Due to weather & conditions underfoot, Sunday’s ‘Tae in the Bog’ will be held indoors @ Ionad Cois Locha Dún Lúiche/Dunlewey, from 1-3pm. There will still be the same line up of musicians and speakers, but now in the beautiful setting of Dunlewey, in front of the open fire. 1/3

He is running a Organic tweed stall in the Galway Market.

When people ask who runs our social media:

Bringing the #Corncrake back to LIFE🐦 In Ireland 🇮🇪, the #LIFEProject Corncrake/Traonach LIFE is working to restore the summer breeding habitats of this iconic bird along the northern and western coasts🌿🌊 🔗europa.eu/!6CV6nY #LIFEProgrmme #Natura2000

The project to reintroduce Corncrake to East Anglia is showing signs of progress, with nine singing males recorded at Welney WWT this summer: bit.ly/4cGUGtG

Oasis might be back but have you checked out our Guidelines to Wildlife Friendly mowing? A simple change in operations can make a massive difference to vulnerable ground dwelling wildlife. Give nature a chance. Check it out 👉 youtu.be/bkSPEFvsYzQ

🌱Our newest reintroduction programme aims to bring back the Osprey to Ireland. Ospreys are birds of prey who feed on fish. While some Osprey are known to visit Ireland, they have been extinct as breeding birds for almost 200 years.

We are trying to add more crakes due to demand:

When people are SEEING corncrakes at windfarms and in their granny's back garden:

Knapweed is a plant to celebrate, thriving in meadows and other semi-natural grasslands #PlantstoCelebrate #greatirishgrasslands #allirelandpollinatorplan

Seriously. It was not a corncrake in your Granny's garden.

Maria explains how to increase species-richness using #GreenHayTransfer. You can find the full method on the Great Irish Grasslands website Doneraile Estate Morna McDowall NPWS Nature Conservation National Parks and Wildlife Service BSBI Ireland Corncrake/Traonach LIFE All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

Islay barley growers and distillers using Islay malt were invited to a day exploring sustainable barley production on an island scale. Opportunities for farmland birds including #crexcrex Thanx to Scotch Whisky Association. RSPB Scotland NatureScot James Hutton Institute