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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 9h

Ha,me neither, I'm not that organised, unfortunately.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks Richard. I've grown them before,many times,but can never remember whether to cover or not!

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British Mycological Society @britmycolsoc.org.uk · Sep 3

🔟 Most commonly-encountered fungi in UK & Ireland - Number 10: Brown Roll-Rim (Paxillus involutus). Fascinating Fact: Once considered edible, this fungus has caused fatal haemolytic anaemia in humans, so is now classified as toxic 😱 #UKFungusDay www.ukfungusday.co.uk/10brownrollrim

10 - Brown Roll-Rim | UK Fungus Day

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www.ukfungusday.co.uk

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 11h

Campaigners + local businesses claim phosphates + nitrates from the collective poo of as many as 23million chickens packed into the Wye catchment from a growing number of intensive chicken farms are driving algal blooms, harming fish + wildlife.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 11h

Yes,just a bit. Should I cover them?

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Elaine McGoff @elainemcgoff.bsky.social · 12d

So that's it then. The biggest fish kill in the history of the State, and we're just going to move on, with no idea who or what caused it?

It would be better to label it a river kill.

Some major polluter is today breathing a sign of relief, while the river Blackwater remains half dead.

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www.fisheriesireland.ie

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 17h

With a bit of luck, I'll have an abundance of Devil's bit scabious, Field scabious,Greater knapweed and Goldenrod. All seed gathered from local plants, pesticide free,insecticide free, & suited to the needs of local insects and invertebrates. #peatfree compost, minimal expense. Worth trying.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly 400 marine mammals have washed up sick or dead on California’s Central Coast since June. Leptospirosis, toxic algal blooms, food collapse. The ocean itself is becoming uninhabitable for the life it holds — and most deaths go unseen. #RacingToExtinction

apple.news/AcjTotwG6SyC...

Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast — Los Angeles Times

It's been a doozy of a year for marine mammals, who have been dying in record numbers along the California coast. Volunteer rescue crews are traumatized and fatigued, but refuse to give up.

apple.news

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 1d

Waxcap #fungi on an area of road verge this morning.

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Seamus Heaney HomePlace @shhomeplace.bsky.social · 2d

🌅✨ What a magical morning at The Strand at Lough Beg!

Huge thanks to @seanronayne.bsky.social for leading our Dawn Chorus Walk yesterday through one of Ireland’s richest ornithological sites, and to @rspbni.bsky.social and everyone who joined - what an unforgettable experience!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

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Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 2d

I can never decide!

Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 2d

Possibly,but it's always in the same small area & there are Wood anemone all through the woodland in spring.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 3d

Flowering today on a roadside verge. Yarrow,Red clover, Dandelion and Ragwort. #wildflowerhour

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 3d

Every year in this local Hazelwood,there are early flowering Wood anemone. This only happens in a small area of the wood. #wildflowerhour

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 3d

Please share this post and sign the Rewilding Nation Charter today to help us prove how important rewilding is to the Scottish government👇
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/get-involved/act/help-scotland-become-a-rewilding-nation

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Campaign: Help Scotland become a Rewilding Nation

Support Scotland in becoming the world’s first Rewilding Nation, committing to nature recovery across 30% of land and seas– for nature, climate and people.

www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely fantastic weekend,caught up with the brilliant @seanronayne.bsky.social at the @shhomeplace.bsky.social for a truly engaging talk on his work as an ornithologist recording birdsong, talking mimicry & how nature has had such an impact on his life.Dawn chorus at Lough Beg was wonderful.

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Seamus Heaney HomePlace @shhomeplace.bsky.social · 7d

🎬 Don't miss Birdsong, the acclaimed documentary following Cork-born ornithologist Seán Ronayne's mission to record every bird in Ireland. Now streaming on BBC iPlayer > tinyurl.com/y7z99u34

@seanronayne.bsky.social

Birdsong

Film following Irish ornithologist Seán Ronayne’s mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that's nearly 200 birds.

tinyurl.com

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 4d

Love it.

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 4d

Something a bit delightful...

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 6d

Frightening!

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RARE - Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment @rare-rostrevor.bsky.social · 6d

It's shocking, but sadly not surprising, to see Ireland ranked third for nature & farmland loss per capita in Europe.

@naturalistdara.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @whittledaway.bsky.social @wildlifeni.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @donnarainey4.bsky.social @rspbni.bsky.social

Dara Sands @darasands.bsky.social · 7d

The findings from the #GreenToGrey project have been leading the news in Norway today. Yet, Ireland isn’t far behind when it comes to converting nature and farmland per capita to make way for construction, housing, roads, luxury developments, etc. Has this been getting much coverage back home?

Per-Erik Schulze @pererikschulze.bsky.social · 7d

Again Norway tops a not so nice list, of nature and farmland consumption per capita for construction and "development". But all countries in Europe are on a slippery slope to piece by piece nature destruction. There is an urgent need to stop this nature crisis.

Full story www.nrk.no/dokumentar/x...

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 7d

Here's our Watershed Pollution Map adjusted to show nitrogen oxide pollution (a precursor to nitrogen dioxide). You can see it's higher along major roads, oil rigs, shipping lanes + the deeper you get into town centres.
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watershedinvestigations.com/home/find-ou...

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · Jul 25

Two decades of tireless work restoring habitat & creating eco-mooring sites (so boats' anchors don't tear seagrass out by the roots) by The Seahorse Trust & @noc.ac.uk, has paid off with a spectacular summer of seahorses off the Dorset coast this year 🌊

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s spectacular’: volunteer Dorset divers see summer of surging seahorses

After efforts to make conditions better for the elusive creatures in Studland Bay, sightings are greatly increasing

www.theguardian.com

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