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The third week in October sees the start of Wolf Awareness Week 2026 – Each wolf pack has a distinctive and unique how...
18/10/2026

The third week in October sees the start of Wolf Awareness Week 2026 – Each wolf pack has a distinctive and unique howl which acts like a fingerprint, can be heard up to 25kms away and helps to locate members of the pack or signal danger:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-HPRUOKkS8 . They live and hunt in family packs of about four to 10 members, roaming up to 80kms a day in search of food although they can go for more than a week without eating.

The boys are back in town. Though they are in the general area all summer, as the temperature falls, the magpie and rook...
17/10/2026

The boys are back in town. Though they are in the general area all summer, as the temperature falls, the magpie and rook take up a watching brief in the ash trees behind the cottage, waiting for any goodies.

More autumn colour and bounty from the garden, beech mast, the fruit of Crataegomespilus (hybrid medlar), Pyrocydonia (h...
17/10/2026

More autumn colour and bounty from the garden, beech mast, the fruit of Crataegomespilus (hybrid medlar), Pyrocydonia (hybrid pear/quince) and a beautiful apple - Christmas Pearmain.

World Food Day - Despite enough food being produced globally to feed everyone, EVERYONE, millions of people still lack a...
16/10/2026

World Food Day - Despite enough food being produced globally to feed everyone, EVERYONE, millions of people still lack access to adequate food and healthy diets.

We continue to invest in a globalised system with a small number of giant corporations controlling more than half of the seed and pesticide markets that lacks diversity, climate resilience and regulatory oversight (and pesticide residues in our water and in our bodies are now, even more, of real concern). We continue to invest in a globalised system where food waste is considered acceptable in first world countries (this includes Ireland) whilst millions are in food poverty around the world.

Just my opinion but maybe, if farmers were incentivised to go regenerative (reduced pesticides) or organic and that supermarkets were required (by law if necessary) to buy a larger percentage of local grown fruit and vegetables, it would remove most, if not all, of those complications and regrow our horticultural industry:- https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irelands-farming-future-organic-7142300-Aug2026/ They seem to recognised the importance of organic growing in the UK:- https://www.facebook.com/reel/1790319648889017 so why not here?

I realise that we cannot grow citrus or bananas or even grapes but, if food security is what the government is telling us is necessary then importing 85% of our fruit and vegetables is insanity. The views of Michael Kelly, founder of GIY:- https://www.facebook.com/reel/4087106368250301

15/10/2026

Human populations have been increasing whilst wildlife is, all to often, declining, here and globally. It seems to be our nature, to treat everything on the planet as a resource for humanity. Until it’s gone, and yet we barely notice its disappearance; the hum of insects, the songs of birds, the diversity of life in our countryside.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1677169634035518

Harlequin Ladybird - Only officially recorded in Ireland around 2009–2010, these variable ladybirds are widespread, mos...
15/10/2026

Harlequin Ladybird - Only officially recorded in Ireland around 2009–2010, these variable ladybirds are widespread, mostly across the south and east of the country although there were two confirmed records from Northern Ireland in 2007 and 2009. It is unclear how this ladybird arrived into Ireland but it is likely to have ‘hitch-hiked’ on imported foodstuff.

This one, found yesterday, is Harmonia axyridis var. spectabilis a black ladybird with four red spots although I did once record a bright orange one with black spots here. This is only the 2nd one I’ve recorded in 20 odd years, the most populous ladybirds in this garden are the 7-spot and the 14-spot.
For more info:- https://greensideup.ie/invasive-species-harlequin-ladybird/

This little guy decided to hitchhike yesterday, a Hawthorn Shieldbug – considered our largest shieldbug and can be found...
15/10/2026

This little guy decided to hitchhike yesterday, a Hawthorn Shieldbug – considered our largest shieldbug and can be found practically anywhere, from gardens to woodland, upland grass to lowland farms. Although heavily associated with whitethorn (hawthorn), as the nymphs feed on ripening red berries, particularly hawthorn, they also eat the berries of rowan, whitebeam and cotoneaster. The adults appear from late August and will often wander quite far from their foodplant, they will leave the branches to hibernate in leaf litter, under tree bark, or sometimes in buildings. Perhaps this one was hoping for a cosy cottage for the winter

Focus on flowers – SunflowersSunflowers break down into two forms, annual sunflowers - mainly cultivars of Helianthus a...
14/10/2026

Focus on flowers – Sunflowers
Sunflowers break down into two forms, annual sunflowers - mainly cultivars of Helianthus annuus and perennial sunflowers – mainly cultivars of Helianthus multiflorus. Annual sunflowers tend to grow and flower on a single stems with shallow, string-like roots while perennial sunflowers have deeper roots with many stems coming out of the ground forming a clump.

The perennials are vigorous and long-lived, perfectly hardy, easy to grow and produce loads of flowers in a sunny border. They bring a cheerful, rustic note to naturalistic meadows or in my case an autumn border. Though there are many named varieties they can all look very similar. I choose mine for their height in a long border that is a magnet for pollinators from late summer well into the frosts of November.

Another sunrise, another cloudscape, another warm October morning.
14/10/2026

Another sunrise, another cloudscape, another warm October morning.

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