It's #WorldMigratoryBirdDay ! 🐦

Each year our amazing migratory birds travel thousands of miles - connecting continents & relying on insects to fuel their epic travels.

Follow the fascinating journey of the Swift in our map below 👇

Are you looking for a Deli fridge In perfect working order.

It’s yours on two conditions. 1. You must collect from East Cork. 2. Make a donation (of what you can afford) to help us in our work. If you can’t afford something now then in the future sometime.

Send us a dm. 😃

So what’s the feeling on being added to WhatsApp groups without your permission? If “other” then do please elaborate.

'Let's celebrate healthy and resilient native-species hedgerows' - surely that's not asking too much?

I was searching for something else on my laptop the other day and came across this photo. The rage at what is gone. 😭

OR Vote for Hometree. 😅

Even among the Irish entries alone, FarmingWithNature-BRIDE Project and Hometree are superb entries!

If you could give FarmingWithNature-BRIDE Project a vote - Biodiversity Regeneration in a Dairying Environment.

Takes 10 seconds. Scroll to the bottom and they're on the bottom left. Then hit done and you're done!

What’s really in your 'wildflower' seed mix?

A new study by Noeleen of University College Dublin reveals only 25% of species in 7 common wildflower seed mixes are native to Ireland.

None of the packets gave details of where the seed was sourced

More here ➡️
tinyurl.com/42xu4jzf

Running a political campaign is costly, and I'd greatly appreciate any support with this.

As the Social Democrats candidate for East Cork in the local election I aim to build on my work with communities over the past 5 years.

Details of my GoFundMe below:

gofund.me/533c34e3

With all the epidemiology and vaccine experts we have, I expect this competition to be fairly tough.

After a few days of dry weather it's time to set the hills ablaze, during the bird breeding season. Following decades of overgrazing the few ground nesting species clinging on to existence (red listed meadow pipit, skylark) are likely toast.....

Good morning.
#Climate

When the spruce bark beetle comes to Ireland, if it brings the same destruction as it did in Central Europe, our only small GHG sink will turn into a huge source of emissions.

In Czech, this beetle spread because of climate change-induced drought: a climate feedback loop.

Facts matter.

There are people on X seeking to associate Long Covid with vaccination against the disease. Today’s hearing at the Oireachtas with Long Covid Advocacy Ireland noted the large number with Long Covid, after the first wave in 2020, long before any vaccines. Facts matter.

Proof checking long tracks by ear as I work on other stuff. I absolutely adore this new track. 1hr of gentle rain trickling over a coastal lake, with sea surf in the background, + Mute Swans, Whooper Swans & Wigeon lazily pottering about, grazing and calling calmly. Will upload

This.

Parents need to commit to being parents first and their child's friend second.

Told a few weeks ago that 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 was signing for Leinster, I honestly thought it was a joke.

Connacht having to let go five main players with two going to Munster and Leinster sign Snyman and Jordie Barrett. It’s becoming a bit of a joke.

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