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Some liverworts from a wooded ravine - Snakeskin liverwort (Conocephalum conicum) & Handsome woollywort (Trichocolea tomentella)

Yesterday the Nature Restoration Law entered into force. The countdown for member States to put together their National Restoration Plans has officially begun. Let's continue working together to restore Europe's rivers, forests, seas, wetlands & green our cities #RestoreNature

A great little hazel-wood on a very steep hillside, sandwiched between conifer plantation above, and pasture on level ground at the toe of the slope. The OS maps indicate the site has been wooded for at least a century, and probably significantly longer.

Wildflowers of Turloughs New episode of the Video Flora of Ireland with Dr Micheline Sheehy Skeffington, President of BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland m.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYA4u… Thanks to Coole Park NPWS Nature Conservation Burren National Park School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Botanic Garden

Dozens of epiphyte-clad trees bridging this narrow gorge; like some sort of fantastical pergola

The upper reaches of the River Aille Co. Clare. The watercourse cuts down through layers of soft shale and mudstone forming vertical walls until it reaches the Burren limestone below. In places, the washing action of the flow reveals the geological boundary

An article featuring the 'Return to Nature Clare Church Biodiversity Project' was covered in today's Irish Independent which highlights the biodiversity actions covered on 12 church grounds. Special thank you to Caroline O'Doherty for covering our work The Heritage Council Malcolm Noonan T.D.

Oileán Caorach (Mutton Island) Co. Clare. Ruined watch tower and cliffs at the northwest of the island

Sea pansies (Viola tricolor subspecies curtisii) along rabbit-grazed grassland. Always a delight to see. Mutton island, Co. Clare.

Devil's-bit Scabious putting on a great show, as it does this time of year.

Coastal sheets of sedimentary rock. The thicker layers are sandstone which is separated by narrow mudstone or siltstone layers. The angular boulders have broken-off due to undermining of the softer thin layers. Mutton Island, Co. Clare. (Warning: non-geologist's interpretation!)

Nice lichen-covered dry stone wall. Mostly Ramalina species (probably R. siliquosa).

A nice variety of coastal lichens. At least four species here including Ochrolechia parella, Aspicilia, Ramalina and Xanthoria species

It’s 30 years today since the I.R.A. called its initial ceasefire. Getting a peace deal took until 1998. And yes, that part of the world is still a troubled society. But it’s also seen a huge transformation from the days of the conflict — for the better. Change can happen.

The INJ Grant Scheme 2024 is open for applications from 1 Sept. to 13 Oct. 2024. The object of the INJ Grant is to encourage and support activities which will increase our knowledge of the biology and geology of the island of Ireland. See: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/

Frances Black is right - there is a legal basis to enact the OTB in Ireland. I struggle to understand how some can still oppose such a move, given the last 10 months of unending violence in Gaza and the West Bank.

Hometree day off🫣 #blurredlines #exploring #northclare

A day off well spent 🌿

Maidenhair Fern near Lisdoonvarna, growing on the wall of a gorge on shale/siltstone bedrock. Possibly the 1st record in the locality since the mid-1800's. Interesting that aforementioned record has it growing on 'the coal measures', an antiquated term for the shale geology