Light Knot Grass (Acronicta menyanthidis) - North Antrim, May 2024. This is rare moth in Ireland, which I am lucky to have at a local site. Nice to find an early example this week. #moths #moths matter #teammoth BC Northern Ireland Ulster Wildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋

We are now planning to restore over 1,000ha 💪 of blanket bog 🌱 across Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands SAC investing over 1 million 💶 on restoration materials for farmers 🧑‍🌾 supporting them with training to implement restoration 🚜 and job opportunities 🥳 WaterLANDS LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature

The sun sets yesterday behind the Donegal hills, under a curtain of dark sky and April showers 🖤🧡 (Needs a click) #StormHour #StormHourThemes Tomasz Schafernaker BBC NI Weather Barra Best Cecilia Daly angie phillips Geoff Maskell UTV Live News Aisling Creevey Louise Small Love Ballymena

Lough Adanacleveen sits at 550m, below the summit of Slieve Carr in the Nephin Beg Mountains #Mayo and has some of the coldest and clearest water you will ever drink👣💦

Bog beacon #fungi in my local #bog

Green hairstreak #butterflies in a local #bog Stunning little creatures.

🪺Nesting birds, their active nests, eggs & dependent young are protected by law. Its a crime to disturb, kill or injure them.
🐦Please remember most birds nest in Spring/Summer.
🔗More info: wildlifecrimeni.org/_files/ugd/259… Police Service NI NIRSG UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU)
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Timed to perfection, several days measuring peat depths with LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature in Connemara to underpin #peatland rest plans - glorious ☀️ in an amazing area.

... and we've begun work on our ambitious peat restoration programme to re-wet areas of deep peat, creating natural firebreaks in the landscape ... (4/5)

A day in perfect weather I'm Donegal Bay

Ireland must undertake as much bog restoration as possible to meet climate and nature targets, and so the failure to get Derryclare’s restoration in Connemara across the line is a significant setback

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We have been reaching out to farmers & landowners to protect the few remaining breeding Curlew pairs in the Glenullin/Garvagh area.

If you have seen any Curlew in this area, please report all sightings to [email protected]

#WorldCurlewDay

Happy #WorldCurlewDay ! 🐤
We're not only celebrating Curlew success, but we're also highlighting the incredible efforts of our staff, farmers, and volunteers. Together, we've ensured habitat management and farming practices to support Curlew in Fermanagh and the Antrim Plateau.

Lovely to see the orchid rosettes appearing all over the meadow. They seem to be liking the damp spring.

Three lovely Scarce Prominent (Odontosia carmelita) from a new site at Carnagh Forest, Co. Armagh yesterday. A local spring species found in old birch woodland and adjacent habitats.

A riot of drumming, chipping & scraping snipe this evening!
(Turn the sound up).

Ibex in Gran Paradiso, Northern Italy. Fun things like this always happen when don't bring long lens

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Together with NIRSG and RSPB NI we're calling for action to protect our raptors. Thank you to everyone who has added their voice to help protect NI's birds of prey.

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First Holly Blue of the season for me. Orange-tailed Mining Bee appears to be the most abundant thus far, but plenty of Ashy Mining Bee too.

Afternoon spent in Antrim Glen's.

A great way to spend a day.

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