I’m grateful for the enthusiasm & advice of the folk I’ve met who tread the conservation path. Yesterday, Brian Hughes, my local wildlife ranger, erected a pine marten box in the ringfort; hopefully it will stop them trying to nest in my roof! #wildlife #PineMarten #biodiversity

I was planting birch to thicken my western boundary hedge and spotted these beauties over my pond and cottage! #rainbows #pond #nature #biodiversity #trees

Against all the scientific evidence, the UK government is planning to EXPAND plans to cull badgers, despite killing 200k already. Sign the petition here, and help me save our furry friends: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st…

I’m not ashamed to admit that I was as excited as a six-year-old to discover frogspawn, just 6 months after creating this pond! After seeing Fiona bounteous spawn, several weeks ago, I had a bad case of frog FOMO! #frogs #ponds #BurrenbeoTrust #biodiversity

What a sky, right now! #Mayo #sunset #NoFilter #MakesUpForTheCrappyWeatherToday

Comedy gold in the divorce court this morning: the judge asked why I lived at ‘The Sanctuary’. I explained that I was trying to improve habitat for #wildlife & #biodiversity. He then asked if I ran around naked, stroking squirrels! Okay, who grassed me up? #OnlyInIreland #Mayo

Stunning light at Old Head this afternoon. If you’re the sort of person that likes picking up beautiful stones and pebbles, DO NOT COME HERE!!! (unless you have a sack) #Mayo #Ireland

A friend-packed, nourishing weekend, for which I’m truly grateful. I’m not going to embarrass everyone, just Birgit Kollmann who arrived today with apple cake, wine and a spade! We laughed our way through a new veg bed. #NoDig #GirlPower #GYO

This pine marten was caught checking out the swanky nesting box that was erected in January. So pleased to see it, today, as I was just about to relocate the camera, due to lack of interest! #PineMartens #nature #biodiversity #Mayo

I couldn’t have been the only person who watched this incredible documentary while simultaneously smiling and crying. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. Have tissues.

Today was spent on Anthony Mooney’s farm in Kildare, recharging my eco batteries; such a pleasure to meet people who #farmfornature and are providing potential lifelines for red list birds & wildlife in general.

This pine weevil was exploring my bedroom wall, so I relocated it to some fallen pines. Had I known it was the premier pest for ring-barking conifers, I’d have driven it to a sitka spruce plantation 🤣 #SitkaSpruce #ForestDeadZones #weevils #biodiversity #nativetrees

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Insect collapse in Ireland possibly up to 90% loss in nos compared to 1970,s toxic farming practices, all hedgerows & rivers banks destroyed and sprayed with Bayer AG poisons Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is a mafia No insects no future GO GREEN Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 Extinction Rebellion Ireland

I was honoured to have a visit from Pádraic Fogarty today, but that came with the realisation that in order for him to get around the land, I had about a kilometre of scything to do! #rewilding #scything #biodiversity #nature #Mayo