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BEC Consultants
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Dublin-based ecological consultancy firm, specialising in large-scale protected habitat and species surveys. Learn more at www.botanicalenvironmental.com
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Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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plantlifeuk.bsky.social
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Forum to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on invasive species on the island of Ireland' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation

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Forum to share knowledge and strengthen collaboration on invasive species on the island of Ireland | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
bececology.bsky.social
'Midlands showcase to highlight Just Transition projects' - @rte.ie

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction

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Midlands showcase to highlight Just Transition projects
A showcase of over 170 projects funded through the EU Just Transition Fund is taking place in the midlands.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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injournal.bsky.social
Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween' - @rte.ie

#Halloween #Samhain #Blackberries #Foraging #IrishFolklore

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Why you shouldn't eat blackberries after Halloween
The folk tales around blackberries, the púca, devils and death reinforce the message that out-of-season food is insipid and unpleasant
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October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Wednesday 27 October you can hear @paoloviscardi.bsky.social in Dublin on the value of the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History in addressing #biodiversity issues
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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batworker.bsky.social
Bat torpid since before 5th September, which was the first surprise 🦇
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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'Locals, experts combine to protect Mayo lake's ecosystem ' - @rte.ie

#LoughCarraLIFE #Limnology #NutrientPollution #CommunityAction

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Locals, experts combine to protect Mayo lake's ecosystem
A major community effort is under way in Co Mayo, to safeguard the ecosystem around Lough Carra.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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A request for weather interested volunteers!

Met Eireann would like to rescue millions of weather observations taken in Ireland over many decades that are still stuck on paper. #WeatherRescue

Anyone can help: www.zooniverse.org/projects/met...
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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The EPA has said that although there has been a reduction in levels of excess phosphorous and nitrogen in Ireland's rivers and lakes, the overall water quality of surface water is continuing to decline
Quality of surface water continues to decline, says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency has said that although there has been a reduction in levels of excess phosphorous and nitrogen in Ireland's rivers and lakes, the overall water quality of surface w...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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bsbibotany.bsky.social
Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
bececology.bsky.social
The NPWS (@npwsireland.bsky.social) has published deer hunting data from the 2016-17 season to the 2023-24 season.

#NatureConservation #Mammals #Hunting

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Deer Shot under Section 29 of the Wildlife Acts (2015-16 to 2023-24 Seasons) - data.gov.ie
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October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
bececology.bsky.social
'River Flow and Ecology Case Study: The Lotic-invertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation (LIFE) in Irish Rivers' - A project led by the Atlantic Technological University -@mgammell.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #FreshwaterEcology #Limnology

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River Flow and Ecology Case Study: The Lotic-invertebrate Index for Flow Evaluation (LIFE) in Irish Rivers - Catchments.ie
Case study from EPA-funded research on using biological tools to assess the impact of river flow on ecology, led by ATU.
www.catchments.ie
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
bececology.bsky.social
This year's Irish Entomologists' Meeting takes place in UCD on the 1st December. There is still time to submit an abstract for a talk or a poster.

#Entomology #Insects #NatureConservation

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Irish Entomologists' Meeting 2025 - Royal Entomological Society
Irish Entomologists’ Meeting The Royal Entomological Society and the Student Entomological Society of Ireland are delighted to host an Irish Entomologist’s Meeting on 1st December 2025. This full day ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'Minister O’Sullivan announces state purchase of unique natural heritage site in Co. Cork' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #Wetlands #Birds

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Minister O’Sullivan announces state purchase of unique natural heritage site in Co. Cork | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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September 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
bececology.bsky.social
'A plague is wiping out white-clawed crayfish in a river near Limerick city' - @irishtimes.com

#NatureConservation #WhiteClawedCrayfish #CrayfishPlague

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Ella McSweeney: A plague is wiping out white-clawed crayfish in a river near Limerick city
Ireland is regarded as the last stronghold of this species, but locals have found hundreds of dead crayfish in the river Maigue
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September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
bececology.bsky.social
'EU Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Committee Approves Update to List of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #InvasiveAlienSpecies

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EU Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Committee Approves Update to List of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern | National Parks & Wildlife Service
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September 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🔔 Deadline approaching!

There's still time to apply for the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Observer/Senior Fisheries Observer position!

🐟 Starting Salary for Fisheries Observer - £28,982 up to £33,332 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience).
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September 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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IPCC have observed the autumn caterpillars of Europes only protected butterfly, the marsh fritillary on Lullymore West. The IPCC and volunteers will now conduct a habitat assessment and larval nest count, this data will contribute to the nationwide population monitoring. #LoveBogs
August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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'Asian hornet nest located in Cork city' - @news.rte.ie

#NatureConservation #AsianHornet #InvasiveSpecies

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Asian hornet nest located in Cork city
An Asian hornet nest has been located in a sycamore tree in Cork city following an "intensive effort" by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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The Weird & Wonderful World of Irish Wasps

Come join me for this webinar, next Monday, 1st September.

Tickets are Pay What You Can: irish-wasps-2025.eventbrite.ie
Chrysis ignita agg. wasp
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
Always awesome to see restoration work like this succeed

Anyone in Ireland paying attention?

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Salmon breeding in River Don for first time in 200 years
The Don Catchment Rivers Trust says evidence of spawning is beyond its "wildest expectations".
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August 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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'Why are we seeing so many butterflies in Ireland this year?' - @rte.ie

#NatureConservation #Butterflies

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Why are we seeing so many butterflies in Ireland this year?
Improved weather conditions this summer have led to butterfly populations recovering after the crash in numbers in 2024
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August 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM