Love is in the air...mating Craneflies at the edge of the bog pool in Killaun Connecting Communities with Peatlands PeatlandConservation Peat Hub Ireland Peatlands Gathering LIFE IP Peatlands and People Irish Wildlife Trust Mooney Goes Wild

2024 Eastern side & ‘No Man’s Land, rewetting success 👏 via a mix of drain blocking, cell & contour bunding installation involving state & private landowners👍NPWS Nature Conservation Fernandez Valverde 🇺🇦 Malcolm Noonan T.D. International Peatland Society NenaghGuardian Jamie Rohu National Parks and Wildlife Service lenny antonelli

Annie,Fionnuala &Eoin recording & filming yesterday as part of Connecting Communities with Peatlands end of project conference👍 annie holland art Community Wetlands Forum International Peatland Society NenaghGuardian PPN Tipperary Tipperary Arts Office Jamie Rohu Notice Nature Ireland NPWS Nature Conservation

Delighted to welcome the wonderful annie holland art today, filming as part of Connecting Communities with Peatlands end of project presentations👏 Community Wetlands Forum Malcolm Noonan T.D. NPWS Nature Conservation International Peatland Society TinaClaffeyPhoto NenaghGuardian Pádraic Fogarty

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Surprised + delighted by turnout for my 'Secret Life of #Crows ' talk WildMind #Fenit #Kerry this weekend! What a great #nature / #enviro festival. Bonus to see loads of folk Irish Wildlife Sounds CTL Films Sam Bayley William Hunt et al. Tnks again to Mike, Jim + all WM crew for invite🙏

There is something magical about the bog at dusk,that magical realm between night and day. These Marsh Marigold seemed to glow in in the shallow bog pool at the edge of the wet woodland, like little lanterns in blue wildflowerhour Connecting Communities with Peatlands PeatlandConservation LIFE IP Peatlands and People

We invite you to our End of Project #Conference taking place in Athlone Springs Hotel Friday 24 May.

We'll showcase the experience of #peatland communities and explore the lessons learned from #JustTransition .

🧑‍💻Register here: eventbrite.ie/e/887648670067…

'Hands off' is rarely the solution. Management *is* the solution, based on the science. This must be our focus, both within the Park and outside it too. It means bringing local farmers on board and working with them in the long term to transition to a healthy landscape.

The state has shown that it is neither willing nor able to prioritise nature conservation in the national parks that we have. Why would the latest addition be any different?

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Looking back to our networking event last Thursday. Thanks to all speakers and attendees for sharing thoughts on collabortion between local authorities and communities to protect our wetlands.

Appointment of biodiversity & climate action officers widely seen as positive!

A living fossil, Horsetail has been on the planet since the era of the dinosaurs. This is Field Horsetail, the one on the left with its spore head, the one on the right in its next stage of growth Community Wetlands Forum wildflowerhour Currach Books Irish Wildlife Trust Mooney Goes Wild

Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves theguardian.com/environment/20…

Discussing challenges & exploring opportunities with restoration initiatives Community Wetlands Forum gathering 👍NPWS Nature Conservation Malcolm Noonan T.D. Connecting Communities with Peatlands Jamie Rohu Pádraic Fogarty #community

Great attendance Community Wetlands Forum gathering in Moore today, community success stories to share 👏 NPWS Nature Conservation RamsarIreland Jamie Rohu Pádraic Fogarty Connecting Communities with Peatlands Malcolm Noonan T.D. #community

Today, a bill that seeks to ban peat sales in England will be introduced to parliament.

After 40 years of campaigning, could a ban on peat-based composts finally be within reach Rishi Sunak?

It’s time peat stays in #BogsNotBags . 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/news/last-chan…

Joe has arrived in Europe! 🎉 He’s racing ahead & is in the Algarve in Portugal. 😎 He’s the first of our tagged Cuckoos to reach Europe! Who do you think will be next? Meanwhile Trent isn’t far behind & Sayaan & KP are catching up too!

Follow the race👉 bit.ly/cuckoo_project

St. Ruadhan and the first call of the Cuckoo - 15th April. Patron Saint of our neighbours in Lorrha👍 National Parks and Wildlife Service Lorrhalore NenaghGuardian Community Wetlands Forum Fernandez Valverde 🇺🇦

I love this post: for all who love the bogs, wild places that fill our hearts with joy, where mosses rule & we walk on water under unbound skies Mapalljohn Abbeyleix Bog BallydanganBog Shanakyle Bog EIP PeatlandConservation Lullymore Park

Thank you ⁦Pádraic Fogarty,delighted to feature in todays ⁦IT, the power of genuine community engagement led by ⁦Community Wetlands Forum⁩ 👏 ⁦NPWS Nature Conservation⁩ ⁦International Peatland Society⁩ ⁦National Parks and Wildlife Service⁩ ⁦Jamie Rohu⁩ ⁦⁦Malcolm Noonan T.D.⁩ irishtimes.com/environment/cl…