Have you ever wanted to learn how to scythe your land or garden? Scything has less impact on the local environment than traditional mowing or strimming, minimising disturbance to the soil, wildlife and saplings. #scything #environment #nature #biodiversity #wildacres

#Waxcap season is here again!🍄 Firstly, huge thanks 2 everyone who sent in pics last yr for #GreatIrishGrasslands calendar (collage attached). 📢 We have a new page on #GrasslandFungi on #GIG website, w an amazing new ID resource to download: https://t.co/v9THebKIYv Pls share

We've just published our most recent newsletter, full of updates on the work taking place on our Wild Acre Sites and across the organisation. Have a read at: https://t.co/UuVbGjapBd

Nature Restoration Law has been adopted by the European Parliament 🎉🎉🎉 We have defeated the attempts to block action on climate change and biodiversity loss. I am bowled over.

Liz Butt sent in this photos of a few species seen recently at Ballincollig in County Cork, but can you name them?

If you are interested in environmental volunteering, @GreenSodIreland have three great roles just gone live! https://t.co/BzX5LQKxz6

📸 https://t.co/9xYoXCePrq Info: https://t.co/BfyagVydlD] #biodiversity #Connenmara #spider #nature #conservation

You can also see the shoreline and the forest of our picturesque site in Salrock, Connemara in the background. To find out more about how you can help us to protect sites like Salrock and all the species that live there you can visit our website at

An important predator in the food chain, the Garden Spider uses its web to catch various flying insects including flies, wasps and butterflies.

The Rusty Back Fern has rusty scales on the backs of its leaves. These cover the spore-producing sori and probably help prevent the fern from drying out. During dry spells the fronds roll in at the edges.🌿 📸 https://t.co/9xYoXCePrq

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Rugtar giorria óga os cionn talún. Tá a fionnadh uilig acu agus a súila oscailte nuair a rugtar iad chun seans a thabhairt dóibh éalú ó creachadóirí. In ainneoin ar seo tá an ráta báis do giorria óga ard agus ní mhaireann ach cinn amháin in gach cúigear a chéad geimhreadh.

Hares live above ground and have developed particular strategies to cope with such a lifestyle. Leverets (young hares) are born fully furred with open eyes and are capable of moving about soon after birth.

Is fo-speiceas é an Giorria Éireanach den giorria sléibhe (Lepus timidus). The Irish hare is a sub-species of Lepus timidus. One of the main differences between the Irish hare and other sub-species of Lepus timidus is that the former does not turn white in winter.

Join John and volunteers in the Páirc a'Tobair Wild Acre Site(Co. Cork) for a Tree Planting Day on March 25th 🌿

The Scots pine is very beneficial to nature and is a favourite of the Red Squirrel, they form very important habitats for Irish species in marginal lands. [Image source: https://t.co/9xYoXCePrq] [Text source: https://t.co/hk3Gt6zU9q]

Although a study carried out by Trinity College Dublin (McGeever & Mitchell, 2016) found a small selection of trees in Co. Clare that had survived the regional decline and are considered a native collection of the species.

The Scots pine is one of Ireland’s three native coniferous trees. It was believed that it had died out in Ireland around 2,000 years ago. Most of the trees found in Ireland today are plants brought over from Scotland.

Is é an Péine Albanach cinn amháin de na trí crainn buaircíneach a bfhuil dúchasach do Éireann. D’imigh an Péine Albach in éag in fórmhór na hÉireann, thart ar 2000 bhliain ó shin, Tagann an chuid is mó de na Péine Albach a feictear inniú ón Albain.

Many people have the wrong idea that rewilding means doing nothing, that it requires no input. But in reality ecosystems usually need help in undoing *human* damage, whether by controlling invasives, blocking up drains, etc. Otherwise just stand back, let it happen.. and enjoy.