COBH EDITION 19TH DECEMBER - DIGITAL VERSION

Spare a thought for the homeless - we can all play a little part in
helping them !
Cork Simon Community would greatly welcome any of the following items; no matter how
small, it all helps.
Sleeping bags, duvets, bed linen, blankets, towels, hats, scarves and gloves. Non-perishable
foods, tinned & packet soups, tinned fish, rice, jams, tea, coffee, sugar, cocoa, porridge,
cereals, jelly, tinned fruit, ketchup, brown sauce etc.
Cleaning products, washing liquid, soap, bleach, disinfectant, toilet cleaners, toilet rolls,
j-cloths, toothpaste, toothbrushes, scouring pads, refuse-bags etc.
For convenience, items can be dropped off at Cobh Motor Mart, Glenanaar Place, or
Carrignafoy Community College, and all items will be delivered directly to Cork Simon, as
they accumulate, before Christmas.
Thanking you sincerely for your generous response in previous years.
Breda O’Donovan
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Fota Wildlife Park is calling on your help to record
hibernating ladybirds!
Fota Wildlife Park in partnership with University College Cork, School of Biological, Earth
and Environmental Sciences are managing a citizen science research project on ‘The status,
threats, protection and conservation of ladybirds in Ireland’. The project is funded by Fota
Wildlife Park and the Irish Research Council. It is a citizen science project which means that
the public is needed to get involved by sending their ladybird photographs and information to
ladybird@fotawildlife.ie.
A crucial part of this project involves the study of hibernating ladybirds which is occurring at
this time of the year. Fota Wildlife Park are asking the public, whether at home, in their gardens
or out and about, to help by photographing and documenting any ladybirds they find.
Gill Weyman, research scholar said “This is an important project on a critical species and the
knowledge gained from this project will contribute to the national understanding of ladybirds
and their ecology. Areas to look for ladybirds hibernating include: trees, fences, sheds or
around window sills in buildings.”
The information gathered will also help map the distribution of the Harlequin ladybird, which
is an invasive ladybird species that was first recorded in 2009 in Co. Antrim.
If you are in your garden, going for a walk or at work and you see a ladybird:
Leave it on the plant/place that you found it.
Take a photo.
Make a note of where it is, date, time, description.
Email the information to ladybird@fotawildlife.ie
Photographs are very important as they help to verify records.
If you are unsure about anything, help is at hand on www.biology.ie where there are identification
guides or email ladybird@fotawildlife.ie for advice and further information.
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