Unusual mushroom in Knocksink Wood SAC today - my petrifying spring field assistant making good use of the school holidays
Tufa formation on a wall on my local stream in south Dublin. Urban petrifying spring meets wall art.
Is this a type of plume moth? Very pretty divided wings (I typed leaves fist - botanist error!). Has been living in my daughter’s bedroom!
This Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Mullaghmore, Burren) was one of the highlights on the first day of the BBS bryophyte meeting in Co. Clare, Ireland. 'Moss of the day' trying to be an owl...
Bryophyte Rewilding! Bryological shoe found in the Dublin mountains.
Was lovely to be invited by NPWS to give a talk in Laragh for biodiversity week. Always lovely to talk moss and people stayed and looked at some samples afterwards :-)
Free talk for biodiversity week in Laragh this Thursday (21st May, 2026)
There are still places on this talk 'Dublin Mountains Festival; Protecting Our Night-Time Heritage (ISL)' in Glenasmole, Dublin tomorrow if anyone is free. Looks very interesting: www.eventbrite.ie/e/dublin-mou...
Lots of tree planting and plastic tubes in adjacent HS2 land. But in this garden, a few years of not mowing has led to natural regeneration of native oak, birch and hazel.
Irish Sign Language Interpreted talk by Brian Espey, Dark Sky Ireland for Dublin Mountains Festival. Parking limited, please use free bus.
Some wildlife in Dublin suburbs this week - 5 herons (including fledgling) and cormorant, River Dodder, Bushy Park; common spotted orchids in meadow at Marlay Park; pyramidal orchid on flowery roadside verge in Tallaght. Local biodiversity is important.
