Green Spaces For Health

Green Spaces for Health is a city wide community led initiative. We recognise the profound benefits to our health when we reconnect with the natural world.

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

We were so delighted to welcome members of Cork Queer Nature Collective yesterday for a fantastic meitheal in the garden. Their energy, care, and willingness to get stuck into every task made a huge difference, and so much great work was achieved together.A heartfelt thank you.

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

Another glorious day in the community garden 🌱🌱🌱

[Green Spaces For Health @greenspacescork]

Dr Mary Bourke is delivering a public presentation on Monday, May 18 @ 10am Millenium Hall.
All are welcome. This will appeal to those who love rivers & want practical alternatives to culverts & for those who want to know about these alternatives.
@corkcitycouncil @TDrisheen

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I join Amnesty International in condemning #Eurovision and call everyone with a conscience not to watch it.
BIG THANK YOU to the 5 countries who withdrew from the competition:
Iceland!
Ireland!
Netherlands!
Slovenia!
Spain!

Put Apartheid out of our lives.

[Mouse Donegal @MouseDonegal]

This is why we shouldn't just be cutting down all our ash trees.

[Green Spaces For Health @greenspacescork]

German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs https://t.co/xMPl8CtdFa

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

We’ve started installing our Gridmat pathways around our community garden to improve accessibility for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility 🌿
Thanks so much our our Community Warden Arthur for his trojan work today, and to Denis on his digger.

[Green Spaces For Health @greenspacescork]

Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting? – The Irish Times https://t.co/SHSKdk1b9O

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

Many hands working together on Saturday, we planted in Oliver’s & Stella's tomato's, and started a willow fence which was so much fun, & shared a delicious lunch. Here’s to all the small moments that make this place special.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Rep. @AOC: Have you ever participated in a meeting with Bayer to discuss the legal issues the company was facing about glyphosate?

Lee Zeldin: That topic did not come up

AOC: You're certain they didn't bring up anything?

Zeldin: 100%, absolutely

AOC: Okay. I would like to submit to the record some internal emails to the EPA. We have documentation here

[Ban Blood Sports @banbloodsports]

Ireland: Ban Fox Hunting. Help save foxes from the most appalling animal cruelty. Join the campaign for a ban https://t.co/cMGL47CxW7 #Ireland #AnimalCruelty #BanFoxHunting 💚🦊

[Ban Blood Sports @banbloodsports]

"Fox hunting is a cruel and barbaric activity that is a relic of a different era when we had colonial gentlemen ruling this country. It's better to leave some traditions behind and fox hunting is one of them" - Senator Chris Andrews https://t.co/tKNH3ry30o #Ireland #BanFoxHunting

[Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre]

With one species coming into flower and the other one starting to go over locally, here's a quick tip to help with ID:

Blackthorn flowers before it get leaves (First Pic)
While Hawthorn has leaves before it comes into flower (Second Pic)

[Ethical Farming Ireland @ethicalfarmIE]

Whilst Ireland is sending male dairy calves on long, arduous journeys to veal farms in the Netherlands and beyond, in other parts of the world something groundbreaking is happening 💚
Yes this is a dairy farm. Yes there is a better way of doing things 🐮 #dairy #calfatfoot

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

Togher Community Market Garden is very grateful for the continued support of the Bons Secours Hospital.
We are delighted to be working alongside the hospital’s Environment Group as part of our shared commitment to sustainability and caring for our local environment. 1 of 2

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

Got a few job done in the garden today in between the showers. Everything is growing so fast, but we are waiting for the last of the frost to plant out, wishing for the sunshine ☀️☀️☀️ back again on Saturday 🌱🌱 @greenspacescork @CommunityGrdns

[Green Spaces For Health @greenspacescork]

@Rainmaker1973 @MouseDonegal Wish we could do that here

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In Scotland, new rules are being introduced to require “swift bricks” in new buildings, a small change that creates nesting spaces and helps birds coexist with urban life.

[Ó Foghlú @rayofoghlu]

This is in an special area of conservation.

The ground is already saturated, its currently lashing rain, and weather warnings in for whole weekend.

Tanker after tanker going out.

Why not just put it straight in the river and be done with it!

[Togher Community Garden @GardenTogher]

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Garden this morning, your hard work, teamwork, and great spirit made all the difference. We got everything secured just before Storm David rolled in ⛈️
Moments like this really show the strength of our community 🌱