We'll be giving the NPWS rangers and others specialists a dig out tomorrow and Tuesday in Cork 🦎💚🦎🦎🐸💚 #NationalBiodiversityWeek24 #Bioblitz24

Program for tonight's BioBlitz... Also, a lovely ♀️🦎 in the Castlefreke dunes earlier today (basking like a weirdo 😅) 💚🦎💚

Newt newt! Say hello to this smooth newt/common newt, 1 of 2 native amphibians in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, this newt is not so “common” anymore and is now a NI priority species🦎If you see a newt, please record it on our website to help us keep track of where they are🗺️

Plenty of tickets still available for pond dipping at St. Ita's this Saturday in conjunction with Fingal County Council for #NationalBiodiversityWeek24 💚🐸🦎💚 eventbrite.ie/e/wetland-wild…..

#BiodiversityWeek24 Building ponds & speaking about building ponds for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council... today was ALL about ponds! #SteppingStonePonds project in full swing thanks to funding from #AWSInCommunities

It has been mad as a bucket of 🐸s already at St. Ita's wetlands.. frogs, leeeches, dragon- & damselflies.. glorious sunshine helps too 👌🐸🦎💚 #BiodiversityWeek2024 Fingal County Council

Annnnddddd that's a wrap.. what a day pond dipping for #BiodiversityWeek24 A new wetland for us to explore with some great finds and some not so great (Azolla)

Thanks to all The HSI for their great survey work yesterday 👏NPWS Nature Conservation NenaghGuardian Fernandez Valverde 🇺🇦 International Peatland Society Community Wetlands Forum Malcolm Noonan T.D. Biodiversity Ireland

If you're in to pond wildlife, and you all should be, Pond man 's new YouTube channel is a must - incredible footage showing you exactly what I'd be waffling on about at pond dipping events! WATCH IT and Subscribe 👌🦎youtube.com/@pondlab-wh7wn…

It's #WorldSeaTurtleDay - celebrating the importance of sea turtles in our ecosystems & the sheer wonder of sharing the waves with them. 🌊🐢 Join @datamares in raising awareness about protecting their natural habitats with this infographic on the hawksbill sea turtle ⤵️

Long day out continuing or amphibian survey work in the midlands funded by National Parks and Wildlife Service and SRS. lots of interesting finds and some lovely interactions with the local community. 🐸

Good craic surveying for native herps.. the 14hr day didn't dampen spirits. Some funky non-herp wildlife observations on the cutaway bogs too 👌🐸🦎🦎

This is so cool! #FrogSaunas! 😍 Real world impact via applied herpetoculture/husbandry to assist frogs naturally rid themselves of, and impart immunity to, Bd! 💚🐸🐸🐸💚 shorturl.at/CpXMq

A big shout out to #AWS:InCommunities for funding the Stepping Stone Ponds and Living Classroom initiative.. have a listen 2👌

Our #ReptileRamble event with Fingal County Council on Sunday 18th Aug for #HeritageWeek24 is fully booked out! 🦎🦎🦎 Please keep an eye out as last minute cancellations will be advertised here eventbrite.ie/e/reptile-ramb…

** 4 Tickets have become available for tomorrow's reptile ramble event** 1 ticket for 10:00 - 11:00 3 tickets for 11:30 - 12:30 Book here eventbrite.ie/e/957533748217…

Such an amazing morning with Rob Gandola from The HSI who took us on a reptile ramble in Howth today to find some lizards! Obviously it's never guaranteed that the animals will play ball for these types of nature walks but we were so lucky to see so many lizards out -

Thank you The HSI for a great National Heritage Week presentation on Scohaboy’s micro-worlds👏 NPWS Nature Conservation Fernandez Valverde 🇺🇦 Community Wetlands Forum NenaghGuardian Cllr. Ryan O’Meara Notice Nature Ireland Biodiversity Ireland #naturalheritage

📣 #HWM2025 CALL FOR PRESENTERS We're seeking applications /suggestions for presentations & workshops for Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2025 in Sheffield, 1 & 2 Feb. If you'd like to share your herp research, best practice or insight visit forms.office.com/e/Eg9zADJ8ph @argroupsuk

Pond Dipping! at the Furry Glen this Saturday 7th Sep from 12:00-13:00 and 14:00-15:00 for the This always turns up some goodies! 💚🐸🐟🦎☘️🏞🪲 #phoenixparkbiofest