Actions for Conservation
Connemara Green are pleased to announce our spring series of ‘Connemara Conservation Conversations’. Having run our Connemara Green Festival for 5 years, the Covid-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to do something different and to refocus on biodiversity and ecology in this region....
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Want to do something useful for Conservation in this next phase of lockdown? Let’s forget COVID and concentrate on Corvids (crows) and other birds visiting our gardens in winter…
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Planting trees is an investment in the future and there is something very uplifting about seeing a tree that started life as small sapling, reaching for the sky…
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) is a first-hand account of humanity’s impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations and is described as his “witness statement.”
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Chopped nettles, comfrey leaves and seaweed can all be used to make nutrient-rich liquid plant feeds that are the equal of their expensive shop-bought equivalents..
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A lot of garden centre have sections on what plants that the bees find attractive so we sure and ask when you are buying a plant if it will make the bees happy.
Galway Beekeepers have a nice articles on plants that bees like and also on continuity of planting.
Even a small pot can help....
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Which Irish seaweed is made into a cough remedy? check out Dr Prannie Rhatigans recipes on Irish Seaweed Kitchen
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Visit Hedge Laying Association to read about hedge surveys, tools, equipment and to download a very nifty poster on hedgerows as soil savers.
https://hedgelaying.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Hedgerows-Soil-Savers-Poster.jpg
https://hedgelaying.ie/index.php/2019/07/30/useful-documents/
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Learn all about our oceans and climate change and more on the Marine Institute website:
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Plant a heritage apple tree or consider joining Irish Seed Savers – junior and senior memberships
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Read about conservation actions to protect and enhance the breeding population of Eurasian Curlew in Ireland to prevent its extinction.
https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2019/09/curlew-task-force-recommendations.pdf...
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Watch this video shared by Forum Connemara, EIP Farming and the Fresh Water Pearl Mussel Project on rhododendron control in Killarney National Park.
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Add a wildflower mix to your list or give it as a gift to a friend.
https://www.theorganiccentre.ie/shop/seedcatalogue/wildflower-mixes
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Read all about different trees species on the Leaf website:
https://leafireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IF-FB-SS2-Tree-Species-Information.pdf
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Make your own nest box
https://birdwatchireland.ie/app/uploads/2019/09/Nestboxes-factsheet.pdf
or buy a kit as a gift
https://birdwatchireland.ie/product/build-your-own-nestbox-kit/
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Go out and pick some seaweed. Seaweed is a sustainable resource and has many uses including as a food and a fertilizer.
https://www.seaweed.ie/uses_ireland/irishseaweedfood.php...
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Take a short online course on how to identify our most common bees in Ireland:
https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/identifying-irish-bumblebees/lesson.html
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Watch Tommy Keane, Currywongane, Letterfrack talking about farming for nature and loads of other inspirational videos on the Farming for Nature website:
https://www.farmingfornature.ie/nominees/thomas-keane/
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What are bogs? The origins and history of peat bogs. The plants, animals and birds found in boglands. Peat extraction and threats. Climate Change, protecting our bogs and what the public can do to help protect them.
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Connemara Beekeepers Association will run a three-night ‘Introduction to Beekeeping course’ on Weds 24th Feb, 3rd and 10th March. It will be held online, via ZOOM an each session will last for 1 hour and a half
http://www.connemarabeekeepers.ie/new-courses.html
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Leave No Trace Ireland provides research, education and outreach so every person who ventures outside can protect and enjoy the outdoors responsibly.
https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/
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National Spring Clean 2021 – Registration opens Feb 3rd.
https://nationalspringclean.org/
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Visit National Spring clean site to find out more:
https://nationalspringclean.org/digital-clean-up/...
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Clean Coasts also operate several campaigns in Ireland including Think Before You Flush and international campaigns #2minutebeachclean and Beat the Microbead.
See link for further information
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Link to Padraic Fogarty’s inspirational blog and more on the Irish Wildlife Trusts website.
https://iwt.ie/chapter-1-the-end/
Padraic is campaign manager with the Irish Wildlife Trust, author of ‘Whittled away’ about Ireland’s vanishing nature and tireless campaigner for our wild places and wild life....
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Sign up for a 12-week free course on Grow it yourself with Michael Kelly
https://giy.ie/how-food-grows/
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The tree pack schemes are open to all landowners – farmers, smallholders, community groups, schools, colleges, councils, sports clubs, golf courses and others.
Website: www.treesontheland.com
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.
The second best time is now. Old Chinese Proverb...
Follow Biodiversity Ireland on Twitter
@Biodatacentre
During lockdown, no 2 they will be running #Winterwildlife to show that there is something to see even in Winter.
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