Phoebe O'Brien (@phoebeob1) 's Twitter Profile
Phoebe O'Brien

@phoebeob1

Botanist, BSBI VCR H9
Identification Guide to the Non-Native Invasive Plants of Britain and Ireland with Fran Giaquinto
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Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Field Mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense, Dún Aonghasa, Inis mór. Sometimes grassland plants can surprise us. This one looks familiar but is uncommon in Ireland. It lives mostly in semi-natural calcareous grassland. #PlantsToCelebrate #GreatIrishGrasslands Photo Hannah Mulcahy

Field Mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense, Dún Aonghasa, Inis mór. 

Sometimes grassland plants can surprise us. This one looks familiar but is uncommon in Ireland. It lives mostly in semi-natural calcareous grassland.

#PlantsToCelebrate
#GreatIrishGrasslands

Photo Hannah Mulcahy
Biodiversity Ireland (@biodatacentre) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are delighted to announce additional events have been added to the line-up for Invasive Species Week 2025! 🦝 🐿️ 🦜 🐢 🐜 🐞 🦠 🌱 🦀 🦐 🐠 🗓️Check out the full list of events here : shorturl.at/8Yuia #INNSWeek

We are delighted to announce additional events have been added to the line-up for Invasive Species Week 2025!

🦝 🐿️ 🦜 🐢 🐜 🐞 🦠 🌱 🦀 🦐 🐠

🗓️Check out the full list of events here : shorturl.at/8Yuia

#INNSWeek
Biodiversity Ireland (@biodatacentre) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re thrilled to team up with botanist Phoebe O’Brien, Ardmore Tidy Towns, and the Waterford City & County Council Biodiversity Office for an Invasive Species Awareness Event, this Friday, celebrating local biodiversity and community action. #INNSWeek #BiodiversityWeek

We’re thrilled to team up with botanist Phoebe O’Brien, Ardmore Tidy Towns, and the Waterford City & County Council Biodiversity Office for an Invasive Species Awareness Event, this Friday, celebrating local biodiversity and community action.

#INNSWeek #BiodiversityWeek
Phoebe O'Brien (@phoebeob1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shannon Airport is the first Irish airport to implement conservation grazing! Read more and congratulations to the team. snnairportgroup.ie/2025/habitat-a…

Phoebe O'Brien (@phoebeob1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In No-Mow May why not visit a site where you can learn about grassland management at scale? Both pasture and meadows are covered in the new #GrasslandsTrail pollinators.ie/great-irish-gr…

Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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
Phoebe O'Brien (@phoebeob1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#wildflowershow from last week's BSBI field day in Connemara Thrift, Sea Campion and Bird's foot trefoil displayed among beautiful sea-rounded pebbles

#wildflowershow from last week's BSBI field day in Connemara 
Thrift, Sea Campion and Bird's foot trefoil displayed among beautiful sea-rounded pebbles
Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great opportunity to learn about #GreatIrishGrasslands, for free! Join Phoebe O'Brien on 20th Jul Belvedere House, #Westmeath Booking link: tickettailor.com/events/botanic… This is part of the 'Irish Grasslands Project' = joint initiative betw BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland/ BSBI Ireland & National Parks and Wildlife Service

Great opportunity to learn about #GreatIrishGrasslands, for free! Join <a href="/phoebeob1/">Phoebe O'Brien</a> on 20th Jul <a href="/BelvedereHouse/">Belvedere House</a>, #Westmeath

Booking link:
tickettailor.com/events/botanic…

This is part of the 'Irish Grasslands Project' = joint initiative betw <a href="/BSBIbotany/">BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland</a>/ <a href="/BSBI_Ireland/">BSBI Ireland</a>
&amp; <a href="/NPWSIreland/">National Parks and Wildlife Service</a>
Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Killeglan #Grassland #SAC, #Roscommon... truly a #GreatIrishGrassland! #RarePlants & #Inverts, but too chilly this day for #MarshFritillary butterfly Management challenges ... under-grazing, agricultural intensification, #InvasiveSpecies (#Cotoneaster), etc.

Killeglan #Grassland #SAC, #Roscommon... truly a #GreatIrishGrassland! 

#RarePlants &amp; #Inverts, but too chilly this day for #MarshFritillary butterfly

Management challenges ... under-grazing, agricultural intensification, #InvasiveSpecies (#Cotoneaster), etc.
Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Along w BSBI Ireland for the #IrishGrasslandProject we visited a #GrasslandsTrail site in #Limerick. Amazing day, huge plant diversity. Hoary Plantain, Hop Trefoil, Wood sage, Yellow wort, French oat-grass - so many species! ... 😍 #GreatIrishGrasslands

Along w <a href="/BSBI_Ireland/">BSBI Ireland</a> for the #IrishGrasslandProject we visited a #GrasslandsTrail site in #Limerick. 

Amazing day, huge plant diversity. 

Hoary Plantain, Hop Trefoil, Wood sage, Yellow wort,  French oat-grass - so many species! ... 😍

#GreatIrishGrasslands
Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#GreatIrishGrasslands event at #GrasslandsTrail site #Sheskinmore 13th Jul National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Emer Magee will show a variety of habitats & species e.g. Field Gentian, Fragrant, Frog & Marsh Helleborine Orchids, Grass of Parnassus €5 for bus Register: shorturl.at/eZjwL

#GreatIrishGrasslands event at #GrasslandsTrail site #Sheskinmore 13th Jul

<a href="/NPWSIreland/">National Parks and Wildlife Service</a> Ranger Emer Magee will show a variety of habitats &amp; species e.g. Field Gentian, Fragrant, Frog &amp; Marsh Helleborine Orchids,  Grass of Parnassus

€5 for bus

Register: shorturl.at/eZjwL
Caroline Delaney (@cardelaney) 's Twitter Profile Photo

exa.mn/t7z ‣ How to visit great Irish grasslands near you ‣ Rising temperatures and health issues ‣ Feeding — and saving — the world ‣ Leeches mostly suck ‣ Visit the Kerry Way #BirdsofIreland — Moor hen 📷 #Worldsandduneday June 28

exa.mn/t7z
‣ How to visit great Irish grasslands near you
‣ Rising temperatures and health issues
‣ Feeding — and saving — the world
‣ Leeches mostly suck
‣ Visit the Kerry Way 
#BirdsofIreland — Moor hen
📷 #Worldsandduneday June 28
Irish Semi-natural Grasslands (@grasslandsirl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to see my piece about the #GrasslandsTrail in the Irish Wildlife Trust summer magazine 😀 #GreatIrishGrasslands Download the free booklet here: greatirishgrasslands.ie

Delighted to see my piece about the #GrasslandsTrail in the Irish Wildlife Trust summer magazine 😀

#GreatIrishGrasslands 

Download the free booklet here: greatirishgrasslands.ie