#LupusAwarenessMonth Fact: Did you know about 60% of people with #lupus get sun-induced rashes and a further 10-20% experience sun-induced symptoms like fatigue, brain-fog and headaches. For more information visit lupusuk.org.uk/coping-with-li… ☀️

#LupusAwarenessMonth Fact: 90% to 95% of people with #lupus will experience muscle and/or joint pain. Read our blog article on pain management at lupusuk.org.uk/pain-managemen…

This week's KFL blog/article, "Lupus and Inflammation," covers the complex inflammatory processes that cause so much of the damage and debilitating symptoms for those living with lupus. Follow this link to find out! ow.ly/PcKZ50PWWln

Late to the show but October is Lupus Awareness Month! #MakeLupusVisible

A nice little video overviewing what #Lupus is and some of the more common manifestations. #LupusAwarnessMonth #SLE

#HappyHalloween🎃Your annual dose of Pups n Pumpkins featuring the best Pups! This little photoshoot tradition started off as a whimsical 2am idea, but is now an annual tradition each yr. A mix of novelty w/ an ode to Autumn with native berries & vegetation used as a backdrop.

Read up on the latest status of Annex I woodland habitats in Ireland in our new Irish Wildlife Manual publication by National Parks and Wildlife Service. npws.ie/sites/default/… #HabitatsDirective #Woodland #Conservation

🚨 STATUS RED WARNING FOR KERRY 2:00am to 5:00am on Monday Possible impacts: - Damage to exposed and vulnerable structures - Disruption to services and transport - Significant power outages - Fallen trees/branches DO NOT TRAVEL DURING RED WARNING

Super talk last night on all things Great Blasket, a place I've been to lucky to visit numerous times for work & pleasure. Important points raised on the delicate balancing act needed to manage/conserve nature while honouring the history & cultural importance that the isld holds.

Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) found new to Ireland by B. Power this morning at Drumderry, Co. Wexford. Great to finally see this species after years of fruitless bashing ivy. #LadybirdYearList species no. 20.

Well done Mary and co! 7 participants recorded 29 species in flower around the very flooded Muckross Peninsula- incl the obligatory Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo). The weather held up as well! Gutted to have missed it, well done guys, great job!🥰 #BSBIKerry #NewYearPlantHunt

#StormIsha continues to develop and track towards Ireland. Overnight weather models keep the track similar to yesterday’s forecast but they increase the levels of wind gusts a little. Isha is looking like a serious storm and you need to heed warnings.

⚠️ Status Orange warning for Kerry this evening and tonight 5pm to 2am #StormIsha Follow here for updates and advisories during today

Great day botanising around the Cashen Estuary as part of the BSBI #AquaticsPlantProject The target was Eleocharis parvula, a species that is possibly extinct in Ire. No luck but lots of other fab plants incl Trifolium fragiferum, Apium graveolens, and Zannichellia palustris.

L-R Stachys palustris, S. sylvatica and the hybrid S x ambigua all growing within 2m of each other in a patch of wet grassland in Killorglin. Always nice to see and a new hectad for the hybrid. #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland BSBI Ireland wildflowerhour

Rachel Mckenna kicking off the 2025 #bsbispringconference , telling us all about her wonderful book 'Step Into Nature'