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More close encounters of the bird kind

WCP Staff May, 2025

This month West Cork Branch committee members Fiona O’Neill and Damaris Lysaght share their ‘best bird experiences’. Fiona’s best experience in Ireland was In the winter of 2017/18. “During the autumn of 2017, small groups of Starlings began to meet up over farmland near Timoleague, before roosting for the night […]

The rewards of a Passivhaus

Ruairi Kay May, 2025

In the second part of his article on the efficiency of design, Ruairi Kay focuses in on the gold standard for low energy building, Passivhaus. Passivhaus, or Passive House in English is a standard for low energy building that originated in Germany but is now recognised worldwide. The standard rewards […]

Dressing up asparagus

Karen Austin May, 2025

Spring has well and truly arrived. Four seasons in one day make a regular appearance and the garden is thriving. Everything in the garden is very green and there are plenty of things sprouting at both ends of the vegetable growing spectrum. The new seeds are slowly uncurling, whilst last […]

The Wandering Irish

Eugene Daly May, 2025

The Irish have always been notable travellers. A continental scholar, Walafrid Strabo, who lived over a thousand years ago, remarked that the Irish of his time were so given to wandering abroad that it was second nature to them. He had seen them coming by the shipload, monks and craftsmen […]

Fibre-fit for life

Lorraine Dufficey May, 2025

I want to start this month’s article with a question for you…how many plants are you consuming on a daily basis, a weekly basis? By plants here we can include nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains and of course fruits and vegetables. The current recommended daily fibre requirement for women is […]

Foraging for a frittata

Karen Austin April, 2025

Sunshine and rain just about guarantees everything’s going to be green. The garden is lush with kale, spinach and rocket, admittedly the best is in the tunnel but it’s all zooming ahead. The outside crops are taking off again after sitting there patiently all winter. We’ll get quite some picking […]

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