Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan have some new free resources on the Shrill Carder Bee

This rare bumblebee is known only around the Burren, with occasional sightings in areas such as south Galway.

Find out how to protect it ➡️tinyurl.com/nhkexthm

#BiodiversityWeek

Birds-foot-trefoil and Germander Speedwell making the Co Louth coast look all so pretty. #WildflowerHour BSBI Ireland

The secret to success in almost all fields is large, uninterrupted blocks of focused time.

Great timing with #BiodiversityWeek starting today as we've just now received out 50,000th record through Ireland's Citizen Science Portal in 2024.

Why not record species in your area this week using Ireland's Citizen Science Portal: records.biodiversityireland.ie

Hawthorn, geums, lilac, rhododendron, chives and Acers all having their turn to glory in the garden this week 😎 #SixOnSaturday #GardenersWorld #SaturdayVibes

Coastal conundrum: a white pink, and a pink pink that's not a pink!
Sea campion (Silene uniflora) is in the #PinkFamily , but Sea Pink or Thrift (Armeria maritima) is in Plumbaginaceae, with the sea-lavenders. BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour #wildatlanticway

It’s poppy time again … the alliums & geums are looking good too…..AND the sun is shining 😎👏!!! #SixOnSaturday #GardenersWorld #SaturdayVibes

How lucky were those who had such magnificent sightings of the Northern Lights all across Ireland last night. Totally amazing!!

Swathes of cowslips now in bloom at the Battle of the Boyne Visitors Centre Oldbridge 😊 #Wildflowers #May #biodiversity

(AL) If you discover an oiled bird, we URGE you to follow the advice below.

Oiled birds require specialist care and, while well-intentioned, any attempts to catch and/ or clean them might be more harmful than helpful.

A May Bank Holiday treat …
fish & chips from The Fisherman’s Catch in Clogherhead & the most glorious view towards mist covered Mourne Mountains sealouth Visit Louth #Louthchat

A trio of Orangetip #butterflies on Lady's smock. #wildflowerhour

With so many of the big tough Spanish bluebells around it is a joy to see the native bluebells. The surrounding fields looking pretty spectacular ablaze with rapeseed. #SixOnSaturday #SaturdayVibes #GardenersWorld

Now that the weather is warming up the Orange Tip Butterflies are back. They seem to have a liking for Red Campion and Herb Robert 😊 #FlowersOnFriday #FlowersOfTwitter #Butterflies

Bealtaine, May 1st, the traditional first day of Irish summer, stands as one of the cornerstones of the Celtic calendar, alongside Imbolc, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. Named after the Celtic deity Beal, guardian of the sun and fire, Bealtaine celebrates fertility, rejuvenation, and

the dandelight

🌸Bring flow'rs of the fairest, Bring flow'rs of the rarest, From garden and woodland…….🌸 Memories of May Altars and processions 😊 #May1st #Bealtaine

Listener Eddie Dee caught this amazing Image of a Grey Heron on the Quayside in Dungarvan drying its feathers, after getting caught in a rain shower.

Spent the day chasing the common starling around looking for the shot..... This one is not particular special but the colours on them are amazing!

Plenty to lure you out to the garden 🌱🍃 but still needing the winter woolies 🧣. Everything looks so fresh and lovely. #SixOnSaturday #GardeningTwitter #SaturdayVibes