Nice also to have spotted a pine marten and any amount of speedy iora rua and fieldmice in the woods. No grey squirrels this side of the Gweebarra (5/5)
The greens, golds, teals, purples and browns of regenerating conifers, hollies, willows, rowans and birches backed by an ancient oak wood at dusk in West Donegal today๐
The surrounding blanket bogs in the Derryveagh Mountains are among the most extensive in Ireland. Small scale turf cutting continues within the park and large areas show signs of harvesting in the past. These pools were teeming with life in the heat. (End)
Brilliant week in @GlenveaghPark with the Bridge House Education Centre conducting water habitat surveys, bog studies, learning about the ancient woodlands and invasive species management ๐งต
Electrofishing traps revealed some population of juvenile salmon and eel above Lough Veagh. Fish counters are helping Inland Fisheries monitor populations. Salmon runs this year were up on previous years. River pollution from intensification and warming seas biggest challenges...