Noel Sweeney
@spacesfornature.bsky.social
Landscape Designer - Environmentalist - Green Roof Practitioner - Landshaper - Nature Worker - Biodiversity 💚 Naturalistic - Meadows - Water - All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 🐝
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Noel Sweeney
@spacesfornature.bsky.social
· Feb 11
The tree that I will be chaining myself too if they decide to have a blanket removal of all roadside trees, approx 300 yrs old💚
Our Native Meadow Cubes!
Love that we have brought a small piece of nature right into the heart of the city and that it resonates with people. 💚
Love that we have brought a small piece of nature right into the heart of the city and that it resonates with people. 💚
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our Native Meadow Cubes!
Love that we have brought a small piece of nature right into the heart of the city and that it resonates with people. 💚
Love that we have brought a small piece of nature right into the heart of the city and that it resonates with people. 💚
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Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
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‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster
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Marjoram: One of the absolute best plants for pollinators! This is one of a series of short videos in a YouTube playlist highlighting some of the best plants to grow if you want to attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies and more.
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
Best Plants for Bees: Marjoram
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Marjoram: One of the absolute best plants for pollinators! This is one of a series of short videos in a YouTube playlist highlighting some of the best plants to grow if you want to attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies and more.
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
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Did you know: living near a golf course increases the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease by around 126%, due to the massive quantities of herbicides and pesticides used?
We need to start talking about these ecological death zones, which already cover over 20k acres in Ireland.
We need to start talking about these ecological death zones, which already cover over 20k acres in Ireland.
August 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Did you know: living near a golf course increases the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease by around 126%, due to the massive quantities of herbicides and pesticides used?
We need to start talking about these ecological death zones, which already cover over 20k acres in Ireland.
We need to start talking about these ecological death zones, which already cover over 20k acres in Ireland.
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Join Us - @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & I + a mix of researchers fm the @climatecocentre.bsky.social, Centre SECA & the Seamus Heaney Centre for a day of conversations, discussion & poetry. 1/3
June 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join Us - @profjohnbarry.bsky.social & I + a mix of researchers fm the @climatecocentre.bsky.social, Centre SECA & the Seamus Heaney Centre for a day of conversations, discussion & poetry. 1/3
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Govt wants to exempt 466 Irish rivers from having to meet standards high enough to support healthy natural habitats. @swanireland.ie @theriverstrust.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social & Friends of the Irish Environment are pleading for the plan to be stalled
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
Plan to ‘write off’ hundreds of Irish rivers as no-go areas for nature angers green groups
Hundreds of rivers will be condemned to decline under Government plans to lower environmental standards for them, it is feared.
www.independent.ie
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Govt wants to exempt 466 Irish rivers from having to meet standards high enough to support healthy natural habitats. @swanireland.ie @theriverstrust.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social & Friends of the Irish Environment are pleading for the plan to be stalled
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
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If you do anything today - please sign this petition to stop the mass killing of these magnificent Bluefin Tuna who after decades of absence from UK waters are just returning only to met with mass death and destruction
Its simply evil
They can live up to 40 years if given a chance
Let them live
Its simply evil
They can live up to 40 years if given a chance
Let them live
In 3 months, bluefin tuna will be migrating back into our waters, where they'll be met with a fleet of commercial and recreational* fishers. It's a horrible way to welcome these magnificent, charismatic creatures. Let's try to get this to 250,000 before they arrive.
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...
Sign the Petition
Protect bluefin tuna in UK waters
www.change.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If you do anything today - please sign this petition to stop the mass killing of these magnificent Bluefin Tuna who after decades of absence from UK waters are just returning only to met with mass death and destruction
Its simply evil
They can live up to 40 years if given a chance
Let them live
Its simply evil
They can live up to 40 years if given a chance
Let them live
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This Spring (March-April-May) may end up being the driest on record for the UK.
This would also make it the driest of any season in a dataset that goes back to 1836.
Spring in 1852 currently holds the record for driest season at 100.7 mm averaged across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
This would also make it the driest of any season in a dataset that goes back to 1836.
Spring in 1852 currently holds the record for driest season at 100.7 mm averaged across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
UK weather: Spring may become driest on record with no rain in sight
There has been a lack of rainfall in many parts of the UK so far this spring and there is little or no rain in the immediate forecast.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This Spring (March-April-May) may end up being the driest on record for the UK.
This would also make it the driest of any season in a dataset that goes back to 1836.
Spring in 1852 currently holds the record for driest season at 100.7 mm averaged across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
This would also make it the driest of any season in a dataset that goes back to 1836.
Spring in 1852 currently holds the record for driest season at 100.7 mm averaged across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Pesticide users have been urged to be vigilant to protect drinking water supplies ahead of the warmer weather expected over the coming weeks and months
Increase in presence of pesticides in water supplies
Pesticide users have been urged to be vigilant to protect drinking water supplies ahead of the warmer weather expected over the coming weeks and months.
www.rte.ie
April 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Pesticide users have been urged to be vigilant to protect drinking water supplies ahead of the warmer weather expected over the coming weeks and months
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At a time when gardens are at their most important for helping wildlife cling on and as mitigation for climate impacts we need people to do the right thing. They don't, so now we need Government to...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ban the residential use of artificial grass
We urge the Government to introduce a ban on both the use and sale of artificial grass in residential settings. This should include prohibiting its installation in private gardens and outdoor spaces, ...
petition.parliament.uk
April 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
At a time when gardens are at their most important for helping wildlife cling on and as mitigation for climate impacts we need people to do the right thing. They don't, so now we need Government to...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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The video in this montage is extraordinary- and not in a good way. “Historic” life-changing flooding in so many spots. We have irreversibly changed our planet in ways that will compound and debilitate.
(On a lighter note, I apparently made a cameo)
(On a lighter note, I apparently made a cameo)
The Extreme Weather Report, April 10, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels.
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The video in this montage is extraordinary- and not in a good way. “Historic” life-changing flooding in so many spots. We have irreversibly changed our planet in ways that will compound and debilitate.
(On a lighter note, I apparently made a cameo)
(On a lighter note, I apparently made a cameo)
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REMINDER: This coming Sunday, April 13th, @collieennis.bsky.social will come to microWild to talk about Irish amphibians.
Don't miss out on this wonderful learning opportunity from a national treasure.
irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie
Don't miss out on this wonderful learning opportunity from a national treasure.
irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie
Irish Amphibians with Collie Ennis
Join us for a fun and informative session on Irish amphibians with the inimitable Collie Ennis - it's sure to be ribbiting! (Groan)
irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie
April 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
REMINDER: This coming Sunday, April 13th, @collieennis.bsky.social will come to microWild to talk about Irish amphibians.
Don't miss out on this wonderful learning opportunity from a national treasure.
irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie
Don't miss out on this wonderful learning opportunity from a national treasure.
irish-amphibians.eventbrite.ie
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Israeli death squads murder 15 health workers in cold blood, then bury them AND their ambulance in mass graves.
And still the ‘West’ looks the other way. These killers will be represented in the Eurovision shortly.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
And still the ‘West’ looks the other way. These killers will be represented in the Eurovision shortly.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Israel killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers one by one, says UN
Workers on a mission to help colleagues were buried in mass grave in southern Gaza, says humanitarian office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Israeli death squads murder 15 health workers in cold blood, then bury them AND their ambulance in mass graves.
And still the ‘West’ looks the other way. These killers will be represented in the Eurovision shortly.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
And still the ‘West’ looks the other way. These killers will be represented in the Eurovision shortly.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Spotted my first bunch of Sand Martin feeding over the pond on March 24th. My heart fills with joy when these little beauties return. #sandmartin .
March 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Spotted my first bunch of Sand Martin feeding over the pond on March 24th. My heart fills with joy when these little beauties return. #sandmartin .
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WMO has just released its flagship #StateofClimate 2024 report.
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide are at the highest levels in the last 800,000 years.
On an almost daily basis - extreme weather is causing major economic and social disruption.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide are at the highest levels in the last 800,000 years.
On an almost daily basis - extreme weather is causing major economic and social disruption.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
March 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
WMO has just released its flagship #StateofClimate 2024 report.
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide are at the highest levels in the last 800,000 years.
On an almost daily basis - extreme weather is causing major economic and social disruption.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide are at the highest levels in the last 800,000 years.
On an almost daily basis - extreme weather is causing major economic and social disruption.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
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Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
March 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon ie, both online and in the high street.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
Shop direct with your Irish retailers, who already exist.
Support local, not the billionaires.
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1. Reading some of the comments beneath this week's column, I'm struck once again by how fiercely resistant many people are to understanding how our food is produced, how it reaches us and how the system works. This willed ignorance is lethal. Short🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain’s food supply is precarious – and Trump’s chaos is spreading. I have a plan. Do you? | George Monbiot
I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
1. Reading some of the comments beneath this week's column, I'm struck once again by how fiercely resistant many people are to understanding how our food is produced, how it reaches us and how the system works. This willed ignorance is lethal. Short🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s that time of year - people asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #repost.
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!
This is important!
1/9
Please #repost.
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!
This is important!
1/9
March 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It’s that time of year - people asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to.
Please #repost.
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!
This is important!
1/9
Please #repost.
Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year!
This is important!
1/9
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Check out my drone footage of the rewetting at Bord na Móna Lemanaghan bog in Co. Offaly. Note the togher (ancient trackway) to the right of the video.
These works are highly impressive. In time the bog will stabilise, revegetate and begin contributing to biodiversity again.
youtu.be/1wtPsQfMmx0
These works are highly impressive. In time the bog will stabilise, revegetate and begin contributing to biodiversity again.
youtu.be/1wtPsQfMmx0
Bord na Móna rewetting of Lemanaghan Bog, Co. Offaly
YouTube video by Twelve Bogs: History, Politics, Ecology
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Check out my drone footage of the rewetting at Bord na Móna Lemanaghan bog in Co. Offaly. Note the togher (ancient trackway) to the right of the video.
These works are highly impressive. In time the bog will stabilise, revegetate and begin contributing to biodiversity again.
youtu.be/1wtPsQfMmx0
These works are highly impressive. In time the bog will stabilise, revegetate and begin contributing to biodiversity again.
youtu.be/1wtPsQfMmx0
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A huge well done to the brilliant @connectingcabra.bsky.social on their new wildlife pond behind Church of the Most Precious Blood. Funded by grants and driven by volunteers. This is community climate and biodiversity action at its best 💚
March 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A huge well done to the brilliant @connectingcabra.bsky.social on their new wildlife pond behind Church of the Most Precious Blood. Funded by grants and driven by volunteers. This is community climate and biodiversity action at its best 💚
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“We have declared a biodiversity crisis in Ireland, we have had a Citizens’ Assembly and we have had repeated warnings about species and habitat loss. It’s now time for the Government to take the threat of biodiversity loss seriously” - Jennifer Whitmore
www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...
‘A breathtaking example of double standards’ – Coalition told it’s not doing enough to protect nature
The Government has been accused of double standards over its shortcomings on nature protection while signing a global agreement requiring others to do better.
www.independent.ie
March 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“We have declared a biodiversity crisis in Ireland, we have had a Citizens’ Assembly and we have had repeated warnings about species and habitat loss. It’s now time for the Government to take the threat of biodiversity loss seriously” - Jennifer Whitmore
www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/a...
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Measure a tree on your phone!
This data helps us learn more about ecosystem resilience, create a national tree map & estimate carbon storage
✅ Download NASA’s GLOBE Observer App on your phone
✅ Make a free account
✅ Choose 'TREES' in the App.
www.antaisce.org/news/tree-we...
#TreeWeek
This data helps us learn more about ecosystem resilience, create a national tree map & estimate carbon storage
✅ Download NASA’s GLOBE Observer App on your phone
✅ Make a free account
✅ Choose 'TREES' in the App.
www.antaisce.org/news/tree-we...
#TreeWeek
March 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Measure a tree on your phone!
This data helps us learn more about ecosystem resilience, create a national tree map & estimate carbon storage
✅ Download NASA’s GLOBE Observer App on your phone
✅ Make a free account
✅ Choose 'TREES' in the App.
www.antaisce.org/news/tree-we...
#TreeWeek
This data helps us learn more about ecosystem resilience, create a national tree map & estimate carbon storage
✅ Download NASA’s GLOBE Observer App on your phone
✅ Make a free account
✅ Choose 'TREES' in the App.
www.antaisce.org/news/tree-we...
#TreeWeek
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Yesterday Matt Frei’s on @lbc.co.uk interviewed Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP. Her passion & urgency were heartbreaking. She laid bare the betrayal of the U.S. & Ukraine’s stark choices. The Ukrainian people remain clear-eyed & united. Their bravery deserves our unwavering support. #StandWithUkraine
March 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Yesterday Matt Frei’s on @lbc.co.uk interviewed Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP. Her passion & urgency were heartbreaking. She laid bare the betrayal of the U.S. & Ukraine’s stark choices. The Ukrainian people remain clear-eyed & united. Their bravery deserves our unwavering support. #StandWithUkraine
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Another excellent episode of @rteradio1.bsky.social's 'Countrywide' this morning, with @philipb-h.bsky.social talking to Dr Catherine Farrell and Offaly farmers about rewetting land.
These conversations are at the very heart of how we make Ireland better for nature, climate, farmers, + *everyone*.
These conversations are at the very heart of how we make Ireland better for nature, climate, farmers, + *everyone*.
March 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Another excellent episode of @rteradio1.bsky.social's 'Countrywide' this morning, with @philipb-h.bsky.social talking to Dr Catherine Farrell and Offaly farmers about rewetting land.
These conversations are at the very heart of how we make Ireland better for nature, climate, farmers, + *everyone*.
These conversations are at the very heart of how we make Ireland better for nature, climate, farmers, + *everyone*.