Tripod. Seems to be in good condition. Answers on a postcard as to what happened. @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social

Learn about Ireland’s response to the Asian hornet Hear from @npwsireland.bsky.social , National Biodiversity Data Centre & Museum experts on sightings, nest analysis & what’s next. 📅 1st November | 🕒 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d33bf9... #AsianHornet

Interesting(!) that these captive-bred ducks for sale in East Yorkshire seem to be unringed in very many cases. Baikal, Blue-winged, Green-winged Teals, plus Garganeys. Dread to think how many end up in the wild and in local bird reports... #ukbirding

Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica, with many areas likely to see over 500 mm of rainfall. The impacts could be extremely significant. eos.org/thelandslide... Graphic from NOAA.

People are too concerned with the term "Biodiversity". This is leading to bad planning and bad programmes at the expense of nature. Ecological integrity is a better method through which to operate, but much harder to define.

Water hemmoraging from Natura2000 peatbog in Belgium's Haute fagne. Deep drainge, bad for biodiversity, floods, summer droughts. For the sake of uneconomic spruce plantations. A priority for RestoreNature

Can you imagine TDs scrambling to change the Constitution or commentators hand-wringing in the media if it was leftists who behaved the way the spoiled vote crew did, in the same (minority) numbers, after several bigoted riots. Not so much forced to pander to them as willingly taking a running leap.

This is bull. Steen has done no public service and had ample time to prepare a campaign if she was actually bothered. Sheridan wasn't bothered to have documents right for LA meetings. Who else came close to actually trying to get on the ballot? Far-right twats who wanted the free publicity?

This spoiled vote thing is a Big Flashing Danger sign in the week of racist riots in Ireland - we're stumbling towards a crisis with no leadership or will to tackle misinformation, criminality, intimidation. And we've seen it coming since the Anti-Vaxx loons started screaming in chemists.

New paper - “Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain” - Fleiss - 2025 - Ecological Solutions and Evidence - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Don’t flake on voting just because the result is in the bag! Margin matters. Remember how awful it felt seeing Peter Casey jump from 2% polls to 23% after his attacks on travellers. A low turnout/high number of spoiled votes will be seized on by the fash. Every vote for Connolly undermines them

Don't miss out on the next Green Drinks!

Bang! And the dirt is gone! We try to use the dig out method where possible - a few skilled swings of a mattock do wonders! Taking out main root seems to be effective for long term clearance with minimal regrowth. (We do have to use herbicide sometimes too) #RhodoBashing

Now you see me.... Now you don't! A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves... Please like and share! (1/6)

One of the main issue with nature in Ireland is it is only viewed through the lens of production. "Money should be spent on agricultural habitats because we are an agricultural landscape" is repeatedly used as an excuse for bad science and poor policy.

Happy Sunday everyone! Who is out and about enjoying the countryside? What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?

Cherry Laurel on the march from gardens into woodlands. Crazy that the government has not acted on the Citizen's Assembly's recommendation to ban it for sale (How many years ago was that?) The alternative of Griselinia or Portugese Laurel are not good either. Nothing wrong with Holly, Yew etc

Haven't got under the microscope yet but I suspect this is Sphagnum pulchrum I have come across in a very good bog today north of the N59 in Conamara...

Kerry fish farm licence reinstated but regulations 'shattered' says fishery watchdog m.independent.ie/regionals/ke...

Montane heath with juniper and bearberry from Binn Gleann uisce yesterday

Another great turnout for this months Green Drinks event, cheers to all who joined us! @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social

VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).

Great weekend clearing rhododendron from coill gleann dá loch again. Lots of progress made with another 1.7 acres cleared. Thanks to everyone who came out @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social

A cynical person might suggest that - just as with the recent huge ecocide on the river Blackwater - nobody will ever face consequences for this www.thejournal.ie/cork-tree-fe...

Weak and pathetic.

Our "Guidelines for Rewilding" published with IUCN CEM are now live! portals.iucn.org/library/node...

MM refusing to do anything on climate shows that he puts disproportionate weight on the opinions of lobbyists for data centers, car manufacturers, dairy, etc cause support for government action on climate change actually unites people across the country..so who is he talking about?

Great spot for exploring yesterday in sna mám toirce. So many beautiful lichens and mosses (would be worth a trip for a lichenologist). One of the highlights was this beautiful Douinia ovata which looks to have last been recorded in Conamara (beanna beola) in 1965

Oak living on the ledge at the southern end of Conamara national park today. At 335m, anyone else see oaks at this elevation here?

Very happy to confirm this moss as Braunia imberbis growing on Gabbro in north Conamara. A new record for Galway and likely to be fairly abundant here. Thanks to Thomas Blockeel from the BBS for confirming. Speiceas nua go Conamara agus fiú Connacht

Discover Mayo’s night skies! Join us for a free talk on @mayodarkskies.bsky.social at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park. 📅 Sat 11 Oct, 15:30–16:30 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... Free admission, booking required. #Mayo #Stargazing #DarkSkies

A reminder that our next Green Drinks is in one week! Hope to see you there.

QUIET HOUR at the Museum A sensory-friendly space with low lighting, reduced noise & fewer crowds—ideal for neurodivergent visitors & anyone seeking calm. 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin 📅Saturday 11 October, 10:00am - 11:00am 🔗 Details: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #SensoryFriendly

Coill seanna gharráin inniu. Áit fíor speisialta @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social

Money could definitely be spent wiser by Government but; 1) Things cost money - would rather they be built well to last 2) We accept hidden costs without a whimper

“The Office of Public Works spends around €1.2 million every year leasing car parking... spaces for the Revenue Commissioners cost over €100,000 annually. Parking for Leinster House itself runs to a similar figure each year. These are recurring bills, quietly signed off without any outrage”

Fascinating study on historical nest items in Bearded Vulture nests by Margalida et al "Even more surprising was that several items were well over 600 years old, according to carbon-14 dating. Results from one shoe dated back to around 675 years ago" #RaptorResearch 🪶 phys.org/news/2025-10...

The biggest ecological issue for rewilding is the alteration to the nutrient cycle. The biggest social issue for rewilding is opposition to the idea from local community groups who feel it will exclude them. The biggest online issue is yer dad who says we aren't ready for wolves yet.

There's no two ways of putting this; Nature in Ireland is fucked and our ambition for restoration does not go far enough. We also have to make hard choices where we will lose somethings to make space for others because of climate and anthropogenic impacts. There is no easy answer to this.

Feel like this is applicable to Irish ecology also. "OK but rewild"

Still interested in any expert confirming squirrel and not other rodent/mammal @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social

There's a limit to how much you can punch nature before it punches back.

Nobody to blame, just an unfortunate accident we are doomed to repeat and repeat with no way of knowing how to stop it. This country is ran by people who have no interest in nature.

It's 17 years since I've been on the beautiful Lough Carra, and the unusual white marl that gives the water a distinctive turquoise look is sadly looking very green now on foot of nutrient pollution. Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.

The latest copy of the brilliant @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social magazine has arrived, as usual crammed with great articles. To get active in the fight for Irish nature and forests, you couldn't do better than to join both them and the @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social. They're the real thing. 🌎 💪🏽

Another successful Green Drinks event in the books! Thanks to all who attended

The health and integrity of a habitat is crucial to its resilience against invasive species such as Rhododendron as demonstrated by the lack of rhododendron present in this very wet blanket bog in Coill mór, Conamara vs old conifer plantation (which would have been drained). Pics from same spot

The EU wants to roll back vital environmental protections - and they're asking for your opinion. Today is the LAST DAY to speak up before it's too late. Almost 200k of us have signed, have you? It takes only seconds to tell them to keep their Hands OFF Nature!! handsoffnature.eu/take-action/...

handsoffnature.eu/take-action/... Last day of Public Consultation Sign and Share! Have your say in protecting nature!