08/10/2026
field studies 🌱
from a leitrim hedgerow point of view. view on the wall this afternoon, after walking along hegderows in the rain, looking though the vegetation to the field beyond, to the crows feeding from the wet land. thinking about this time of year, the threats to nature, the lore of the jewels in the hedgerows, crows and the hands off nature campaign. Have you heard about the Hands off nature campaign. Please sign the petition on links up on Irish Wildlife Trust An Taisce
Nearly a million people have already signed and said: ✋ HANDS OFF NATURE! These demands will be taken directly to the EU Commissioner for Environment!
Help by making this message impossible to ignore. Sign the petition before it closes on 20 October: https://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/advocacy-policy/campaigns/handsoffnature/
‘Powerful polluting industries and their political allies are dismantling Europe’s environmental laws - trading our health and future for profit and power. These reckless attacks threaten our clean drinking water, safe food, fresh air, and healthy nature. They fuel pollution linked to cancer, respiratory diseases, and other serious health risks - all decided behind closed doors without our consent.
We demand that our European leaders defend the laws that protect people and nature, not bow to polluters and vested interests.
Because when nature’s protections are weakened, everyone pays the price, including our kids and future generations.
This is a choice: the health of 450 million Europeans vs. short-term gains for a few.
Sign now. Don’t let polluters speak for you. Give nature a voice!’
https://iwt.ie/what-we-do/hands-off-nature/.
