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Dermot Doran
@dermotdoran.bsky.social
· Feb 2
It's been a while since l shared news about our farm pond. Dug in 2017. For #worldwetlandsday let's take a look at how biodiverse this acre of land has become.
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Take the challenge for #PlasticFreeJuly
This month, we’re challenging ourselves and our community to choose to refuse single-use plastic. From bottles to bags, every swap makes a difference.
Will you take the challenge with us?
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
#CleanCoasts
#endplasticpollution
This month, we’re challenging ourselves and our community to choose to refuse single-use plastic. From bottles to bags, every swap makes a difference.
Will you take the challenge with us?
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
#CleanCoasts
#endplasticpollution
July 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Take the challenge for #PlasticFreeJuly
This month, we’re challenging ourselves and our community to choose to refuse single-use plastic. From bottles to bags, every swap makes a difference.
Will you take the challenge with us?
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
#CleanCoasts
#endplasticpollution
This month, we’re challenging ourselves and our community to choose to refuse single-use plastic. From bottles to bags, every swap makes a difference.
Will you take the challenge with us?
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
#CleanCoasts
#endplasticpollution
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Gorse is often burned in the belief this controls its spread.
But this 23-year-long study shows that, in fact, burning “triggers mass seed regeneration & rapid regrowth, locking the landscape in a cycle of thick gorse cover.”
Left alone, gorse breaks up naturally.
maeveleith.co.uk/wp-content/u...
But this 23-year-long study shows that, in fact, burning “triggers mass seed regeneration & rapid regrowth, locking the landscape in a cycle of thick gorse cover.”
Left alone, gorse breaks up naturally.
maeveleith.co.uk/wp-content/u...
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Gorse is often burned in the belief this controls its spread.
But this 23-year-long study shows that, in fact, burning “triggers mass seed regeneration & rapid regrowth, locking the landscape in a cycle of thick gorse cover.”
Left alone, gorse breaks up naturally.
maeveleith.co.uk/wp-content/u...
But this 23-year-long study shows that, in fact, burning “triggers mass seed regeneration & rapid regrowth, locking the landscape in a cycle of thick gorse cover.”
Left alone, gorse breaks up naturally.
maeveleith.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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I took this video of the mighty Carrownagappul Bog SAC in east Galway last week. Note the dams in the drains. Excellent work.
youtu.be/xOSlosJkQaI?...
youtu.be/xOSlosJkQaI?...
360° video of Carrownagappul Bog SAC in Co. Galway, June 2025
YouTube video by Twelve Bogs: History, Politics, Ecology
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June 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I took this video of the mighty Carrownagappul Bog SAC in east Galway last week. Note the dams in the drains. Excellent work.
youtu.be/xOSlosJkQaI?...
youtu.be/xOSlosJkQaI?...
Common Vetch spotted on a woodland path North Kildare. #wildflowerhour
June 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Common Vetch spotted on a woodland path North Kildare. #wildflowerhour
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I was privileged enough to give a keynote speech to the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference earlier on the theme of courage in crisis.
The speech that emerged from my brain was a nerve wrackingly honest and personal look at where I find my courage.
soundcloud.com/elaine-mc-go...
The speech that emerged from my brain was a nerve wrackingly honest and personal look at where I find my courage.
soundcloud.com/elaine-mc-go...
Elaine McGoff Mary Robinson Speech 2025
Listen to Elaine McGoff Mary Robinson Speech 2025 by EMcG #np on #SoundCloud
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May 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I was privileged enough to give a keynote speech to the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference earlier on the theme of courage in crisis.
The speech that emerged from my brain was a nerve wrackingly honest and personal look at where I find my courage.
soundcloud.com/elaine-mc-go...
The speech that emerged from my brain was a nerve wrackingly honest and personal look at where I find my courage.
soundcloud.com/elaine-mc-go...
Bugle on a roadside verge North Kildare. #wildflowerhour
May 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Bugle on a roadside verge North Kildare. #wildflowerhour
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The rich are trying to steal everything, our creativity, our jobs, our livable climate, our land. But those of us who are privileged to spend our lives in touch with Nature know this: we are the truly wealthy ones. We must defeat the greedy and build an Earth-centered society. Are you in?
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The rich are trying to steal everything, our creativity, our jobs, our livable climate, our land. But those of us who are privileged to spend our lives in touch with Nature know this: we are the truly wealthy ones. We must defeat the greedy and build an Earth-centered society. Are you in?
The reason Sand Martin have a tendency to fly over water.
May 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The reason Sand Martin have a tendency to fly over water.
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River cycle tours, otters and salmon, habitat restoration, pond building, bug safari, picnics, and film screenings are just some of the events focusing on rivers and ponds during #BiodiversityWeek2025. Search 'Rivers and Ponds' in the category menu.
biodiversityweek.ie/events-calen...
biodiversityweek.ie/events-calen...
May 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
River cycle tours, otters and salmon, habitat restoration, pond building, bug safari, picnics, and film screenings are just some of the events focusing on rivers and ponds during #BiodiversityWeek2025. Search 'Rivers and Ponds' in the category menu.
biodiversityweek.ie/events-calen...
biodiversityweek.ie/events-calen...
Killinthomas Woods is looking amazing at the minute! Definitely the most magical semi natural woods in Kildare at this time of year.
May 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Killinthomas Woods is looking amazing at the minute! Definitely the most magical semi natural woods in Kildare at this time of year.
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Some great events coming up for Invasive Species Week 2025. 🦝 🐿️ 🦜 🐢 🐜 🐞 🦠 🌱 🦀 🦐 🐠
🗓️ shorturl.at/8Yuia
#INNSWEEK #bioinvasions
🗓️ shorturl.at/8Yuia
#INNSWEEK #bioinvasions
May 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Some great events coming up for Invasive Species Week 2025. 🦝 🐿️ 🦜 🐢 🐜 🐞 🦠 🌱 🦀 🦐 🐠
🗓️ shorturl.at/8Yuia
#INNSWEEK #bioinvasions
🗓️ shorturl.at/8Yuia
#INNSWEEK #bioinvasions
With so many Orange-tip about at the minute I spent a few minutes checking the cuckoo flowers for eggs. Counted six O-tip and two Green-veined White on the first ten flowers.
May 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
With so many Orange-tip about at the minute I spent a few minutes checking the cuckoo flowers for eggs. Counted six O-tip and two Green-veined White on the first ten flowers.
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4000km later and I am still totally in love with our family longtail ebike. This is a regular reminder to anyone that is considering taking the leap to just do it, I guarantee you won't regret it.
April 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
4000km later and I am still totally in love with our family longtail ebike. This is a regular reminder to anyone that is considering taking the leap to just do it, I guarantee you won't regret it.
Absolutely amazing to hear Cuckoo back in Lullymore! They're all but gone from farmland where l live and sadly can only find refuge in bogs.
April 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Absolutely amazing to hear Cuckoo back in Lullymore! They're all but gone from farmland where l live and sadly can only find refuge in bogs.
Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage in Rahin Woods Kildare. #wildflowerhour
April 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage in Rahin Woods Kildare. #wildflowerhour
Wild Cherry is looking fabulous at the minute. Very useful tree for bees at this time of year. #wildflowerhour
April 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Wild Cherry is looking fabulous at the minute. Very useful tree for bees at this time of year. #wildflowerhour
The Sand Martin are wasting no time this year. With the sunshine lots have paired up & are building nests. The contrast between this yr & last couldn't be greater. Sand Martin are hugely weather dependant. Cool & wet conditions make for low productivity. Let's hope this year is kind to them.
April 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Sand Martin are wasting no time this year. With the sunshine lots have paired up & are building nests. The contrast between this yr & last couldn't be greater. Sand Martin are hugely weather dependant. Cool & wet conditions make for low productivity. Let's hope this year is kind to them.
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Mean densities of Small tortoiseshell (A urticae, kleine vos) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects and flexcounts in April 2025 up to now. Once a widespread species, now almost only found in the W and N of the country.
April 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Mean densities of Small tortoiseshell (A urticae, kleine vos) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects and flexcounts in April 2025 up to now. Once a widespread species, now almost only found in the W and N of the country.
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The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025)
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The magical sight and sound of Sand Martins busily opening up fresh nest burrows at Minsmere, Suffolk... and in the background the songs of Nightingale, Chiffchaff and Skylark nearby (8th April 2025)
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
@suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
It's good to see Ramsons in bloom at the minute in Killinthomas Wood Kildare.
This semi natural woodland is well worth a visit at anytime of year. #woodlandplants
This semi natural woodland is well worth a visit at anytime of year. #woodlandplants
April 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It's good to see Ramsons in bloom at the minute in Killinthomas Wood Kildare.
This semi natural woodland is well worth a visit at anytime of year. #woodlandplants
This semi natural woodland is well worth a visit at anytime of year. #woodlandplants
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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/...
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Nature File returns to the airwaves with a new season starting tomorrow! In this episode, welcoming in the spring, I’ll be celebrating the blossoming of wild bluebells in woodlands accross Ireland
RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday
RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday
April 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nature File returns to the airwaves with a new season starting tomorrow! In this episode, welcoming in the spring, I’ll be celebrating the blossoming of wild bluebells in woodlands accross Ireland
RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday
RTÉ lyric fm at 9.15am every Saturday
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🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
April 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🧵1/7 What do massive insect crashes mean for insectivorous birds? And can aquatic habitats help?
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
Today at #BOU2025 I'm exploring how aquatic habitats might help to buffer declining insectivore populations, using the Spotted Flycatcher as an example.
#ornithology
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April 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM