Curlews - once an iconic sound in our wetlands - are close to extinction. Owen Murphy and Breeding Waders are fighting back to protect habitats and hold on to our curlew population #LoveBogs vimeo.com/1222523678?s...

Owen Murphy - Breeding Waders - Cornafulla Bog, Roscommon

Owen Murphy is Senior Project Manager with Breeding Waders EIP - and we met him recently when he was doing a public talk about bird wildlife and the Shannon Callows and Cornafulla Bog during the Bog B...

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@sineadnico.bsky.social and I popped down the road for a gorgeous session with the #offalynaturalistsfieldclub watching the swallows (and a bonus sedge warbler!) being ringed at Pallas Lake, before they head off this autumn. Thank you to bird ringer Declan Manley and all involved at Offaly Heritage

As #BogBothy settles into its final 2026 stop, we look back at the fantastic community engagement led by the Cornafulla Micro Reserve team. It's truly inspiring how a place to gather & even a small team can pull a community together to experience the bog in new ways! @tocharstories.bsky.social

We're very sorry in @tocharstories.bsky.social to see the passing of a lovely gentleman with a big heart -Gerry Rushe from Mountbellew men's shed - we had the pleasure of meeting and recording with him last year in Galway soundcloud.com/athena-media...

We tend to think of bogs as dangerous places — landscapes where you can lose your way, disappear into the monotonous mist, or become trapped in deep peat. But for centuries, bogs also offered something remarkably valuable: Refuge 1/ 🧵

We're very sorry in @tocharstories.bsky.social to see the passing of a lovely gentleman with a big heart -Gerry Rushe from Mountbellew men's shed - we had the pleasure of meeting and recording with him last year in Galway soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Letting late summer weeds grow could help honeybees when they find it most challenging to gather nectar, according to new research in @funecology.bsky.social

Christy Wright - a lovely gentleman we met in Milltownpass when the Bog Bothy was there - shares a little of his life and his memories of turf cutting. Christy is a volunteer with Milltownpass Tidy Towns - who hosted the Bog Bothy in June. soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Christy Wright, Milltownpass Bog, Westmeath

Christy Wright is a sprightly 83 year old - volunteering with Milltownpass Tidy Towns, we met when the Bog Bothy, that wonderful yellow and blue bog Tardis landed in Milltownpass Bog for May and June

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Christy Wright - a lovely gentleman we met in Milltownpass when the Bog Bothy was there - shares a little of his life and his memories of turf cutting. Christy is a volunteer with Milltownpass Tidy Towns - who hosted the Bog Bothy in June. soundcloud.com/athena-media...

Christy Wright, Milltownpass Bog, Westmeath

Christy Wright is a sprightly 83 year old - volunteering with Milltownpass Tidy Towns, we met when the Bog Bothy, that wonderful yellow and blue bog Tardis landed in Milltownpass Bog for May and June

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Distillation at the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac on Saturday - via @tocharstories.bsky.social and Luke Casserly vimeo.com/1219874444?s...

Luke Casserly's Distillation, Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Offaly August 15 2026

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Distillation at the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac on Saturday - via @tocharstories.bsky.social and Luke Casserly vimeo.com/1219874444?s...

Luke Casserly's Distillation, Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Offaly August 15 2026

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How we spent our Sunday - the Bog Bothy has now landed in Cloontuskert, Roscommon and will be there for the coming month ...we were there for the launch #loveBogs @communitywetlands.bsky.social vimeo.com/1219586576?s...

The Bog Bothy at Cloontuskert, Co Roscommon

The Bog Bothy, the IAF and 12th Field peatlands communities engagement project, is on tour Summer 2026 with support from Tóchar Wetlands Restoration. Its final stop this Summer is in Cloontuskert with...

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Brilliant weekend working with @tocharstories.bsky.social in Kilcormac, Offaly on Saturday co-hosting Luke Casserly's Distillation theatre piece - powerfully received in a village that has been shaped by Bord na Móna #Regeneration #PeoplePlacesNature

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what a weekend, Saturday in Kilcormac Offaly with Luke Casserly 's Distillation and Sunday at the launch of Bog Bothy in Cloontuskert Roscommon. First up a glimpse of Distillation at the Fiesta Hall @tinaclaffey.bsky.social (check out Melissa Casey's sweater!) @shirleynature.bsky.social

How we spent our Sunday - the Bog Bothy has now landed in Cloontuskert, Roscommon and will be there for the coming month ...we were there for the launch #loveBogs @communitywetlands.bsky.social vimeo.com/1219586576?s...

The Bog Bothy at Cloontuskert, Co Roscommon

The Bog Bothy, the IAF and 12th Field peatlands communities engagement project, is on tour Summer 2026 with support from Tóchar Wetlands Restoration. Its final stop this Summer is in Cloontuskert with...

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what a weekend, Saturday in Kilcormac Offaly with Luke Casserly 's Distillation and Sunday at the launch of Bog Bothy in Cloontuskert Roscommon. First up a glimpse of Distillation at the Fiesta Hall @tinaclaffey.bsky.social (check out Melissa Casey's sweater!) @shirleynature.bsky.social

what a weekend, Saturday in Kilcormac Offaly with Luke Casserly 's Distillation and Sunday at the launch of Bog Bothy in Cloontuskert Roscommon. First up a glimpse of Distillation at the Fiesta Hall @tinaclaffey.bsky.social (check out Melissa Casey's sweater!) @shirleynature.bsky.social

Bog lovers! Please share your favorite peaty image or a photo of your favorite peatland. Not only are bogs a global carbon powerhouse, but they are incredibly beautiful and other-worldly. Let’s show them off.

💜National Heritage Week 2026💜

Such a stunning little day flying moth, the Six Spot Burnet moth. Those six scarlet red spots are hard to miss! Resting on beautiful Knapweed. What a regal creature ❤️ @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social

Handful of free tickets available for Luke Casserly's beautiful bog inspired show - Distillation -in the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Offaly this Saturday - hosted by @tocharstories.bsky.social - link in story below if you are interested #spéirghorm

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Join us on Saturday for Luke Casserly's Distillation performances in the lovely Fiesta Hall Kilcormac, Offaly - tickets via the eventbrite in the story - performances 12 noon and 2.30pm - couple of tickets left and a waiting list operating www.tocharwetlands.ie/community-st.... (Free tickets!)

Join us on Saturday for Luke Casserly's Distillation performances in the lovely Fiesta Hall Kilcormac, Offaly - tickets via the eventbrite in the story - performances 12 noon and 2.30pm - couple of tickets left and a waiting list operating www.tocharwetlands.ie/community-st.... (Free tickets!)

Tóchar brings Luke Casserly’s Distillation show to the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Co. Offaly, August 15th - Tóchar Wetlands

By Helen Shaw If part of our work in Tóchar Stories is about mapping people’s changing relationship with the bogland […]

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Nature's star 🌟 Wild Carrot in bloom 💕 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @claireissimo.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social

We're hosting Luke Casserly's Distillation in the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Aug 15 :shows are booked but join waitlist if you want to join us? We've just opened it. www.eventbrite.com/cc/luke-cass... #LoveBogs #Offaly @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tinaclaffey.bsky.social @rachelmurphy.bsky.social

Luke Casserly Distillation, Fiesta Hall

Join us at one of the performances by Luke Casserly of his show Distillation - a bog-inspired sensory experience playfully capturing our changing relationship with the bog

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The sphagnum mosses are grateful for this deluge of rain after such a long dry spell... holding over 20 times their own weight in water, they are life giving natural sponges ❤️ @sphagnums.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social

We're hosting Luke Casserly's Distillation in the Fiesta Hall, Kilcormac, Aug 15 :shows are booked but join waitlist if you want to join us? We've just opened it. www.eventbrite.com/cc/luke-cass... #LoveBogs #Offaly @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tinaclaffey.bsky.social @rachelmurphy.bsky.social

Luke Casserly Distillation, Fiesta Hall

Join us at one of the performances by Luke Casserly of his show Distillation - a bog-inspired sensory experience playfully capturing our changing relationship with the bog

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*Job Vacancy* The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are now accepting applications for the position of Conservation and Education Officer. Full details can be found by visiting www.ipcc.ie. Deadline for applications 21st August 2026.

Enjoyed the writers workshop last weekend. This space provides timelessness and perspective. Many thoughts and ideas triggered.

Sometimes you need to get a bird's eye view to see the magnificence of the bog - particularly at Cornafulla #Roscommon vimeo.com/1211827881?s... #LoveBogs

The Bog Bothy at Cornafulla Micro Reserve, Co. Roscommon

The Bog Bothy is on tour with Summer with support from Tóchar Wetlands Restoration. It is being hosted until August 9th by the Cornafulla Micro Reserve group, a community of local custodians of the bo...

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If you are around Athlone you're not far from Bog Bothy in Cornafulla; check out some of the public events. This is our story about a day there, meeting volunteers taking care of the landscape and its wildlife. #whooperSwans winter there!. www.tocharwetlands.ie/blog/bog-bot... #BogBothy #LiveBogs

Bog Bothy Summer Days at Cornafulla, Co Roscommon - Tóchar Wetlands

By Helen Shaw, Tóchar Stories There is something about wandering down a field in a flourishing bog and suddenly happening […]

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It was such a pleasure to photograph the rare Pipewort wildflower in the heart of Connemara, at the edge of a bog pool. Its little spherical head mesmerising when viewed from the top! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social