David Smyth 🦇🌳
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social
Research Ireland PhD Student Lesser Horseshoe Bat Conservation Bioacoustics, DNA Metabarcoding & Habitat Analysis 🦇 ATU Galway 📍 Interests; Landscape Ecology, IAS, wild woodlands, rewilding, camera traps & bioacoustics Views/reposts my own He/Him
40 years of natural colonisation or passive rewilding, far from woodland seed sources. No forest trees yet, but a mosaic of shrubland, grassland & spontaneous wetland pools, very biodiverse among intensive arable & urbanisation. Great Crested Newts & Marsh Harriers. Linnets galore.
Can I ask everyone in my network to give this a boost? Share with your networks please - still looking for responses from all stakeholders
David Smyth 🦇🌳@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social · 2mo agoA colleague in the MFRC @atu-ie.bsky.social is undertaking some research on Ocean Literacy! If you are living in Ireland and interested, please follow the link below! forms.gle/DAghreNwc9g1... Please share and repost
A colleague in the MFRC @atu-ie.bsky.social is undertaking some research on Ocean Literacy! If you are living in Ireland and interested, please follow the link below! forms.gle/DAghreNwc9g1... Please share and repost
A colleague in the MFRC @atu-ie.bsky.social is undertaking some research on Ocean Literacy! If you are living in Ireland and interested, please follow the link below! forms.gle/DAghreNwc9g1... Please share and repost
Another great turnout for Green Drinks earlier this week! Thanks to Dr. Frias for speaking about his research, and to all those who joined us.
Galway friends, please join us at the next Green Drinks!
Rhodo Rangers@rhodorangers.bsky.social · 3mo agoPlease join us for next month's Green Drinks! Dr. João Frias will speak about his research on sustainable development and circular economy values in local families. Anyone who is interested in sustainability is welcome :) bit.ly/4tXdbTu
Please join us for next month's Green Drinks! Dr. João Frias will speak about his research on sustainable development and circular economy values in local families. Anyone who is interested in sustainability is welcome :) bit.ly/4tXdbTu
Reminder that our next Green Drinks is fast approaching! Register @ bit.ly/4tXdbTu
Galway Green Drinks-June2026
Green Drinks is a fun gathering for anyone working, volunteering, studying or just interested in environmental issues.
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Rhodo Rangers@rhodorangers.bsky.social · 3mo agoPlease join us for next month's Green Drinks! Dr. João Frias will speak about his research on sustainable development and circular economy values in local families. Anyone who is interested in sustainability is welcome :) bit.ly/4tXdbTu
What an absolute pleasure to spend a few hours showing David Smyth (director of the @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social) around some of the farm's rainforest yesterday. We had SO much to talk about, it felt like minutes rather than hours. He'll just have to come for longer the next time!
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📣 Funded* #PhD position (4 years) Wood #Ant #conservation project in Ireland🐜 @maynoothuniversity.ie Application close: 3 June 2026 More info: dirilgenecology.com/contact/ - @muresearch.bsky.social | @mu-gra25.bsky.social | @maynooth-bgs.bsky.social | * @npwsireland.bsky.social #findaphd
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Join the Terrestrial Ecology Lab VacanciesOPEN [closing 3 June 2026] PhD: Irish wood ant conservation project (4 years) Postdoctoral ResearchersReach out to me if you are interested in pursuing sup…
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Common Cow-wheat, Melampyrum pratense, starting to come into flower on Keston Common. A fascinating hemiparisitic plant (in this case growing on Oak) which uses ants to disperse its seeds. 🐜
If you're over on Instagram, you can follow my doodling and other image-based nonsense here www.instagram.com/ciaraioch
Deer impacts on woodland dynamics - does anyone know of a good systematic review of the evidence? Noting that survivorship of tree seedlings & saplings is only partial evidence for impacts on tree community dynamics
90% sure I found a record of a mape Ixodes vespertilionis in a subterranean Lesser hibernation roost in Mayo a few weeks back. 3 old previous records in Ireland in different county so a nice record if I can get it accepted.
REMINDER: our next Green Drinks will feature a great talk for anyone interested in learning about renewable energy & storage options in Ireland, & financial supports available. The need to switch to renewables has only grown with the latest oil crisis, so come learn how to make it happen!
Rhodo Rangers@rhodorangers.bsky.social · 5mo agoExcited to announce registration is now open for the next Green Drinks-please join us if you can (and share with anyone who might be interested)! Also please note our new location, Screene's on the Square. Registration: bit.ly/4seelK2
🦇Call for Abstracts! The National Bat Conference 2026 will take place 11-13 September 2026 at the University of Warwick and we're looking for abstracts. Abstracts should be submitted using the abstract submission form on this page: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con... by end of April 2026. Please share
Call for Abstracts - National Bat Conference - Bat Conservation Trust
The National Bat Conference 2026 will take place 11-13 September 2026 at the University of Warwick, bringing together bat enthusiasts from across the co...
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Kate McAney will be joining the Lough Carra Catchment Association for a talk on ‘The Secret Life of the Lesser Horseshoe Bats — why they matter to Lough Carra and the Catchment' 8pm, 31 March 2026 Partry Community Centre, County Mayo, F12 KF86 All are welcome
First swallow of year seen Monday! Forgot to post!
Delighted to get to attend the 11th Bat Conference in Belfast, hosted by Bat Conservation Ireland. Got to see all the work and meet all the people! Presented two talks on PhD research and delighted to win best student talk!
Excited to announce registration is now open for the next Green Drinks-please join us if you can (and share with anyone who might be interested)! Also please note our new location, Screene's on the Square. Registration: bit.ly/4seelK2
🦇We're Hiring! 🦢 Research Assistant position at ATU to determine the feasibility of establishing a radio receiver (Motus) network in Ireland for migrating bats and birds March 26th deadline! www.atu.ie/connect/jobs... @atu-ie.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @shrewgod.bsky.social
One day of (partial) sunshine in the field and you forget all the things you give out about! This is a special ALEW site of national importance that will hopefully be bursting with life again in a few years. We just need to get moving on official org/charity set up for RR!
Rhodo Rangers@rhodorangers.bsky.social · 6mo agoDespite sporadic showers, we were quite productive yesterday! We removed rhodo from ~ .6 acres, and we're slowly but sure surely turning the map pink 💪🏽
Despite sporadic showers, we were quite productive yesterday! We removed rhodo from ~ .6 acres, and we're slowly but sure surely turning the map pink 💪🏽
Big thanks to our own Rhodo Ranger @scottbastow.bsky.social for speaking at last night's Green Drinks! He shared his knowledge of bats and ways we can help protect them from the many threats they face.
