NatureNorthWest is a nature education provider based in the North West of Ireland.
Donegal, Ireland
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The beauty of Lough Swilly in winter. Cormorants on the way to their night roost, you can hear their wingbeats. #biodiversity #cormorant #Donegal
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Ling, bell and cross-leafed heathers in a beautiful little patch of bog that popped with colour, near Ramelton, Nth ##Donegal this week for #wildflowerhour
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Devils-bit scabious, bog asphodel and some bell heather high in the hills of #Donegal this morning, with a very shiny new queen bee for this weeks #wildflowerhour
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Equinox, 12/12 light and dark, small tortoiseshell or Ruán beag still on the wing. They’ll soon be hibernating. #donegal #pollinator
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‘Are there any eels in the River Lennon?’ I’m often asked. This fine sized otter caught two within a few minutes this morning at Ramelton, Nth. #donegal. Always worth looking over the wall after school bus drop-off! #otter #mammals #biodiversity
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Spindle tree overlooking Kinnegar bay, Lough Swilly, Nth #donegal. I haven't come across any other spindles this far north...
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Huge numbers of heather flies high up in Nth Fanad, Co. Donegal today. Great to see so many insects. #pollinator
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As part of @HeritageWeek, LAWPRO joined @nature_west and @InlandFisherIE for an exciting event in Glenties, Co. Donegal.
Attendees learned about biodiversity, bugs living in the river, and took part in an excellent guided walk.
A huge thank you all involved.
#HeritageWeek2025
ALT Guided walk taking place as part of Heritage Week event in Glenties, Co. Donegal.
ALT Example of the biodiversity enhancing project completed by the Inland Fisheries Ireland team.
ALT Visitors examining the kick sample from the Owenea.
ALT Close up of a macroinvertebrate.
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A few giant woodwasps floating high above Fanad, nth #Donegal last night, at Murren hill.
Check out our events page, plenty of nature walks across the county for #HeritageWeek, looking for these characters and others.
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Beautiful horn head, nth #donegal, unique Machair dune system, only found in Ireland and Scotland. Such great farm management. #pollinators #invertebrates @LIFEonMachair
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Always someone watching when you’re out and about… #machair #invertebrates
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Beautiful #Machair habitat wander yesterday at Magheragallon, west #donegal. The dunes are showing off! @LIFEonMachair
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Tough choices but possibly my favourite sand-dune flower, the stunning harebells. At gorgeous, very busy Marble hill beach, Nth #donegal @LIFEonMachair #sanddunes
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Stunningly beautiful in their own way…
Moon and compass jellyfish washed up at Portsalon beach, Nth #donegal today.
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Some fine pest control happening in our long grasses today. Our army of soldier beetles out hunting for aphids.
Tune into @highlandradio tomorrow at 2pm to listen to our latest nature discussions…
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Check out these super gardens next time your in #Donegal #pollinators #Biodiversity
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