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Potentilla Fruticosa Primrose Beauty (if correct) A smallish bushy deciduous shrub shrubby plant, growing from a roadside hedgerow. Attractive 5 petal flowers with a primrose-yellow colour & tends to flower for much of the summer. Likes locations in full sun. #WildflowerHour

Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor Gliográn AKA ‘the meadow maker’ completes its life cycle in one year. Flowering now until August with wonderful yellow flowers with blueish / violet tips. The seeds are inside capsules & when ripe make a “rattling” noise. #WildflowerHour

Busy Saturday morning's work. Cleaning / weeding & planter maintenance outside the Library & Riverbank. Planters along bandstand & the entrance to the #LiffeyLinearPark were watered & graffiit removed from signage. Weeding around the park flowerbeds See you Tuesday at 7:30 pm.

Common Blue-tailed #Damselfly Ischnura elegans Rinnghorm Coiteann Widespread around ponds & lakes, streams, canals, peaty pools & likes areas with submerged, emergent & floating plants. Flight period May to Sept. Both sexes have bicoloured spots on the front edge of the wing.

#PlasticFreeJuly aims to raise awareness about the negative impact of plastic pollution on our planet, our health & through positive actions inspire people to take definitive action to reduce their plastic waste. Plastic Free July NationalSpringClean #ZeroWasteLiving

Q: How can we find out more about pollinator-friendly planting on our business site? A: Review the AIPP's Top Ten guide tinyurl.com/2vk8jyff and create a thematic place for pollinators. Biodiversity Ireland #thebusinessofbees

Today is #WorldUFODay Are we really alone in the universe?

Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Ruagaire Ceathairbhallach In flight May / Aug in lakes or boggy habitats. Often seen over water preying on insects. Territorial. Brown eyes with dense, pale hairs covering the thorax, two dark marks on front of each wing (4-spotted).

Keep our planet clean! Put cigarette butts in the bin. Every small action counts towards a cleaner environment. Let's do our part and keep our surroundings beautiful! @mywasteireland

There are many types of #Fungi in Ireland. The main part of a fungus (Fungais) is below ground & this "mushroom" is what you see above ground & may only last a few days. Many Fungi feed on dead material - trees, plants, leaves or animals. #FungiFriday

A photo from our mid-week gathering Completed a comprehensive litter-pick in the LinearPark ; serviced bins Tended to flower beds, weeding, tree maintenance & other general maintenance work Rescued some of the YarnBomb features A wonderful evening's work See you on Saturday.

Litter-picked #LiffeyLinearPark & bins serviced daily It's difficult to deter folks from littering - it helps when folks put waste in bins Most common forms of litter found: Food containers, cans, glass / plastic bottles, cigarette butts, sweet wrappers, vapes & domestic waste

Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis Caorthann corraigh A tall native plant growing beside rivers, lakes canals & in meadows, has pale pink flowers which appear from June to Sept. Sone nice #hoverfly visitors. #WildflowerHour

Wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. Maritima Glasluibh chruinn Nine seen in one restricted location - somewhat rare we understand. A native perennial evergreen wildflower spotted last the week in a boggy / fen area beside a lake. White flowers. #wildflowerhour

Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Airgead luachra A native perennial plant found in many locations from June to September. Creamy coloured small 5-6 petalled flowers - quite a strong smelling plant. Often visited by #bees & insects like this #Hoverfly #WildflowerHour

Bog Cotton Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Ceannbhán AKA Common Cottongrass This native plant is generally found on bog land or peaty ground. Its flower is coloured white & grows from tallish stems. A wonderful plant. #WildflowerHour

Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Coireán na gcuach A native perennial plant generally flowering from June to August. Five petals, deeply divided into two lobes. The bladder / balloon-like feature has pinkish lines / veins. Attracts night-flying insects. #WildflowerHour

Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Sciollam na móna This is a native perennial golden yellow star-shaped plant with orange tips & grows on bogs. Grows quite tall & blooms July - August. The plant turns dark orange-brown colour & can persist into late autumn. #WildflowerHour

Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Lus na tine A native wildflower, AKA Fireweed, generally flowering from June to September, is quite a tall plant. Thrives on disturbed ground, boggy areas & roadsides. #wildflowerhour

Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Feochadán corraigh This native plant is quite tall, with reddish/purple flowers. Found in marshy ground and some roadside & woodland locations. Appearing from June to August. #WildflowerHour