireland back this year for extensive surveying👏🙂 @jamierohu.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlands.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @northtippdevco.bsky.social

Spending time listening to community stories and finding ways to tell them - is a gift of a job @tocharstories

We'd a wonderful day on Saturday in #Carbury Kildare in our community storytelling series 'sharing our past, imagining our future' - we opened with a little bird' eye view capturing Carbury from village to castle and bog #TócharStories vimeo.com/1158124798?s...

We'd a wonderful day on Saturday in #Carbury Kildare in our community storytelling series 'sharing our past, imagining our future' - we opened with a little bird' eye view capturing Carbury from village to castle and bog #TócharStories vimeo.com/1158124798?s...

What wonderful news for #Lemanaghan just a year after the storm that uncovered this archaeological, historic and cultural find- now dated 1,000 years old - and again in time for this year's community celebration of St Manchan #LoveBogs #offaly www.rte.ie/news/leinste...

What wonderful news for #Lemanaghan just a year after the storm that uncovered this archaeological, historic and cultural find- now dated 1,000 years old - and again in time for this year's community celebration of St Manchan #LoveBogs #offaly www.rte.ie/news/leinste...

There is something magical about the bog at dusk as night falls. I love how the sky and trees are reflected in the bog pools as I walk through the wet woodland ❤️ @claireissimo.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

Absolute love this story we did with Sean Mooney in Kilteevan for @tocharstories.bsky.social about how his late father and uncle found the oldest wheel technology in Ireland when they were working in their bog in 1969. #loveBogs #heritage #culture #StoriesAreUs www.tocharwetlands.ie/community-st...

How do we make a 'just transition' meaningful ? And should it be a 'just transformation' ? @athenamediaie.bsky.social medium.com/@athena.medi...

How do we make a 'just transition' meaningful ? And should it be a 'just transformation' ? @athenamediaie.bsky.social medium.com/@athena.medi...

What does a "just transition" mean? For our work in @tocharstories.bsky.social its about people, places and nature and seeing their needs intertwined and co-related. #Climate #Bogs #Midlands #Spéirghorm

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

How can we shape a fair and just climate action transition for all? We've been working with Midlands communities #Spéirghorm around these themes as part of Tóchar Wetlands Restoration www.tocharwetlands.ie/blog/finding... #JustTransition

Ireland's oldest wheel technology - carbon dated 400 BC - is on display in @nmireland.bsky.social but do you know it was found in 1969 by two brothers cutting turf in a Co Roscommon bog? Here's the story #LoveBogs #Spéirghorm #Ireland vimeo.com/1153674121?s....

Ireland's oldest wheel technology - carbon dated 400 BC - is on display in @nmireland.bsky.social but do you know it was found in 1969 by two brothers cutting turf in a Co Roscommon bog? Here's the story #LoveBogs #Spéirghorm #Ireland vimeo.com/1153674121?s....

iaf.ie/news/bog-bot... Call out to communities who may want to take part in Bog Bothy Tour 2026 - expression of interest on hosting the Bog Bothy in your area. Share with those you think can benefit? #LoveBogs

After the rain, early morning light at Killaun ❤️ @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social

iaf.ie/news/bog-bot... Call out to communities who may want to take part in Bog Bothy Tour 2026 - expression of interest on hosting the Bog Bothy in your area. Share with those you think can benefit? #LoveBogs

🧑‍🌾🌎 “Regenerative farming works in harmony with nature and natural ecosystem processes.” 🗣️ @darastanley.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/science/2026...

Last year we worked with Kilteevan NS in Roscommon as part of #Tóchar on a butterfly and bog project with the children - here's the story : vimeo.com/1145629717?s...

Frosted little cup lichens at Scohaboy bog ❤️ little treasures ❤️ @claireissimo.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @sphagnums.bsky.social

Last year we worked with Kilteevan NS in Roscommon as part of #Tóchar on a butterfly and bog project with the children - here's the story : vimeo.com/1145629717?s...

Sphagnum cuspidatum, or Feathery bog moss, frozen in the bog pools ❤️ like little fireworks to celebrate the new year ahead @sphagnums.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social

2025 has been a magical year!! 💕❤️💕 thank ye all so much for your lovely comments, likes and messages throughout the year. Wishing ye all a healthy, happy and magical New year 2026 ✨️🎉💕 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

We've had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with the Mountbellew Men's Shed across this year and we've created a little audio playlist of some of their stories and bog memories #Tóchar soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Lots of festive flora in the bog in these in-between days 🎄💖 Devil's Matchstick lichen surrounded by Reindeer lichen @peatlandecr.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

The story of our bog butterfly project #Kilteevan Roscommon with Eileen Fahey and the children from Kilteevan NS. They explored the local cloonlarge bog, created beautiful art work with @anniehollandart.bsky.social and we made postcards with it! vimeo.com/1145629717?s...

Crisp frosty mornings reveal the magical Devil's Matchstick lichen at Killaun bog ❤️ @peatlandecr.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

Sean mooney on how his late father John and uncle Richard found Ireland's oldest wheel technology while cutting turf by sleán in the late 1960s in Roscommon @tocharstories.bsky.social

Amber jelly fungus, little wonders lit like lanterns by the last of the Winter sun at Lough Boora parklands @tocharstories.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social

Within the fallen leafy carpet in Lough Boora, I noticed this lichen, like a strange sea creature. This is one of many Pelt lichen species, a new one for me @peatlandecr.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

I noticed that this moss covered tree trunk of a Sycamore tree on Mill Island, Birr was covered in these teeny tiny little parasols. This one was high up, and lit by the sun @claireissimo.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

We've been collecting stories, songs and memories in the Mountbellew Men's Shed, Galway - just beside the Galway Living Bog - a great group of men - with stories of growing up at the bog and working on it #LoveBogs

First freeze of the winter 🥶

A little loveliness of ladybirds taking shelter within the formal gardens at Abbeyleix House and Farm ❤️ @claireissimo.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @anthologyireland.bsky.social

When we work with primary schools on exploring their local bog - we match them with an artist - in Ballydangan Bog it was Longford community artist Sophie Carroll Hunt who mentored the children of Camcloon NS on their bog collage - we asked her how she found it.

When we work with primary schools on exploring their local bog - we match them with an artist - in Ballydangan Bog it was Longford community artist Sophie Carroll Hunt who mentored the children of Camcloon NS on their bog collage - we asked her how she found it.

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

wet, wet, wet - the sign of a healthy bog! @tocharstories.bsky.social @katiesmirnova.bsky.social

One word to describe the bog - what the children of Camcloon NS said to @katiesmirnova.bsky.social #Roscommon #LoveBogs