There is a lot of talk today about our connection with nature and how, in both rural and urban areas, we need to find ways to reconnect and see the importance of wild spaces for wildlife and for us. Picking and gathering wild plants for food is a literal connection: […]
Environment
Irish company VivaGreen, known for its innovative and environmentally friendly products, has launched new personal care products with the help of Irish broadcaster and entrepreneur Anna Daly, who shares VivaGreen’s commitment to sustainability. VivaGreen has expanded its existing Tru Eco range of eco-friendly laundry and household cleaners for the first […]
In collaboration with CHERIS – Community Home Energy Renovation Information Service – a pilot programme and partnership between Retrokit, The Wheel and The Ludgate Hub, to support home energy upgrades in West Cork; West Cork People is launching a ‘Retrofit’ column in the May issue. This ongoing column will be […]
Lisa Scarff has an eye for the wondrous nature that surrounds us and she captures it so well as Moze Jacobs finds out. “I have my camera with me at all times to record butterflies, moths, flowers, landscapes,” says Lisa. No better place than Sheep’s Head, overlooking Bantry Bay, where […]
by Nicholas Mitchell You may remember that our article in the February edition was about that being a good time to start listening to and learning the birdsong of our resident birds, such as Blackbird, Song Thrush, Great Tit and so on. If you have been out and about and […]
April has been a month focused on biodiversity, both with the launch of the Biodiversity Loss Report by the Citizens’ Assembly and with some recent trips across the vast constituency of Ireland South from Bray to the Blasket Islands. Having the ability to step out into nature this month and […]