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Chaffinch
Chaffinch
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Earthworm
Earthworm
Worms feed on organic material, break it down and then expel it as worm castings. The castings are in the form of tiny pellets which are coated with a gel. This crumb-like structure helps improve soil drainage and aeration. Worms are constantly tunnelling which also helps ventilate compost and soil and enables water, nutrients and oxygen to filter down. The organic matter also undergoes chemical changes in the process. This makes the nutrients more readily accessible to plant roots.
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Hedgerow
Hedgerow
We can all see the removal and the cutting back of hedgerows in the Irish countryside. This makes for more efficient farming but creates problems for the birds, animals and insects who made their homes there.
Courtesy of Pete Birch
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Butterfly
Butterfly
Butterfly-pollinated flowers tend to be large and showy, pink or lavender in colour, frequently have a landing area, and are usually scented. Since butterflies do not digest pollen (with one exception), more nectar is offered than pollen. The flowers have simple nectar guides with the nectarines usually hidden in narrow tubes or spurs, reached by the long tongue of the butterflies.
Courtesy of Wexford County Library
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Cutting Turf
Cutting Turf
This image of a man cutting turf was taken in 1935 by Dorothy Hartley. It was taken between Athlone, Co. Westmeath and Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly. Taken from Hartley, Dorothy (1935) Irish Holiday, London, Lindsay Drummond.
Photograph by Dorothy Hartley
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Where to find Red Deer in Ireland
Where to find Red Deer in Ireland
Copyright Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Courtesy of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
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Do the right thing
Do the right thing
ENFO, Ireland's public environmental and sustainable development information service, produced this poster to encourage people to increase and continue recycling. And Ireland are doing well at recycling - in 2007 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Weee) Ireland reported that 9kg of electronic waste per person was collected and recycled – over double the annual 4kg target set for Ireland by the EU.
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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You can help to brighten up your town by planting colourful shrubs and keeping it free from litter wh
You can help to brighten up your town by planting colourful shrubs and keeping it free from litter wh
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Copyright Shay Knox
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A flood in County Clare
A flood in County Clare
Increased climate change means more flash floods could be seen in Ireland. During August 2008 there were numerous high profile floods all over the country.
Copyright the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government