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I was so happy to come across this little Irish hare this morning on my walk. It seemed to be oblivious to my presence & came so close I had to zoom the lens back in. Adorable.

Happy #WorldBeeDay🐝 There are over 100 types of bee on the island of Ireland. One third of our wild bees (bumblebees & solitary bees) are in decline. But there are simple ways we can help them. Find our top 10 evidence-based actions here: tinyurl.com/3es5x7c8

Biodiversity Tip No. 10 To help the Large Carder Bee and other pollinating insects, retain and maintain species-rich grasslands (meadows and pastures). #worldbeeday2025 #festivaloffarmlandbiodiversity #biodiversityweek2025 All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

Recorded another 253 Irish Marsh Orchids, Dactylorhiza kerryensis var. occidentalis in a small Belmullet Tidy Towns meadow strip today. What a lovely native floral display at the entrance to a housing estate. #NoMowMay

5 things to help improve outcomes for nature this National Biodiversity Week 1. Let parts of your lawn grow to attract pollinators. 2.Plant native trees. 3.Refrain from using chemicals. 4.Create wildlife habitats in your garden, like a small pond. 5. Join a biodiversity group.

After launching the expanded #GrasslandsTrail (27 sites across Ireland!), we're happy to say that there will be events at some during the year 🔎☀️☘️🚶🏾‍♀️🤓🧐 Details below, & watch this space for further info & events... #GreatIrishGrasslands Download: greatirishgrasslands.ie

Today is Natura 2000 day. Natura 2000 sites are protected because of their valuable nature and biodiversity. Glengariff Nature Reserve is one of them with its gorgeous, pollinator friendly grasslands, and native sessile oak woodlands.

Flowers from The Burren last Friday, pink / purple collection. Heath Spotted and Early Purple Orchids, Mountain Everlasting and Bloody Crane’s-bill. wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Irish Semi-natural Grasslands

Flowers from The Burren last Friday - blue collection. Common Milkwort and Spring Gentians - near Murroughtuohy Viewpoint. wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland BSBI Ireland

This #BiodiversityDay, let’s celebrate plants and all that they do: 🌬️ Absorb Carbon 🐞 Create habitats 🍃 Purify our air 🌱 Prevent soil erosion 🦋 Boost biodiversity 📸 Nathalie Esselin, Jane Showell, Paul Glendall, Pip Gray, Sarah Shuttleworth, Ian A Kirk, Luke Morton

No signs of drought in my #nomowmay garden. It's lush & full of life. Common spotted orchids started flowering yesterday.

If you peer into a hedgerow at this time of year, you might spot this week’s species. They often rest on Bramble, Ivy or Hawthorn leaves and can be well camouflaged. Record your sightings here bit.ly/4a4dSRD #festivaloffarmlandbiodiversity #biodiversityweek2025

Hedgerows are valuable habitats for insects and biodiversity. They provide food, shelter, protection and a corridor to move around the landscape. #festivaloffarmlandbiodiversity #biodiversityweek2025

More field days in Co. Kerry and Co. Clare now available with Targeted #AquaticPlantProject funded by National Parks and Wildlife Service. These days are free - a great chance to survey for rare plants and learn while you're out. For more information see bsbi.org/aquatic-plant-… Photo: Thomas Garner

Very determined and wet bryologists for the Irish Bryophyte group meeting in Killarney yesterday. Despite the soaking we saw lots of lovely species - Ulota hutchinsiae, Grimmia ramondii, G. lisae, Campylopus setifolius, C. shawii, C. gracilis, Schistidium strictum etc.

Excited to find Mountain Everlasting this week, both male and female flowers. We look forward to seeing this every year, mainly to appreciate its excellent alternative name Stoloniferous Pussytoes #WildflowerHour

🌷 Missed our webinar on Balsam Bashing?🌷 No worries — the recording is now available on our YouTube channel. 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=Xv1IuA… Special thanks to Ballymore Eustace Environmental Group and Kildare County Council. #InvasiveSpecies #HimalayanBalsam #CommunityProject

We are UBER EXCITED about this! For the first time, a corncrake tour to one of the birds major strongholds in Co. Donegal. Enjoy a boat trip, refreshments and talk all for free...but spaces will be limited so book now to avoid disappointment.

A great nature story not really being told. Rewetting of raised bogs in the midlands is probably the largest scale nature restoration effort happening in Ireland today.

This stunning roadside verge, fantastic for pollinators & a joy for passers by. #dontmow