First Cuckoo of the year

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Hoping to get seed in before rain, fingers crossed 🤞

Looking at possible Donor sites in Donegal

This is our fourth summer with an EcoSeeds wildflower meadow and the first one with an orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)! It's been great watching the birds and insects use this habitat throughout the years.

Grassland Brush harvest starting early this year in Kildare (Zone 2)Ulster Wildlife RSPB NI Irish Semi-natural Grasslands DAERA @hometree__ NPWS Nature Conservation #naturerecoverynetworks

If you go down to the field today, you're in for a big surprise. As part of the Belfast City Council, Queen's University Belfast 🎓 #Upsurge_H2020 project, this area is being transformed into a species-rich grassland that can support healthy pop of insects, birds, bats, amphibians and other animals (1/2)

Brush Harvest starting in Cork NPWS Nature Conservation @hometree__ RSPB NI Ulster Wildlife DAERA Irish Semi-natural Grasslands

SDCC has begun collecting wildflower seeds from various meadows throughout the county before the meadows are cut. The intention is to use these seeds in upcoming landscaping projects throughout the county to create further meadows.

Harvesting in Donegal between showers NPWS Nature Conservation Great Yellow Bumblebee Project Irish Semi-natural Grasslands @hometree__ LIFE on Machair / SAOL ar an Mhachaire

Contractors working on behalf of Fingal County Council have commenced river restoration works on the Ward river at Balheary in Swords. Two weirs are being removed to improve opportunities for adult migratory fish such as Salmon, Sea Trout, Eel and Lamprey to swim upstream and

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SDCC harvested and collected wildflower seeds from meadows across the county before they were cut. These seeds have now been used to enhance less established meadows and to create new ones through recent landscaping projects. Locally sourced, the seeds are well-suited to the