Irish Semi-natural Grasslands
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Semi-natural grasslands, & the farming systems which maintain them - for biodiversity, ecosystem services & rural communities. #GreatIrishGrasslands. 💜Gaeilge
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A visit to #Sheskinmore nature reserve #Donegal ,never disappoints! So many #butterflies & #moth s Always a thrill to see Narrow bordered bee hawkmoth, Small blue, Marsh frit caterpillar & Cinnabar #moth freshly emerged. #invertebrates
Jack really did go to bed at noon!
Goatsbeard (Tragopogon pratensis), on a roadside verge in Co Longford.
BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour Ciaran Bruton Biodiversity Ireland #Asteraceae
If you want to see what dairy farmers are doing for biodiversity in 🇮🇪there are 4 farming walks coming up hosted by Farming For Nature. Check them out ⬇️
Positive signs of change!
Well done to Gas Networks Ireland on their biodiversity improvement plan in their Bride valley site. Over 300 mixed native hedgerow plants, 60 native trees, pond, wildflower meadow, log piles, etc. This replaces 20 non-native Cypress trees and manicured management
Some lovely Briza media (Quaking Grass) now in flower at an old quarry outside Moycullen! One of my favourite grasses! Juniperus communis also beginning to take in limestone areas! BotanyPlantScience Irish Semi-natural Grasslands
Really lovely day botanising w Paul Green & BSBI Ireland crew in #Wexford at wkend. Walked the dunes and grasslands if Ballyteige Burrows. So many rare and uncommon plants! 😍
Oonagh Duggan Phoebe O'Brien BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Notice Nature Ireland National Parks and Wildlife Service
Delighted to announce that not one, but TWO Aquatic Plant Days for the 2024 BSBI Targeted Aquatic Plant Project Field Meetings are underway in Limerick (VCH8). Book your space below. Leading with the amazing Paul Green and Nick Stewart. BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
A wonderful start to Burren in Bloom🌸🌿 our huge thanks to the event leaders from last weekend who shared their time, skills & stories with us -Edwina Guckian , John Carrig of The Barn Owl Project 🇮🇪, Jaqueline Dale Whiteman of Burren College of Art, Maria Long & Phoebe O'Brien
We had a fantastic day at Plant Heath 2024 @DAFM #planthealth4life talking all things plant health, import, exports, biosecurity. A super line up of speakers and panelists. Pippa Hackett Teagasc National Parks and Wildlife Service Maria Long Dónall Flanagan Aisling B Reilly Noeleen Food and Agriculture Organization
Early Purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) growing on an old wall near the coast at Fermoyle, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry. Unusual to see orchids as walls flora! BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
And so the #GrasslandsTrail was 'locally launched' as part of the Burrenbeo Trust #BurrenInBloom festival this Monday, w a large group for a walk & talk at #SlieveCarran , in Burren National Park
Great folk, Qs, plants & scenery!
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Phoebe O'Brien National Parks and Wildlife Service Notice Nature Ireland
I honestly didn't know where to start with all my photos from Sunday's visit to the well-known Kent Wildlife Trust Green-winged Orchid site, Marden Meadows. Thousands of plants showing a wonderful variation in colour. It was a real bank holiday treat to spend time with them. 😍
Spent the day in the best of company celebrating Bealtaine on the Burren. Thanks to all that came along, sang, danced & shared their traditions. Turas is Burrenbeo Trust Creative Climate Action project supported by Creative Ireland reconnecting the Burren community with land & nature
Every month we share some quick nature friendly tips on the farm. Help us to create a rich calendar of tips to support and celebrate farming for nature. Leave a tip in the comments or email [email protected]
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