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Fiona

@fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social
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We live on an acre of rewilded land in the west of Ireland. I love nature the sea & boats. I detest all destruction of nature & animal cruelty.

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Humane World for Animals @humaneworldorg.bsky.social · 21h
Beagles are the sweetest ambassadors! 💗 🐕 Recently, dogs rescued from life in a lab reunited to help educate the public about animals used in experiments—and a bill in Ohio that would increase transparency! 📩 Are you an Ohio resident? Take action ➡️ humaneworld.org/OHTransparency
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Fiona @fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social · 6h
Aw, thank you Cath xx
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 8h
Helen Paxton Brown (1876 - 1956), artist associated with the 'Glasgow Girls' who worked in a range of mediums, including painting china #womensart #GlasgowGirls
Three images of china cups and plates painted with colourful floral designs
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 7h
Did u know? Insects are like 6-legged 🪱This dung beetle tunnels into the soil, underneath a cow/horse pat to build its nest & lays its eggs.The actions of these busy souls take oxygen into the soil,aerating it at the same time & digging it, turns the soil over, keeping it in good condition. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🤎
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Karen Scrase, contemporary Bristol, UK, based stained glass artist know for her hand painted work #Womensart
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 20h
I'm not religious, but acts like this are sacrilege.
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In the UK alone, around 300,000 tonnes of used clothes are binned each year. To help reduce this waste: 🧵 Avoid fast fashion 🧵 Use what you have 🧵 Buy second hand 🧵 Learn how to mend More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...
Black fabric with gold sun design that has been repaired using Sashiko style embroidery, with crosses stitched in yellow embroidery thread.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ireland has the highest concentration of water and power ravenous, pollution-spewing, data centres per head of population in ALL Europe. We need to unite and fight this.
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Fiona @fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If only everyone was like you Cath ❤️
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
2. However, some small souls, like Large Yellow Underwing moth caterpillars need grass to stay long, because it's their main source of food. So, we always leave parts of our no-mows, long, because being *messy*, is *neat 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🐛🪲#wildlifegardening
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
1. Did u know? No-mows lawns harbour 10 x more life than traditional lawns, where life is, literally, chopped out. We scythe ours once a year, when wildflowers have set seed & life goes into winter dormancy.... This is some some of our scything equipment. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Jaimen Hudson Esperance, Western Australia "The incredible and endangered Southern Right Whale, cruising the Esperance coast."
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StephDickenson.bsky.social @stephdickenson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“A recent report by the Climate Change Advisory Council noted that an estimated 83 per cent of fruit & vegetables consumed in the Republic are imported from overseas.” www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Why doesn’t Ireland grow more veg?
About 83 per cent of fruit and veg consumed in the Republic is imported from overseas, report finds
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy: “Don’t attack us. Don’t kill our children. We will stop attacking your diesel. I think it’s a fair deal.”
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Judith M. Daniels, artist who creates contemporary fiber art using felt and nuno felting #WomensArt #AutumnWeek 🍂
Two maple type leaves in red and orange created with felt material laying against a white background
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We face a choice between heaven or hell on Earth. Make sure you're on the right side (ie the left!).
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Crocheted 'cakes' by Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #Sunday
A photo looking slightly down on a table top covered in plates with colourful crocheted  items resembling different kinds of cakes
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Fake cobwebs like these may look spooky – but what's really scary about them is that they can trap & injure wildlife, including birds, insects & small mammals. And fake webs aren't recyclable – so will end up in landfill for many years. More: www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-i... #halloween
Fake cobwebs draped over a garden wall
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Did u know?Our veg beds have 2 larger-than-life neighbours.A couple of 🦡 live in a sett,yards away from our veg beds.We love them,but we've had to think creatively,to ensure their worm foraging forays don't impact our veg.Voile play-pens encourage them to lk elsewhere in our garden for food.🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🦡
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The wild rainforest in our place is criss-crossed with old mossy stone walls, built when this was all open farmland before the trees returned. Nature loss *can* be reversed.
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Eastern Bluebird 16-21cm Southern Canada down to the Gulf States, Mexico, and Central America, primarily east of the Rocky Mountains Migration: Northern populations migrate to southern US or Mexico in Oct, Nov returning north March, April ROW of juveniles huddling closely together to stay warm!
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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Revolting....
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Fiona @fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Red campion in October. Such a wonderful uplifting splash of colour ❤️
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Data centres are a cancer on nature and local communities. Yet their electricity consumption in Ireland is almost 10x the European – and well over 10x the global – average.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 09/10/2026
The global fishing industry kills at least 1 trillion fish every year, even though it produces only about 1% of the world’s food. About half the fish it catches become feed for industrial animal operations, including aquatic ones 🔗⬇️
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Green heaven. The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Did u know?As the climate heats up,more insects will be on the wing on more days throughout the year,so it's important to have food available for insects,like pollinators,on as many days as possible.Autumnal floral suggestions for 🇬🇧:Campanulas, Erigeron,Red Valerian,Plumbago, Asters & Salvias. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 09/10/2026
Despite being banned in more than 60 countries around the world, we still use so much #atrazine in the U.S. that over a quarter of our rivers and streams are contaminated with a carcinogen. We owe it to our kids and to ourselves to ban atrazine across the country once and for all.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Divers free a whale shark from rope that enwrapped it for years: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ancient yew and oak, growing side by side for probably centuries, their roots and crowns locked in a tight embrace. The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
200% agree....
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The UK has dug up many of its orchards and now imports 70% of its apples, often from across the world. Planting apple trees in our gardens and community spaces - and protecting those we already have - can cut food miles, soak up CO2, benefit wildlife, and help save traditional apple varieties🍎
Large pile of shiny red apples
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 09/10/2026
The #NationalPark Service is considering two land exchanges within #CumberlandIsland National Seashore that would allow the development of eight mansions on the island. This island is one of the last wild places on the East Coast, and the Park Service has a legislative duty to protect it!
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Stop the Cumberland Island Land Swaps
The National Park Service is considering two land exchanges within Cumberland Island National Seashore that would allow the development of eight mansions on the island. Tell the agency these public la...
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Did u know? Insects suffer from negative P.R, with headlines like "swarm", or "invasions". When large emergences of insects like White Cabbage Flies happen,don't think of them as an "invasion" - such huge abundances of life are a boon to garden ecosystems by feeding small souls like 🕷️,🐦‍⬛,🪲,🦇,🐸. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
By piling leaves up in a corner of your little green space, you'll create a place for hedgehogs and insects to hide and hibernate. More tips to help garden wildlife this autumn: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Aut... 🍂 #gardening #nature #biodiversity
Autumn leaves with white writing saying “leaves are not litter #LEAVETHELEAVES”
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
But a lot still needs to change in Killarney NP. There's plenty of evidence of heavy browsing of tree seedlings, and large bands of goats were present in and around the park. Designated one of the worst invasive species on Earth by the IUCN, there should be *no* goats at all in any national park.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm delighted to say that, after many years anguishing over the desperate state of Killarney NP, I'm seeing a partial ecological recovery, like this wild baby arbutus tree. Such positive signs can only mean one thing: the NPWS must finally be taking a more proactive approach to invasive sika deer.
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Did u know? Cattle grids are responsible for imprisoning & killing thousands of small animals every year. The solution is simple - instal escape ramps, to enable tiny lives to liberate themselves. Small acts of kindness can make a huge difference - celebrate the small. 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🦔🐸🐀
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The grey-headed canary-flycatcher 13cm Pakistan and the Himalayas through India, China, Southeast Asia, to Indonesia. insectivorous small gnats, mosquitoes, dipteran flies, beetles, wasps, moths, and other tiny invertebrates. flycatcher-like sallies from a perch to catch aerial insects
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The roof starting to go onto Tina’s hospital. I still genuinely don’t feel like it’s real. All I can think of is the 1000s of street dogs who will have their lives changed here. Tina would just love it 🎾❤️
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Little Green Space 🐝 @lgspace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
With a few simple actions you can turn your garden into a haven for bumblebees: 🐝 Say no weedkillers and pesticides 🐝 Let weeds grow – and don't be too tidy! 🐝 Grow nectar-rich flowers 🐝 Make a bee bowl 🐝 More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Gar... #SaveTheBees
Bumblebee on purple wildflower, with hazy green background
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rod Stewart was all alone tied up eating from the bins and covered in wounds. He also had heart worm. Hard to believe how well he looks now ❤️
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 06/10/2026
We've fought to keep these #PublicLands wild and roadless before, and we must defend them again. If you haven't already spoken up to protect the Roadless Rule NOW is your last chance! Submit your comment here ⬇️
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Protect the Roadless Wild
The Trump administration just released its plan to undo the landmark 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wild, national forest and 70,000 miles o...
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 06/10/2026
Yet the Trump admin. is aiming to undo the landmark #RoadlessRule and remove protections from nearly 45 million acres of national forests and 70,000 miles of rivers and streams. This move would open these lands to road construction, commercial logging, and other development across 37 states.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 06/10/2026
TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to speak up to protect the Roadless Rule. The public comment period closes TODAY, Oct. 6. This is just a small glimpse of who these roadless wild areas protect — from colorful candy darters to mighty grizzly bears. These species all deserve a safe place to call home.
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Fiona @fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every person who takes action adds strength to the call to stop deep sea mining before it starts. I’ve had my say; now it's your turn. act.gp/3TWnlHV
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The Deep Ocean is Not For Sale - Greenpeace International
Every person who takes action adds strength to the call to stop deep sea mining before it starts. I’ve had my say; now it's your turn.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sheep densities across Europe. Native to southwest Asia, these domesticates are possibly the most effective means of killing off forests and other natural ecosystems ever devised.
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