RIP Matthew … the OG environmental activist in Wicklow, particularly for conservation issues on the Vartry River

Death Notice of Matthew Weiss (Ashford, Wicklow)
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Is land now too expensive to produce food on? rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

teaching Venture Scouts about deer hunting, native woodland conservation and preparing/cooking venison

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Review of the Ombudsman’s work in the area of public access to documents for the years 2021 to 2023 | Document | European Ombudsman ombudsman.europa.eu/en/document/en…

cuckoo flower

aka lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids

sacred to the fairies, unlucky if brought indoors

checking in on Dublin deer

approx 30 sika just off the M50

mature males have headed back up the hills into Coillte, hinds will be dropping calves here in next few weeks

not ideal, but so long as public keep feeding them, they will remain… and keep getting hit on road

#Wicklow brewery announces exclusive deal and new beer for Aldi independent.ie/regionals/wick…

found first tick of the year

something deer hunters and dog owners will be very aware of

if out in long grass, check yourself afterwards for ticks

Lymes disease 🦠 is serious

we absolutely need to look at how these greenways are getting through the system without adequate environmental assessments

even a 50m buffer won’t prevent a ‘Blueway’ from sterilising at least one bank of a river

add chainlink, you end up trashing multiple wildlife corridors

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nearly there … Manus Crowley