LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature
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A 9-year LIFE Integrated Project working with farmers and local communities to add value to the myriad services provided from our SAC network of blanket bogs.
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http://wildatlanticnature.ie 24-02-2021 10:38:52
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Congrats to Wild Nephin National Park and Mayo Dark Skies on the award of International Dark Sky Place of the Year and thanks for a nice event today to mark the achievement 😊
We are very impressed and pleased with our restoration works as part of WaterLANDS 🇪🇺🇮🇪 Our coir logs are still holding water after over a week with no rain ☔️ It is also already supporting some key species 🐸 Amazing success! #GenerationRestoration National Parks and Wildlife Service LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature
Excellent day with the first school visit from Ballinamore CS TY class 🏫 We were exploring our blanket bogs 🌱, how we can restore them 🌲 and the importance of scorecards 💯 The School Programme is part of WaterLANDS in collaboration with LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature and National Parks and Wildlife Service 🇪🇺🇮🇪
Tá fadhb an Ródaideandrón i nDún Lúiche ardaithe le blianta fada. Tá Cairde na hEaragaile tríd an scéim 'LIFE IP Nádúr an Atlantaigh Fhiáin' le tabhairt faoi thogra píolóta chun an Ródaideandrón a smachtú. LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature dunleweycommunity Glenveagh National Park
Check out the excellent work in peatland restoration by the local community under our Natura Communities initiative, supported by National Parks and Wildlife Service 👇 LIFE Programme
Delighted to have the opportunity to meet An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and speak about our Shared Island Peatland Programme (with National Parks and Wildlife Service NatureScot & DAERA) Looking forward to welcoming our Minister Christopher O’Sullivan TD to Mayo next month to show him the great work
Yesterday in Wild Nephin National Park we held a celebratory event to mark receipt of our Natura 2000 Award from EU Environment and Minister Alan Dillon officially launched our Natura Communities initiative. Thanks to all involved 😊
Connemara Bog Week event Connemara National Park this Friday May 30th with LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Dúlra (FORUMConnemaraCLG) Full details here: eventbrite.ie/e/our-bogs-our… #protectnature
Celebrate #ConamaraBogWeek by joining a Bog Restoration Fieldtrip Hosted by: Dúlra (FORUMConnemaraCLG) & LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature Showcasing restoration techniques on a recently restored blanket bog. Free event. Sign up required @ bog-restoration-walk.eventbrite.ie #protectnature #naturacommunities
Some awesome images from one of our trail cameras. Corncrakes are notoriously shy birds so we are pretty sure this one was show-boating.😁 Early indications suggest an excellent year for the Irish population- great news in our last season as a project 🙏 National Parks and Wildlife Service
Great 2 days with National Parks and Wildlife Service staff visiting one of our main restoration sites as part of WaterLANDS project 🌱 and sharing experiences on blanket bog restoration 💪
Excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to work in the agri-environment field to improve outcomes for hill farmers 👇 EIP-AGRI Support Facility University of Galway Rural Studies Centre UCD School Ag & Food Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine National Parks and Wildlife Service ACRES West Connacht ACRES Donegal Irish Farmers Journal Agriland INHFA Irish Farmers' Association
Our bog restoration- home retrofitting pilot featured on Saturday's CountryWide. We are retrofitting rural homes to reduce the need for turf/peat and restoring turbary areas. Funded by National Parks and Wildlife Service LIFE Programme You can listen back here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…
