Environment - West Cork People

West Cork residents call for proper legislation around noisy activities like rock-breaking

WCP Staff December, 2023

Many associate the countryside with peace and quiet, with fresh air and birdsong, with rest and relaxation: It’s what draws so many people to West Cork. But the countryside is also a working place which has its own cycle of ploughing, planting and harvesting; the sight and smell of hay […]

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Launch of biodiversity activity book as young voices heard

Mary O'Brien November, 2023

Fiach O Donoghue, (11), from Courtmacsherry, is one of a group of young people, whose call for action on biodiversity loss has been heeded by the government. One year after the inaugural Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, where a group of children and teenagers, aged between seven […]

Brent Goose – a winter visitor

WCP Staff November, 2023

This month, committee member and National Parks and Wildlife Ranger, Dave Rees writes about one of our winter visitors, the Brent Goose. One of the true sounds of the winter for me is the sound of a flock of Brent Geese quietly grazing on the edge of one of our […]

In defence of the octopus

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman November, 2023

I once received a postcard from a friend in Greece which showed a fisherman bashing an octopus against a pier wall. Jane Grigson wrote, in her excellent ‘Fish Cookery’, that fishermen in the Mediterranean insist an octopus has to be beaten 99 times before it is fit for the pot. I […]

West Cork woman takes her message on climate change to the streets

WCP Staff November, 2023

What spurs people into action? For Bridget Sheeran, finds Moze Jacobs, it was a wonderful moment: becoming a grandmother. Bridget Sheeran is no stranger to the phenomenon of birth and the processes that surround it. For over 30 years, she was a midwife (with an MSc in Midwifery from Trinity […]

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Mapping a greener tomorrow for Ballydehob

WCP Staff November, 2023

Cork Nature Network, in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland, is pleased to announce a Community Information and Consultation event for the development of the Ballydehob Biodiversity Action Plan on Saturday November 11, from 2pm in Ballydehob Community Hall. A biodiversity action plan is a strategic document that outlines specific actions […]

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