Pagan Hibernia
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Lover of forests and lakes, paganism and folklore. And Hibernian FC. Re-wild!
Stunning, and magical, and no doubt something that the late Manchán Magan would have appreciated
October 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Stunning, and magical, and no doubt something that the late Manchán Magan would have appreciated
Do you have ash trees in your forest Eoghan? If so, how are they doing?
Early days but there's some encouraging signs on that score
Early days but there's some encouraging signs on that score
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Do you have ash trees in your forest Eoghan? If so, how are they doing?
Early days but there's some encouraging signs on that score
Early days but there's some encouraging signs on that score
Agreed Annie but what's the solution?
It doesn't come naturally to me to want to see any living thing killed but the impact they (but not only they) are having on irish biodiversity and nature is devastating
It doesn't come naturally to me to want to see any living thing killed but the impact they (but not only they) are having on irish biodiversity and nature is devastating
September 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Agreed Annie but what's the solution?
It doesn't come naturally to me to want to see any living thing killed but the impact they (but not only they) are having on irish biodiversity and nature is devastating
It doesn't come naturally to me to want to see any living thing killed but the impact they (but not only they) are having on irish biodiversity and nature is devastating
That's great, really good and helpful tips, thank you 😊
July 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That's great, really good and helpful tips, thank you 😊
My father fenced off a small piece of farm land in fermanagh in the year 2000 and, by and large, it's still just a mass of nettles, briars and brambles 25 years later. There's no grazers getting in. What can we do to encourage the growth of woodland without planting?
July 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My father fenced off a small piece of farm land in fermanagh in the year 2000 and, by and large, it's still just a mass of nettles, briars and brambles 25 years later. There's no grazers getting in. What can we do to encourage the growth of woodland without planting?
The problem with that is a lot of the plants that are already there (in ireland anyway) aren't native to the area
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The problem with that is a lot of the plants that are already there (in ireland anyway) aren't native to the area
Maybe, but chapter 13 of your book, 'Three revolutions, three extinction waves', certainly must put us near the top of the most destructive species table. I suppose i always bought into the romantic idea of people living in harmony with nature and had no idea our ancient ancestors did so much damage
February 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Maybe, but chapter 13 of your book, 'Three revolutions, three extinction waves', certainly must put us near the top of the most destructive species table. I suppose i always bought into the romantic idea of people living in harmony with nature and had no idea our ancient ancestors did so much damage
Nothing would surprise me. Those who do very well out of the status quo will do anything to keep it
February 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Nothing would surprise me. Those who do very well out of the status quo will do anything to keep it
Even when things seem futile, try and keep the optimism of your Costa Rica trip in mind. Things can change. It just requires mass education and you're at the forefront of that.
February 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Even when things seem futile, try and keep the optimism of your Costa Rica trip in mind. Things can change. It just requires mass education and you're at the forefront of that.
All of that is true, but the fact absolutely nothing has been done to reverse or rectify the situation after over a century of (partial) independence is a scandal. That's on successive Irish governments.
February 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All of that is true, but the fact absolutely nothing has been done to reverse or rectify the situation after over a century of (partial) independence is a scandal. That's on successive Irish governments.
Scotland are a million miles ahead of us in their rewilding efforts too. If they can't do it, what chance Ireland? Sometimes it really does feel futile
February 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Scotland are a million miles ahead of us in their rewilding efforts too. If they can't do it, what chance Ireland? Sometimes it really does feel futile
Hope your rainforest hasn't taken too much of a battering this morning. Obviously fallen trees continue to live on in other ways but it would be a shame. Belfast is currently being hammered.
January 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Hope your rainforest hasn't taken too much of a battering this morning. Obviously fallen trees continue to live on in other ways but it would be a shame. Belfast is currently being hammered.
Lovely epiphytes last week in fermanagh
January 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Lovely epiphytes last week in fermanagh