Great to be able to thank Virginijus Sinkevičius on his work on the EU Nature Restoration Law and speak to him about Marine Protected Areas in Ireland

Fair Seas
#RestoreNature
#RestoreOcean

Did you know?
Young female stoats become sexually mature whilst they are just a few weeks old and still in the nest! Due to 'delayed implantation', they wont become pregnant until the correct conditions the following spring.

#irishstoat #Irishwildlife #citizenscience #mammals

Bottom trawlers devastate 'protected' Irish waters. Nets as big as football fields scrape the seabed and kill marine life indiscriminately. Ask Charlie McConalogue to take action now and truly protect our marine ecosystems. #BanBottomTrawling only.one/bottom-trawling

Great Northern Diver. Ballycastle. Co Antrim. Ulster Wildlife Irish Wildlife Trust NI Birds Rathlin Stickybeak Jakki Moores 📸 David Quinney Mee (he/him)💙 David Tosh RSPB NI Visit Ballycastle Visit Causeway Coast & Glens Richard Donaghey

A Magpie at sunrise. Kilkenny Weather Nore Vision (Nore River Catchment Trust) BirdWatch Ireland Biodiversity Ireland Irish Weather Online Irish Wildlife Trust #sunrise

How cute is this little marching Black Guillemot. Photo from this morning at Gyles Quay, Co. Louth. Their Irish name is ‘Foracha Dhubh’ and they belong to the Auk family.
Irish Wildlife Trust IrishWildlifeSights BirdWatch Ireland #ThePhotoHour Today's Bird Bird Watching Aimsir TG4 🌈 Discover Ireland

For #Wildflowerhour Elm seeds.
Also, enjoying evening light: Bluebell & Dandelion buds, Bluebells & fern fiddle heads
Weekly challenge #treeflowers
wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Rebecca Wheeler
BSBI Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust Ulster Wildlife
Plantlife The Wild Flower Society The Wildlife Trusts

For #Wildflowerhour Three Cornered Leek & Wild Garlic

Weekly challenge #treeflowers
wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Rebecca Wheeler
BSBI Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust Ulster Wildlife
Plantlife The Wild Flower Society The Wildlife Trusts

Delighted to be featured in this month's Live Encounter online magazine liveencounters.net/2024-le-mag/04…
Connecting Communities with Peatlands Peatlands Gathering PeatlandConservation LIFE IP Peatlands and People Native Woodland Trust Currach Books Irish Wildlife Trust Mooney Goes Wild

A key message already, which we already know, is that there is no time to waste in reaching #30x30 & there is a lot of work to do.

New Irish MPA legislation needs to be released without delay to give enough time to effectively designate and manage 30% of Irish waters #FairSeas

Well done Grace Marie Irish Wildlife Trust & all our Fair Seas coalition for their tireless #MPA campaigning. Recently the team have been visiting coastal communities across Ireland. Now they're engaging global leaders on action needed for healthy seas incl' at home 🇮🇪🌊

For #Wildflowerhour weekly challenge #treeflowers
Horse Chestnut starting, Sycamore in bud, last of Larch roses, brought down by wind.
wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Rebecca Wheeler
BSBI Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust Ulster Wildlife
Plantlife The Wild Flower Society The Wildlife Trusts

My first Ladybird 🐞 of the season. A wee 7 Spot. #LadybirdAtlas2025 Ireland's National Biodiversity Conference Biodiversity Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Nore Vision (Nore River Catchment Trust) Kilkenny Weather WildWebsWednesday

Nice encounter in my aunts garden orchard.
Bullfinch male, feeding on apple buds.

BirdWatch Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust

Our Ocean Greece is underway and we're glad to be here with Fair Seas

A key message already, which we already know, is that there is no time to waste in reaching #30x30 and there is alot of work to do.

To meet this target an Irish MPA bill must be released without delay

For #Wildflowerhour weekly challenge #treeflowers
Ash buds downed by wind, Maple (Norway?), Blackthorn (still!)
wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Rebecca Wheeler BSBI Ireland Irish Wildlife Trust Ulster Wildlife
Plantlife The Wild Flower Society The Wildlife Trusts

Please consider taking 5 mins to do this submission to protect our inshore waters #marine #nature - see helpful interface from Irish Wildlife Trust below
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A beautiful Holly Blue from our garden today. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Ireland's National Biodiversity Conference Biodiversity Ireland Nore Vision (Nore River Catchment Trust) Irish Wildlife Trust WildWebsWednesday Kilkenny Weather

Flat to the Mat. Giorria sléibhe Éireannach. Lepus timidus hibernicus ( irish hare) Rathlin Island. Co Antrim. Ulster Wildlife Irish Wildlife Trust Jakki Moores 📸 Andrea Catherwood CCGHT Visit Causeway Coast & Glens Visit Ballycastle David Ford ex-MLA Outdoor Photography