Brilliant to find Wild Clary on the bridge at Duncannon, Wexford today. Thought to had died out from the site in 2014 when 1 plant was seen on the dunes. bsbi

.FarmingWithNature-BRIDE Project gets special commendation in The RDS Rural Innovation Award for its work to improve biodiversity on farmland. 👏👏👏

At 6 p.m. on Sunday, 5 May, listeners to the Lyric Feature will hear the first episode of 'Feather and Flock', a series by Anja Murray and Brían Mac Gloinn. Anja & I will talk about cuckoos and cuckooflowers.Biodiversity Ireland wildflowerhour

We had a great turnout for our first meeting on Inis Mor. And a rarity, Pyramidal Bugle Ajuga pyrimidalis was spotted on the day. This beauty is part of the rare plant monitoring scheme for biodiversity data centre.

Great trip to #ScreenHillsSAC in Wexford. Visited National Parks and Wildlife Service-owned land & private.

Really unique site - sand hills w acidic grassland & heath, & in betw, small lakes at every stage of succession! Lots rare plants!

Super example of Kettle & Kame

Conservation actions planned

Can't wait to showcase a #GreatIrishGrassland from the #GrasslandsTrail during #BurrenInBloom !

Burrenbeo Trust Phoebe O'Brien Burren National Park All-Ireland Pollinator Plan National Parks and Wildlife Service Notice Nature Ireland

#SlieveCarranNatureReserve

There's a job of work to educate ppl abt the diversity of habitats in 🇮🇪, many of internatl value, & the species they support. Most habs degraded, restoration essential w/owner support & €€. New KY Nat Park inclds pt of Brandon SAC+Nature Reserve, habitat info⬇️restoration key

Carex pendula, naturalised garden escape. (Not from my garden, I've no room for such a beast.) #wildflowerhour

Finally the sun came out and it's been three days of wildflowers here in Ireland. Early purple orchids are flourishing, as are Ramsons in huge quantities, seen here snuggling up with non-native American Skunk Cabbage #wildflowerhour

#BSBISpringConference
Collection of main dandelion groups. Now is the time to get out and learn some

#BSBISpringConference . Next up, a talk by Phoebe O'Brien, discussing the different invasive plant species that occur in Ireland. Lots of lovely talks today! BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

#BSBISpringConference kicking off with the first talk. Clare Heardman talking about rare and interesting plants of West Cork. Looking forward to the day! BSBI Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Delighted to be at #BSBISpringConference today! Can't wait for all the talks!

Inspiring talk by Donncha Ó Catháin on refinding Fern records in Clare from old historic records. Gr8 example of refinding Killarney Fern recorded by botanist Corry frm 1880 who sadly died at age of 23 out in field 😞. Refinds can tell us abt change. #BSBISpringConference

.Paul Green explaining about using an underwater drone to survey aquatic plants which has been the subject of much curiosity of farmers who’d like a drone to count cows! Must have been pretty wet in those areas. #BSBISpringConference

Fascinating talk by Philip Keena from ATU MFRC using underwater drones to survey for aquatic plants & finding rare charophytes w/Cillian Roden in Connemara. #BSBISpringConference

Some fantastic aquatic-themed talks at #BSBISpringConference : from the exciting West Cork refind of Ireland's rarest plant, to cutting edge work with aquatic drones, and of course a sneak preview of our own upcoming #AquaticPlantProject events! BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland NBG Ireland

Clever Early mining bees (Andrena haemorrhoa) are setting up home in my herb bed. They know I don't disturb the soil, and that there are lots of flowers close by

Bookings for #BSBISpringConference close tonight...so be quick and visit bsbi.org/irish-conferen… if you'd like to come along and find out what's new in Irish botany! Its all free too. BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland NBG Ireland National Parks and Wildlife Service Oonagh Duggan Micheline Sheehy Skeffington Olly Lynch Milner Phoebe O'Brien

the red pigment, anthocyanin, in young emerging leaves of Juglans regia, Common Walnut. it's protective, mitigating against photo-damage to the chloroplasts, and possibly also a defence against insect herbivory