Barry O'Loughlin
@barraolochlainn.bsky.social
Biodiversity, farming, peatlands, restoration and nature.
Rare Pink waxcap Porpolomopsis calyptriformis growing on the land at home.The field receives no fertiliser, is south facing and low stocking levels. #waxcaps #farming #biodiversity
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Rare Pink waxcap Porpolomopsis calyptriformis growing on the land at home.The field receives no fertiliser, is south facing and low stocking levels. #waxcaps #farming #biodiversity
Reposted by Barry O'Loughlin
The absence of butterflies in 2024 has been devastatingly obvious, even in the most important, flower-rich areas in Ireland, according to Jesmond Harding. Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social includes latest alarming trends for some Irish butterflies
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Butterfly numbers in freefall as biodiversity decline unfolds at pace
The absence of butterflies in 2024 has been devastatingly obvious, even in the most important, flower-rich areas in Ireland. And despite knowing that conservation works, the outlook for our butterflie...
www.irishexaminer.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The absence of butterflies in 2024 has been devastatingly obvious, even in the most important, flower-rich areas in Ireland, according to Jesmond Harding. Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social includes latest alarming trends for some Irish butterflies
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Knocknahila Peatland Rewetting Project in West Clare. Great collaboration with farmer Sean Tubridy, Knocknahila Biodiversity Community Group and my own role as Clare Biodiversity Officer. This project is supported by Clare CoCo Biodiversity Office and NPWS
April 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Knocknahila Peatland Rewetting Project in West Clare. Great collaboration with farmer Sean Tubridy, Knocknahila Biodiversity Community Group and my own role as Clare Biodiversity Officer. This project is supported by Clare CoCo Biodiversity Office and NPWS
Lovely article here by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com featuring our project 'Return to Nature Clare Church Biodiversity Project'. We now have up to 20 churches in Clare undertaking biodiversity actions on church grounds
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: How do you resurrect a graveyard? Stop mowing the grass
Given a chance, dormant seeds will sprout, and with them, butterflies, bees, bats, birds and small mammals
www.irishtimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lovely article here by @ellamcsweeney.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com featuring our project 'Return to Nature Clare Church Biodiversity Project'. We now have up to 20 churches in Clare undertaking biodiversity actions on church grounds
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Reposted by Barry O'Loughlin
Seán Tubridy is a great example of the kinds of farmers that are out there looking for support to restore nature on their land. The Knocknahila Bog Peatland Rewetting Project is a powerful example of grassroots nature restoration in action.
www.clarecoco.ie/your-council...
www.clarecoco.ie/your-council...
April 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Seán Tubridy is a great example of the kinds of farmers that are out there looking for support to restore nature on their land. The Knocknahila Bog Peatland Rewetting Project is a powerful example of grassroots nature restoration in action.
www.clarecoco.ie/your-council...
www.clarecoco.ie/your-council...