Maith sibh!

On Sark before BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland #AnnualSummerMeeting on Guernsey. Flora absolute delight of Red Campion Silene dioica a riot of pink alongside Oxeye daisies Leucanthemum vulgare or majestic foxgloves Digitalis purpurea & the intense blue of Sheep's bit Jasione montana #WildflowerHour

Last few photos 📸 of the museum. Aquarium to follow....

Had a lovely Saturday afternoon visiting Bolton museum and aquarium. They had a fine collection of art, a great Egyptology display, lots on the industrial history of Bolton and a small natural history display. The aquarium has been the first in the world to captively breed many

Great to see that Bianconi, a pioneer in Irish transport infrastructure, is so appropriately remembered

Oisín agus Niamh💚✨️ #tírnanóg #Ireland #art #ealaín

In old Irish Brehon law they wrote the bee-judgements, 'bechbretha'! These covered all sorts of issues such as what to do if bees trespassed (!), how to decide who owned bees, how to punish bee or honey theft & how much honey a beekeeper should offer neighbours! #WorldBeeDay 🐝🍯

Such an exciting find by my son this week,whilst we were out exploring cliffs on the Antrim coast. Mountain avens! Several large patches of it on very inaccessible ground. This is only the 2nd record for this plant in the county. #wildflowerhour

What a weekend! Intricacies of bedrock and glacial history of Clare Island elaborated by Prof Pete Coxon TCD Geography & Koen Verbruggen Director Geological Survey IE. Saturday typical Wild Atlantic Way weather; Sunday Mediterranean-like. Thank you @Clare_Island for the céad míle fáilte

'Meet me on Clare Island' for a Galway Geological Association field trip with Dr Pete Coxon #Quaternary guru! Thanks Michael O'Connell for organising. Learning lots in a beautiful place & Stunning Clare Isl Lighthouse
#Glaciation #Holocene #ClimateChange
Visit Mayo Clare Island

9th century primer by Irish student at Reichenau monastery written in insular script. Text on left (middle) is an Irish spell & under that story of an Irish monk & his cat, Pangur Ban. Amazing exhibition of treasures from Reichenau in Constance - full of Irish connections.🤩

Come join me for a night of Pint of Science IE on wednesday at 7pm Hole in the Wall. My talk, Big Ocean, Big Tech, will give you insight on the EirOOS: Irish Ocean Observing System marine technology we deploy from #IMDBON data buoys to #ARGO Argo Ireland floats.

Mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) on a forestry trackway in East Clare.. an unexpected find given the surrounding acid geology. Probably brought from the Burren in limestone gravel used to lay the roads

I don’t normally approve of sweeties beside the checkout but in this case … thanks to all at ⁦Hodges Figgis⁩ for a fabulous display.

Very tough day for Ulster Wildlife today as we said goodbye to our CEO. Support from our environmental colleagues has been overwhelming and all the messages a lovely tribute to an irreplaceable force for nature. Stopped on the way home for a quiet moment in the bluebells

#Ballyvaughan valley a sight to behold particularly in good weather. The valley opens to #GalwayBay ; limestone terraces at W & E sides rise to 300m. There is a long farming history, esp. #IronAge , #Medieval & recent. Landmarks: Newtown castle (16C) & Martello tower (early 19C)