Coastwatch is calling on government to halt the pair trawling for sprat in protected sites now. Our nature designations mean nothing if the largest fishing boats Fiona K3 & Ocean Venture 2 can pair trawl through the magnificent Glengarriff harbour SAC protected for harbour seals

Last week our staff development day was hosted in Glenarm which gave us the perfect opportunity to show colleagues around our native oyster nursery and how we operate our ROV. A shanny even made an appearance for us from one of the oyster cages!

Did you know some of the tallest waves in the world can be found off the coast of #Mullaghmore in Co Sligo 🤩 Conor Maguire showing us how it's done 🌊 #KeepDiscovering #WildAtlanticWay

Landowner David Hampton planted larch pines in a douglas fir forest in Oregon in the shape of a giant, 300 feet smiley face 🙂 Every autumn the larch pines turn orange and the smiley face stands out.

Great News! The Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area specifically designated for sperm whales! This will include nearly 300 square miles of seas that are crucial feeding and nursing grounds for these incredible creatures. This is

Good evening from Norway..our ice flakes

We’ve been out the last week sprucing up other Osprey nest platforms around the harbour & installing new trail cams ready for touch down of migrant Osprey and hopefully new breeders this season 🤞A few more to do next week then we wait! Tim Mackrill Dorset Bird Club Roy Dennis Foundation

Osprey with Breakfast Poole Harbour, Dorset Birds of Poole Harbour

We've reached 44,500 signatures! Can you help us make it to 50,000? 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. Sign the petition: bit.ly/3ISpXgO

A Suffolk churchyard, carefully managed for its abundance of wildflowers and insects: here Meadow Saxifrage, Meadow Buttercup, Sweet Vernal Grass, Green-veined White butterfly, and much more! Aldringham, 29th April 2024 BC Suffolk Branch Suffolk BIS BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

"I see these places as little fragments of hope" 🤍 #Birdsong | Sunday at 6.30pm

nestling falls out of the nestbox. Mother peregrine dives after him. Happened friday and I only noticed this today. Found him alive and well on a lower roof. We have to observe if he gets fed before we intervene.

I'm an old oak near Crumlin. I was born in 18th century. On Tuesday I will be chainsawed by your government. Birds and insects need me in this season. It wasn't my fault I was born near this junction. There are better options. Department for Infrastructure John O' Dowd Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council DAERA

2020 vs 2024 Almost cannot believe this is the same field! Grassland restoration is pretty cool isn't it!

Hospital grounds don't come much better than this. Causeway Hospital Northern Trust extensive areas of native #wildflowers #orchids are stunning. These areas are managed as #meadows being cut & baled off once per year. Amazing habitat for wildlife & an ideal place to walk/de-stress.

Admiring the local roadside verges today, Causeway Council #dontmow #wildflowerhour How amazing our countryside would be if there were more verges like this!

Well, well, well…..look who’s just turned up in the harbour! Almost exactly 3 months after he was first seen back in the UK, here in Poole, our male 374 has just decided to show up again! Tim Mackrill Roy Dennis Foundation Dorset Bird Club

Nature's creation catches the eye in west Fermanagh in high summer Fermanagh & Omagh District Council wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Ulster Wildlife Donna Rainey Farming For Nature

In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring [📹 Protect All Wildlife]

The inglorious 12th tomorrow. Left is a driven grouse moor. A completely devastated landscape. On the right an alternative vision. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌳