It's that time of year again. Our summer migrants head south for the winter but we get a new batch of birds from the north. Listen here as 1000s of sand martins & swallows converge along the SE coast, heading to roost for the night, staging on their journey to Africa. Safe trip!

Comment: The Planning and Development Bill 2023 is set to pass tomorrow. It’s a disaster for the climate and is something of an emblem of the state’s increasing attempts to sign away the country to further global exploitation. ontheditch.com/comment-the-pl…

Final #bumblebee transect of the year chalked off yesterday ✅

Deadline for applications for the post of #BiodiversityOfficer at Laois County Council due tomorrow, Friday 1st November. Best of luck to those applying!🍀🤞

Communities Caring for Water Conference is this weekend! 🗓️ 10am - 4pm, 9 Nov 📍 Radisson Blue, Athlone Don't hesitate to take the trip - be part of the discussion, network with like-minded catchments stewards and take away a bucket load of ideas and inspiration! 💧🌱🏞️

📽️ 200+ tickets booked for a screening of #Wilding yesterday evening in the Solstice Arts Centre in #Navan. 🌱 The enthusiasm and feedback from those who came along was hugely lifting! 👉 Big thanks to GFI for co-hosting and National Parks and Wildlife Service for supporting delivery 🙏 #LBAF

Great crowd for the Farming for Water EIP event in Moynalty. The message is clear. There is support there to implement the right measure in the right place and address #waterquality. Now is the time to use it while the funding is in place. 💧More info: farmingforwater.ie

I have vivid memories of swinging out of the branches of large mature trees, climbing in and out of hedges and running through a line of Aspen. I hope these kids know what they have gifted future generations of Slane NS! Thank you for getting involved!🌱🌳👏

Nice to see the #layeredmowing approach applied in Kells in 2024 highlighted in the promotion of the All-Ireland #PollinatorPlan Council Partner report. This is just off the road and footpath on the R147 as you come into Kells off the N52 roundabout. Couldn't help but admire!🐝

I can think of worse places to be this weekend for #WorldWetlandsDay and Lá Féile Bríde! #Imbolc Join us at Sonairte Ecology Centre for an afternoon of #CatchmentConversations, reflecting on the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the River Nanny valley and beyond. Details below 👇

Huge thanks to Sonairte Ecology Centre Eco-Centre for hosting us yesterday for #WorldWetlandsDay2025 and Local Authority Waters Programme Cathal Flood for supporting delivery 👏 History, culture, catchments, water, wetlands and a willing community ready to represent and protect their local place. #WWD2025

Wetland wildfowl and waders for #WorldWetlandsDay #NannyEstuary #Meath #WWD2025 💦🪶🦆

Frog spotting season 🐸

If you know someone who knows someone who might be interested in creating a Hare's Corner.....👀👇 #ActionforBiodiversity 🔗 For further information and to apply, follow this link: burrenbeo.com/thc/

The caterpillar of Marsh Fritillary, the only Irish insect listed on Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. This is a rare find in Co. Meath, known only to a very small number of local sites. Looking forward to paying them a visit in the summer!🦋

An artist's impression of the #landscape and local #floral of Duleek Commons in 1980. Illustrations by Simon Coleman as part of a piece of work by Donal Synott, a Duleek man and former Director of the National Botanic Gardens. Commissioned by the Duleek Historical Society.

"The Irish countryside is becoming increasingly inhospitable to all components of wild food webs." "...the key obstacle is the “profound societal change” that is needed to ease pressure and implement conservation." irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outd…

Wildfire carnage on Sliabh Beagh. This is bitterly sad to see.

Studies show that many 'wildflower' seed mixes contain non-native species & can inadvertently introduce invasive species Mow less, remove grass clippings, & local wildflowers will grow naturally. It takes time, but it's worth the wait #PatienceNotPackets

"As an ecologist, my heart sinks when I see brown areas sprayed with herbicide in advance of putting down a wildflower seed mix" All-Ireland Pollinator Plan co-founder Úna Fitzpatrick reveals the unintended consequences of wildflower seed mixes➡️ tinyurl.com/y9yvncas