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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A great crowd enjoyed the 'Walk & Talk - Backstrand & Dunes' event last Saturday ☀️ A big thank you to Katriina, Denis and Alan for sharing their knowledge and making it such an enjoyable morning 👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🦉GREAT NEWS IN WATERFORD🦉 After a few years of patiently waiting, two beautiful Barn Owls are now in residence in one of our boxes! It gives hope to others who are working to provide safe homes for these lovely birds 🦉🦉🦉

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesterday we visited the Seagull Bakery in Riverstown Business Park, where a meadow was ready for some wildflower planting 🌸 Students from Ardscoil na Mara got digging and did a fantastic job planting 🪴 We look forward to seeing the beautiful results of their hardwork next year 👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Earlier this month, members of our group attended the Dune Action Day at the Majestic Hotel 🌊 James and Kevin gave us a really interesting and informative talk on understanding, monitoring and restoring sand dune habitats 👏 We look forward to using what we learned in our work going forward!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We were delighted to be joined by Elaine Doyle from Clean Coasts for our Big Beach Clean 🌊 We documented what we found and submitted our results to Clean Coasts 📊 One of our members even found a buoy!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Students from Ardscoil na Mara joined us yesterday for our beach clean 😊 A HUGE thank you to the students for giving up their morning and getting stuck in 👏 Every piece of litter they collected is one less thing that can wash back out to sea and endanger our wildlife 🐟 🐙 🐠 🦞 🦑

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

An upcoming event with our very own resident ecologist Katriina 👀

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A sunny September morning for our beach clean on Wednesday 🌞 We meet every Wednesday at Molly's at 11am. Whether you'd like to join Tramore Eco Group or simply lend a hand, you are very welcome to come along. We have pickers, bags and gloves, just bring yourself!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another barn owl box has found a new home at Mayfield Birds of Prey Portlaw where Willie will use it to help visitors learn more about these beautiful birds. A big thank you to Andrew for making the connection 🦉

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last Friday evening, a few of our members went to an event held by Gavin at the Pav and were delighted to speak about our work and initiatives 🌎 A great evening, thank you Gavin for organising 👏👏👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday we were joined by 4 members of Geocaching for our beach clean. Geocaching is a worldwide treasure hunt, so what better treasure to find than a cleaner, litter-free Tramore 😍 A huge THANK YOU for giving your time and helping to keep our beautiful beach beautiful 😊

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Loads of dog poo and cigarette butts on Tramore Beach yesterday. Wouldn't it be nice to sit down on the sand without having to dodge dog poo or cigarette butts? 🐕‍🦺 Please clean up after your dog 🚭 Please bin your cigarette butts Let's keep our beautiful beach clean, safe and enjoyable for everyone 😇

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

What a wonderful walk and talk with historian Paul Brent along the back strand yesterday afternoon. We learned so much about the people who lived there - their homes and gardens, their businesses and the history of the racecourse and golf course. Thank you Paul, for bringing its history to life 👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A busy morning on Wednesday for our beach cleaners and chestnut fence fixers!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Some lovely events for Heritage Week coming up soon 👀

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ricky and Pat spent the morning removing broken glass from the sand dunes and checking on the fencing and marram grass. Unfortunately there’s evidence of two small fires, and a lot of the marram has been trampled 🔥 🦶

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We enjoyed coffees and cool drinks after a morning spent litter picking, managing dock plants and working on our dune restoration project 🧋

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Seeing Tramore’s beautiful beach litter-free makes the hard work worth it 😊 Whether it’s a 2 minute clean, a longer weekly clean or ‘take 3 for the sea’ 🌊, every piece of rubbish picked up makes a difference 🌎

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This morning staff from Greenvolt Waterford came out to Tramore to help with meadow management by the Inclusion Park. They did a brilliant job and filled MANY bags 💪💪💪 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who gave their time and energy. Your support makes such a difference 👏👏👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Waterford City & County Council is taking suggestions for improvements to coastal areas. Here are some ideas for Tramore! 🏊 A tidal pool 🚶 Pedestrianisation of the Lower Prom 🚐 A proper campervan/camping park with sewage facilities Take 5 minutes to fill in the form: shorturl.at/sp7ng

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A bee-themed event coming up next weekend 🐝 🐝 🐝 Book online: pollinators.ie/wildbeefesti...

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Meadow Management Team cleared plenty of dock leaves yesterday, while the Beach Cleaning Team picked lots of small plastics and cigarette butts. We were rewarded with coffee, chocolate and chat afterwards 🌞 ☕️ 🍫

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

One of our members collected 30 cigarette butts during a 10 minute beach clean - that’s 3 butts a minute! 😬 During our weekly Wednesday beach cleans, we usually find hundreds all over the beach 🚬 Please bin your butts!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Our volunteers were busy clearing dock plants around the duck and swan pond on Wednesday. Dock plants grow large and prevent beautiful wildflowers from growing. Don't worry, we've left plenty of dock plants for the birds to feed on 🐦

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Good advice from Afra at her free pollinator plant table last week! The table will be out again tomorrow between 11 and 1 at Sweetbriar Lodge X91W732 🪴 🐝 🐞

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Some snaps from another scorcher on Wednesday ☀️

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Plenty of pollinator-friendly plants given out at Afra’s free plant table on Sunday 🪴 And lots of enthusiastic children keen to support bees and butterflies in their gardens 🐝 🦋

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

We cleared more invasive dock plants from around Splashworld yesterday 🌱 The work is paying off with more wildflowers and grasses returning, providing food for bees and other pollinators 🐝 🦋 🐞

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Today’s weather is hot, hot, hot ☀️☀️☀️ Some of our dedicated volunteers tackled the dock leaves, some cleaned the beach, others repaired chestnut fencing - and some had a relaxed coffee morning and plenty of chat ☕️

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Vitamin Sea Festival 👋 We loved meeting people and chatting about our projects 😊 We also unveiled our new sign made of rubbish washed up on Tramore beach 🌊 And congratulations to Geri Oakes who won our Guess the Rope Length competition🥇(it was 35 metres!)

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Enthusiastic gardeners were busy at Afra's free plant table on Sunday, bringing plants to share and taking home something different for their own gardens 🪴🌺 A great community spirit here in Tramore 🌸🌻

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Heading to the Vitamin Sea Festival this weekend? We'll be on the prom on Saturday from 10am - come along and have a chat! There's even a rumour we'll have some sweet treats 🍰 🍪

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Ricky's sand dunes team have been hard at work erecting more chestnut fencing 💪 So far the work has proven to be effective, helping to protect vulnerable areas from erosion and allowing the dunes to recover naturally. A big thank you to all involved in this important conservation effort👏👏👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We had our last beach clean before the summer last Wednesday! Starting tomorrow we will be doing meadow management, cutting back some of the dock leaves 🍃 along the Estuary Road to help encourage biodiversity. Come along to Tramore Nature Park carpark at 11am if you want to lend a hand! 🌱

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A bit blustery for gardeners visiting Afra's free plant table yesterday 🍃 We will be back again next Sunday at 11am at Sweetbriar Lodge (X91W732) with plants and gardening advice 🌸🪴🏵🌺🌼

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We had sun, wind and rain yesterday at our beach clean! We met children from Educate Together Tramore who were doing a Marine Day Workshop with ecologist Katriina Bent. We showed them how plastic on the beach breaks down into tiny pieces which can be mistaken for food and eaten by marine life 🐠

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Our star gardener took home lots of marigolds for his garden on Sunday at Afra's plant table 🏵️ Marigolds are a fantastic choice for pollinators, providing a valuable source of nectar for bees 🐝 butterflies 🦋 and other insects 🪲 Every marigold planted helps create a more wildlife-friendly Tramore 🌼

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congratulations to the talented Tramore Pottery children's class who won a prize at Bloom for their beautiful Tramore Sandhills Garden 👏 Their wonderful handmade ceramic creations were displayed amongst native coastal plants, celebrating the beauty and importance of our sand dune habitat 🌊

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We had our suncream on for a scorching beach clean yesterday ☀️ It was awful to see all of the rubbish 😔 When you leave the beach, please take your rubbish with you or put it in one of the bins ♻️ Plastic cups, wrappers and cigarette butts don't disappear, they end up in the sea and harm wildlife 🦢🐬🦭🐟

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A wonderful morning at the Japanese Gardens for the Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 😊 Catherine, Ann and Andrew spoke about!sand dune restoration, wildlife lamppost signage and bird box installations 🐦‍⬛ We also heard from Tramore Pottery about the amazing sand dune garden they are creating for Bloom!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Catch us at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens on Saturday for our 'Bloom n' Dunes' talk as part of Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 🌍 We'll give updates on our sand dune conservation work, and Tramore Pottery will speak about their mini replica of the sand dunes going to Bloom!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A glorious morning for our beach clean yesterday 🌞 We were joined by volunteers from Greenvolt in Waterford - a huge thanks for helping clean the beach and also for kindly donating their litter pickers to Tramore Eco Group 👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We've been busy over the last few weeks with our sand dune conservation work 🌱 A huge thank you to Ray and his team from Waterford City & County Council for helping us get the chestnut fencing in place 👏 The fencing shields the vulnerable areas from erosion, giving the marram grass a chance to grow!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

More plants donated and happily rehomed for gardens around Tramore🪴🌼 We also have a wooden trellis to give away, perfect for climbing plants - any takers?!

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

6 more Swift boxes have been installed in Tramore, to help the declining Swift population 🐦‍⬛ Our thanks to Andrew who made and installed the boxes and bird caller and to our sponsors the O'Keeffe Family for the use of their premises. Great community work that helps our local wildlife 👏

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

FREE PLANT TABLE Afra's free plant table will be up and running on Sunday between 11am and 1pm, Sweetbriar Lodge X91W732 We have baby oak, chestnut and sycamore trees, ideal for getting children interested in the garden. The trees are small and a child would love planting and minding one 🌱

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

For #biodiversityweek why not take a walk along the Estuary Road and the Ring Road in Tramore and see the Flora and Fauna signs on the lampposts, with info about coastal plants, pollinators and birds! A lovely way to enjoy a walk while learning about the nature on our doorstep 🦆 🌿 🐝

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Tramore Eco Group @tramoreecogroup.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It’s #nationalbiodiversityweek ! Here’s our lovely native Bluebell 🌱 Sadly, it’s threatened with extinction through hybridising with the invasive Spanish bluebell. The native Bluebell is blooming now in Tramore sand dunes but if the leaves are walked on the plant dies. Please help to protect it!

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