Do you lead recording or field events?
Would you like to hear practical tips and guidance from BSBI event leaders on how to organise and manage botanical field meetings?
We're running a FREE webinar next Monday, 27 April, 7-8.30pm.
Details & bookings here: lnkd.in/eM3-q_9x

'Ministers O’Sullivan and Heydon welcome landmark conservation breakthrough on World Curlew Day' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #Curlew #Birds

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

Ento26: Symposia & Workshops Don’t forget: early bird registration is available for a limited time!

Looking to go deeper than standard conference talks?

#Ento26’s symposia & workshops are where focused discussion and practical learning really happen.

🧠 Dive into specialist topics
🗣️ Engage in interactive sessions
🔬 Share ideas with experts and peers

Ento26 symposia & workshops 🔽

A colour photograph of water, from the sea surface down to the seabed, with a blue sky and clouds above.

📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Marine Support Officer to deal with survey data management, MPA data dissemination, offshore seabed surveys & answering data queries. bit.ly/JNCCjob202613 Closing date: Sun 17 May 2026 #Marine

Two female botanists stand by a lake, with grassland behind; they are smiling, holding aquatic plants they have fished out of the lake for identification

We're looking to recruit a manager for 2 fabulous botanical projects in Ireland:
#AquaticPlantProject
#IrishGrasslandProject
You'll be coordinating expert-led field events & developing training materials for botanists at all skill levels.
2 days per week.
Apply by 25 May:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...

Lifetime contributions to freshwater science in Ireland 🎉

At the IFSA Annual Meeting 2026, 3 scientists were honoured for their remarkable contributions: Dr Declan Murray, Dr Julian Reynolds & Dr James O’Connor.

Huge congrats on their extraordinary legacies 👏 freshwaterscience.ie/2026/04/13/l...

Curlew conservation scheme makes breakthrough A conservation measure aimed at reversing the decline in the curlew population has yielded a breakthrough as the first recorded instance of a 'headstarted' curlew that has established a breeding terri...

'Curlew conservation scheme makes breakthrough in Fermanagh' - @news.rte.ie

#NatureConservation #Birds #Curlew

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

What is a turlough? These seasonal lakes fill and drain through underground channels, creating a unique and ever-changing freshwater habitat.

Join Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social on 28 May for a FREE entoLIVE exploring their hidden insect diversity 🌎 🧪

Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919...

Been seeing some really interesting egg-laying behaviour from female Rannoch Brindled Beauties away from the usual fenceposts in the last few days. So far seen eggs laid in cracks in crustose lichen, other lichens, sphagnum and Cross-leaved Heath! #teammoth

The Flora & Fauna of Seamus Heaney: Fauna

Join @paoloviscardi.bsky.social for insights into Ireland’s native wildlife, and the creatures that inspired Seamus Heaney's evocative poems.
🕒Saturday, 18 April 2026 | 2.00pm - 3.00pm
📍Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, D02 VR66
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

EcoCareers.ie | Ireland's Green Jobs Platform Find your career in sustainability. Ireland's specialist environmental job board connecting employers with talented eco-conscious professionals since 2011.

JOB ALERT: The new Arable Coast Environment EIP Project operates across Counties #Cork, #Waterford and #Wexford and is #hiring for two positions! www.ecocareers.ie
#Jobfairy #Greenjobs #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm

The remains of a rare 3-metre-long Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) being loaded into a trailer.

🦈 The remains of a rare 3‑metre Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) has been recovered from the Sligo coast -it's the first recorded stranding of this deep‑sea species in Ireland. A unique opportunity to learn more about one of the world’s most mysterious sharks.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/R...

A Roseate Tern, standing beside a list of seabird jobs being advertised by Birdwatch Ireland.

We are currently hiring for a range of #seabird jobs at @birdwatchireland.bsky.social , with a deadline of 22nd March. If you'd like to join our Seabird team this summer see birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved...

🚨 Final day to register for IFSA Annual Meeting 2026! 🚨

Registration closes tonight

Join researchers, agencies & practitioners for a day on Ireland’s freshwater science — conservation, management, innovation & discussions shaping freshwater science & our community

Register 🔜 tinyurl.com/4z8cse74

'Minister O’Sullivan calls for vigilance as nesting season begins - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #HedgeCutting

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

Calling all Ocean-Inspired Photographers!

We are inviting photographers from around the world to enter the Ocean Image Collection Photography Competition 2026.

Find out more and enter - https://www.mba.ac.uk/ocean-image-collection/

#OceanImageCollection

'Minister O’Sullivan launches new initiative to protect marine wildlife in the south west' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #MarineWildlife #CodeOfConduct #MarineMammals

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

🌊 We’re hiring 2 student assistants at ICES Secretariat in Copenhagen!
🎤 Conference & Training Support
✍️ Communications & Publications

Start date: June 2026
Application deadline: Sunday 15 March 2026 (23:59 CET)

👉 Interested? Apply via our website
www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...

'Minister O’Sullivan announces over €1 million to support community conservation projects' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #CommunityConservationProjects #Ireland

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

The IFSA Annual Meeting 2026 is taking shape - the full programme & book of abstracts are now available! Explore the sessions & speakers 📖 👉 tinyurl.com/3eazyema

If you’re planning to attend, registration closes on 4 March 🖊️ 👉 tinyurl.com/4z8cse74

We look forward to welcoming you to Dublin!

'Ministers welcome major milestone in protection of threatened birds' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #BreedingWaders #EIP #Ireland

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

Volume 42: Ryan et al. reveal the scale of Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) fishing in Ireland from 1947–1987. Read more—subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Sharks #BaskingShark #Science

A deceased Puffin lies on its back on the ground. Wording above reads: Please report sightings of all dead birds. A graphic showing an exclamation mark in a triangle features.

⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️

📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...

#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

There's a new campaign to save Ireland's 'gorgeous' hedgehogs after a steep decline in numbers As well as leaving a little ‘wild space’ in gardens, people have been urged to ‘put away the chemicals and the slug pellets.

'There's a new campaign to save Ireland's 'gorgeous' hedgehogs after a steep decline in numbers' - @thejournal.ie

#NatureConservation #GardeningForNature #Hedgehogs

www.thejournal.ie/hedgehog-con...

Hedge cutting season ends 28 February

Help protect nesting birds and other wildlife in our gardens. Complete any cutting/pruning of hedges + other vegetation before 01 March.

Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFsX...

@wildlife-wri.bsky.social @hedgerowsireland.bsky.social

Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale group The Celtic Mist will set sail on its final season with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group after over a decade of service.

'Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale and dolphin group' - @news.rte.ie

#IWDG #CelticMist #MarineResearch #NatureConservation

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

'Minister O’Sullivan publishes National Biodiversity Action Plan progress report' - @npwsireland.bsky.social

#NatureConservation #Ireland #BiodiversityActionPlan

www.npws.ie/news/ministe...

We're super excited to share with you that the FBA 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting will take place at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, on Thursday 11 June. Please save the date... we'd love you to join us in #Edinburgh!

Interested? Watch this space for more details & a call for #ASM2026 abstracts soon!

Cork council to carry out pilot project to prevent infestation of sea lettuce on the coast The project will place oysters and mussel bags in the water to remove nitrates and reduce the nutrition sea lettuce depends on to thrive

This is the price our bays & estuaries pays for agricultural nitrogen pollution. These measures treat the symptom, they don't address the source.

This is what the nitrates derogation exacerbates.

Is this worth celebrating? Is it a price we're willing to pay?

www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

New form of sea defence set to save dozens of family homes on Dublin coast ‘I was here a few years ago with a woman who was crying because her house was gone,’ says Fingal Mayor

'New form of sea defence set to save dozens of family homes on Dublin coast' - @irishtimes.com

#CoastalErosion #ClimateChange #CoastalDefence

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...