Stan Carey3d ago

I received this charming children's book about herring gulls as a gift recently. It was published by 't Widde Vool in the Netherlands in 1985. Text by Conny Sýkora, illustrations by Sacha van Dulm

#HerringGulls #birds #environment #books #nature #illustration

Show threadStan Carey3d ago

The biggest surprise was that the book was a fundraiser by a Dutch environmental group to buy and conserve an Irish bog

#conservation #environment #Ireland #bog #peatlands #ecology

Show threadJim Daly3d ago
@stancarey Which they duly did. Fair play to them. The move was a catalyst for our own conservation movement. https://www.ipcc.ie/a-to-z-peatlands/campaigns/dutch-irish-bog-conservation/
Show threadStan Carey3d ago
@psneeze Thanks for this, Jim. I had only a sketchy outline in my head; great to read the history in detail. They were well ahead of us. (I had to use the Internet Archive, as WP isn't displaying that link for me for some reason.)
Show threadJim Daly3d ago
@stancarey The story of Abbeyleix community bog is also wonderful. https://youtu.be/kaFarOR-v_g
The Abbeyleix Bog Project Story | Abbeyleix Bog Walk

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Show threadStan Carey
@psneeze That was mighty
Apr 8 at 2:48pmWeb
Show threadJim Daly3d ago
@stancarey Carbury bog is another interesting case. They have 400acres of intact bog while still allowing small scale cutting by local residents. https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22590642/
Show threadStan Carey2d ago
@psneeze Just listened, thanks. Interesting one, all right