This looks like fun if you are in the area

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

For anyone who tried to identify the #GreatIrishGrassland plants in winter, here's a handy crib sheet from the ACRES booklet. Showing leaves from blades and simple leaves to more toothed and pinnate structures

I'm sorry to cancel this, but we hope to rearrange it for some time in April #greatirishgrassland

Finding out about wet grassland and its importance for birds earlier in the year with @NatureNymph #lapwing #NatureRestoration

Just missed the Kerry cattle @GlengarriffWood, but haven't they grazed around the anthills perfectly? Yes, those are anthills picked out with a dusting of snow ❄️

Another #grasslandfungi find in this short species-rich acid grassland. I think it's Meadow Coral! You can check out the identification booklet at greatirishgrasslands.ie/lear…

If you love your local dunes, watch this short film I made in the summer. The dune has all but been destroyed, and farms have lost a 1/3 of their fields to the sea. Recreational activities can have a major unintentional effect youtu.be/pE3QiAq65jE?feature…

Just a reminder on how to find the Waxcap identification key on the @GrasslandsIrl website. You might need it in the next few days! #GreatIrishGrasslands

At the Grasslands Trail site Big Meadow in Glengarriff, the Kerry cattle are winter grazing to keep species-rich grassland in good shape. Here is how they can help themselves to some water any time they want. A simple management solution #greatirishgrasslands @GrasslandsIrl

Devil’s bit scabious is a plant to celebrate which is flowering now! It is great for pollinators and is an indicator of species-rich grassland. There is a special relationship between it and Ireland’s only protected butterfly, the Marsh Fritillary #GreatIrishGrasslands

Yesterday I met up with Robert, the craft gardener managing meadows in Galway City. This area is being cut for the first time, and once the thatch is reduced with be full of flowers like the other meadows