The Woodlands of Ireland Conference 2024 takes place from Tues Oct 1st to Thurs Oct 3rd 2024 at the International Scouting Centre, Castle Saunderson Co. Cavan. The main themes of the conference are: 1/3 #woodlandsofireland

We are looking for volunteers! If you can think you can help out please see tinyurl.com/4tp24kmk

Volunteers from our East Wicklow Branch over the weekend balancing; Tree sapling TLC (Tender Loving Care) with critter spotting and a chance to harvest berries from 3 old rowan trees! The 3 trees were once the only trees on our Coill na Luise reserve, now there are thousands! 🌳

The biggest water body on this island is in "total collapse" and all we have seen from politicians is promises for consultations and pilot projects that are destined to fail. Radial action is needed! independent.ie/irish-news/its…

After 2 years of work, I've finally taken delivery of an actual printed copy of my second book 'The Magic of an Irish Rainforest: A Visual Journey'. I've done my best to capture the essence of these priceless, but mostly dying, ecosystems, and am over the moon with the results.

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Let's save our non-native Larch, but double down on the destruction of our native hawthorn and rowan x.com/NativeWoodTrus… farmersjournal.ie/news/news/fire…

These are photos from my Instagram account from *last* summer. I haven’t seen a single red or orange butterfly in Dublin 7 this year. Not a Peacock butterfly, not a Tortoiseshell, not a Red Admiral. I’ve only seen one red butterfly *anywhere* this summer. Sad & worrying.

We all live in a watershed, why are we not taking more care of a critical resource?!! Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) Michael O Brien KennedyAnalysis Environmental Pillar grasshoppergeography.com

We were delighted to welcome Optum OptumRx back to our stunning Bevans' Wood reserve for some TreeAm building! We managed to plant 80 trees of a wide variety of species, including hazel, alder, hawthorn and rowan, being planted for good in our reserve 🌳

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Canary-shouldered Thorns - headshot!

Forgotten epidemic: with over 280 million birds dead how is the avian flu outbreak evolving? theguardian.com/environment/ar…

We’re delighted that @drsharkyjenny has joined the IEN as Project Coordinator in Marine Biodiversity & Offshore Renewable Energy Capacity Building. Jenny is a marine biologist by training with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin focusing the ecology & conservation of elasmobranchs

“It’s well past time to clean up our rivers, lakes and coasts, and that’s what we’re doing with this new Water Action Plan,” says Malcolm Noonan T.D. as he & Roderic O’Gorman TD launch the Water Action Plan at Thomastown Weir Pool on the River Nore Read more: gov.ie/en/press-relea…

For anyone giving feedback on the review of the Wildlife Acts - this needs to be up there !

🌳This is brilliant! We need similar ambitious projects here in Ireland. ⛰️ What about some our iconic mountains? Nephin? Croagh Patrick? Mweelrea? theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

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In places where bat populations crashed, insect numbers increased, farmers sprayed more insecticides to combat the insects, and the infant mortality rate spiked due to pesticide exposure. Everything is connected. We need biodiversity. bit.ly/3XwmbBO

Well, we won't be collecting Elm seed from this monster. One of the biggest, healthiest elms around- the only thing wrong with it was to be in the care of a local council.