💚Explore the Cuilcagh-Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation - A WaterLANDS Action Site in Co. Leitrim, Ireland 💚

Watch the video to discover how WaterLANDS and LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature are working with farmers to conserve and protect this important area 🌾🌿

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Tuilleadh Eolais errigalmountain.com/rhodo

Cairde na hEaragaile are undertaking a pilot Rhododendron control programme & are currently seeking operatives. All training provided.

Further info and applications available from errigalmountain.com/rhodoor give Josephine a call on 086 8234449

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Many thanks to Emily and Anna Crichton Carbon Centre who this week delivered peatland restoration training to more than 80 professionals working with farmers and local communities in 🇮🇪

Training funded by the Shared Island programme
National Parks and Wildlife Service NatureScot NI Env Agency DAERA

Congrats to all the team Pearl Mussel Project on an extremely successful project. Their work and learnings have directly informed our approach and been fundamental to the success of Wild Atlantic Nature.

We've been shortlisted for an EIP Agri- innovation award. If you like the project give us a vote.

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Please give the two other Irish entries a vote too FarmingWithNature-BRIDE Project & LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature

Thanks to all who voted for us. We will find out if we are successful in the #Natura2000Award at the end of May, during #EUGreenWeek

Wonderful day ☀️ with the team in our peatland training course 🌱learning more restoration techniques WaterLANDS LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature #GenerationRestoration

In 2018 PMP was established due to concerns around land-use pressures on conservation of freshwater pearl mussel. The 5 year project ended Dec 2023. PMP have produced: Overview of the Pearl Mussel Project 2018-2023 detailing projects main results.
Get it: pmproject.ie/resources/publ…

Last day to vote for LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature in the Citizens' Award 👇

Timed to perfection, several days measuring peat depths with LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature in Connemara to underpin #peatland rest plans - glorious ☀️ in an amazing area.

Irish 🇮🇪 project LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature is one of the finalists for the #Natura2000 Awards 2024.

If you would like to see it win a #Natura2000 award, you have less than 2 days to take part in the public vote 👇

Make sure you vote before 11pm on Thursday 25th!

I'm so proud today to officially announce, with Minister Darragh O'Brien, Ireland's eighth and largest national park: Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí. With the Conor Pass as its gateway, our first marine national park will see this iconic place protected for future generations.

Today we welcome Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – Ireland’s first Marine National Park and our eighth National Park.

The Pairc includes the Conor Pass, as well as new sites at Inch Peninsula, Mount Brandon and the Owenmore River in Co. Kerry.

Only a couple of days left to vote for LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature in the Natura 2000 Citizen Award. Voting closes midnight April 25...every vote counts!

Click the link & give the project your vote: n2000citizenaward.eu/24100

#Natura2000 #Natura2000 Awards #wildatlanticnature #protectnature

With the weather picking up this weekend the conditions may become ideal for the first corncrakes to start calling.

If you are in Donegal, Mayo, Galway or anywhere along the west coast and think you hear one then please report it:

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Wonderful day sharing our progress in Ireland 🇮🇪 working with farmers to deliver peatland restoration, training and monitor our actions 🌱WaterLANDS REST-COAST National Parks and Wildlife Service LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature

Last day of our annual assembly 🇪🇺🇳🇱 working on community engagement 🧑‍🌾after a day full of discussions about our ecological indicators🌱 and opportunities in our school programme 🧑🏽‍🏫 WaterLANDS LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature REST-COAST

A couple of great days in the field this week at pre-course site visits for upcoming peatland restoration training...

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