Sheila Murphy

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Really excited for this event in North Mayo. Fantastic line up of speakers and specialists to help explore the biodiversity of the Mullet Peninsula. #Mayobiodiversity #NPWS

Mayo County Council Biodiversity Office will hold a series of Pre-Draft Public Consultation drop-in sessions and public workshops for the development of the upcoming Mayo Biodiversity Action Plan 2026 -2031 🗓️ April 28th - Ballina Arts Centre 7pm to 9pm 🗓️ April 30th - Westport Town Hall 7pm to 9pm 🗓️ May 2nd - Achill Library 11am to 2pm 🗓️ May 6th - Aras Inis Gluaire 1pm to 4pm 🗓️ May 7th - Claremorris Library 11am to 2pm 🗓️ May 8th - TF Hotel, Castlebar 7pm to 9pm Online Pre-Draft Consultation Survey: consult.mayo.ie/en/surveys

📢 Nesting season is a critical time for birds and wildlife as they prepare to breed. "By protecting our hedgerows, you can ensure that our most precious birds and wildlife are protected at a time when they are most vulnerable." @COSullivanTD

Still time to express an interest in the coolest gig going this summer! Are you: 📷Interested in Nature? 📷Passionate about conservation? 📷Willing to embrace the darkness and madness of corncrake surveying? Check it out 📷 corncrakelife.ie/position-avail…

@rayofoghlu A nice excuse to get some hedgelaying started!

Nothing strikes fear in your heart like the text "your cows are on the road" Been having an absolute nightmare. They are breaking through really thick hedges & scrub (and wire) looking for ivy, and eventually coming out onto a back road.

Well done @kevmy85 !!

This year we celebrated #WorldIPday with the 600th IDF @WeAreTUDublin 🎉Our IDF from @kevmy85, @suzanne_IEO, and Tatsiana Mikulchyk proposed a novel approach to re-directing and shaping light from LEDs💡

One of the first Irish cuckoos tagged as part of the National Parks and Wildlife Service has returned home after a winter that took him as far as the rainforests in the Congo basin rte.ie/news/munster/2…

Check out a lovely @IrishTimesNews article about our member and expert hedge layer, Steve Bass! Read here: irishtimes.com/life-style/peo… Join Steve's hedge walk in Co. Sligo on 17th May, where he'll share his knowledge of this traditional craft ➡️ hedgerows.ie/events.

This is brilliant!! Fantastic to see livestock being used for this initiative. #conservationgrazing

Our Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme with the @agriculture_ie is now OPEN for applications. Applications are invited from farmers participating in the Department's schemes- ACRES, EIP (European Innovation Partnership) Calls 1, 2 and 3, Hen Harrier and Pearl Mussel Projects and The Burren Programme and participants in the Organic Farming Scheme. See ow.ly/bAQ950QGMn4 for details. #FarmBuildings #IrishFarmBuildings #LoveYourHeritage

Closing date is Friday 1st March..

@rayofoghlu Meadow pipits tend to be ground nesting, potentially reed bunting??

Any idea what species? It's around a foot off the ground very near water, and it's bigger than other nests nearby (which I think are mostly warblers, I believe)

Ireland's 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan aims to protect & restore nature: 👨‍⚖️1st #NBAP backed by legislation. 🌲Expand national parks, tackle invasive species and wildlife crime. ✅Key recommendations from Citizen’s Assembly addressed. Learn More: bit.ly/3ua5iB9

Ireland's fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan has been launched by Minister @noonan_malcolm today at the Botanic Garden in Dublin. The plan aims to protect and restore nature across the country. #NBAP #ProtectNature 🌲🪺🐟 Learn more: bit.ly/3ua5iB9

Great work and a truly lovely project to have the pleasure of working on, the enthusiasm of landowners who take part is fantastic and uplifting! #HaresCorner

Cairt ghealltanais GnaG!

Nature Restoration Law – cutting through the noise. @GreenNews_ie is back with a piece by myself & @CiaranJBrennan on the ongoing confusion around ‘rewetting’ #RestoreNature greennews.ie/nature-restora…

Agroforestry systems with native trees and sheep grazing, a multi-benefit system benefiting soil structure & biodiversity. A very positive and encouraging fieldtrip with @DeptOfSciSETU, on forestry options for farmers.