Young man sitting in field with plant ID books, recording wild flowers in the sunshine

Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026?
BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can!
Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge?
Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay!

Thank you to all of our WeBS volunteers, contributing to our knowledge on wetlands and the birds they comprise of, providing essential data for decision makers.

📷 Brent Goose by Philip Croft/BTO
#Ornithology

New report by Bat Conservation Ireland - 'The Lesser Horseshoe Bat: Mapping Landscape Connectivity to Facilitate Species Recovery and Expansion in Ireland'.

#NatureConservation #BatConservation #LesserHorseshoeBat

www.batconservationireland.org/wp-content/u...

They are amazing 😱

Great little @bsbibotany.bsky.social excursion to Corlea Bog in Co. Longford over the weekend, and to see Pyrola rotundifolia (finding only one in flower), Hippuris vulgaris and Sagina nodosa...then exploring some aquatic plants near Ballymahon along the canal (highlight being Ranunculus lingua)

Some of the solitary bee's seen during pollinator surveys (yeah much do not want to cooperate staying still😅) #bees #entomology

Fantastic outing on the 24th May 2025 (late getting these up) in Wexford thanks to the VCR seeing all the amazing peas: Trifolium subterraneum, T. glomeratum, Ornithopus perpusillus and Lotus subbiflorus. Photos don't show how small they are😅
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Jen Farrar and Jo Mulholland BSBI NI, will be at BTO's Big Nature Day, Saturday 7th June.
Join us for one of our walks and talks or an indoor interactive activity for people of all ages who are interested in learning more about Northern Ireland’s wild flora and fauna.
www.bto.org/community/ev...

🦇Happy #WorldEarthDay! Bats account for more than a quarter of mammal species in the UK and around 20% of all mammal species worldwide. They play an important role in many habitats around the world. www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Images (c) Jim Jourdane

Lest we forget 🪦🪦
On #WorldCurlewDay, let's remember the two extinct curlews - Eskimo Curlew and Slender-billed Curlew.
Learning lessons that will hopefully mean that the remaining species survive:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/l...
#ornithology

BNG Basics for Industry This module introduces the topic of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). This module is designed so no previous knowledge of BNG is required. It includes what biodiversity is, why it's important, the BNG legi...

🦇 Did you know about our brand-new entry level #eLearning module? ‘ #BiodiversityNetGain for Industry’: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra... . No previous knowledge is required and it can be completed at your own convenience to give a good foundation in this topic.
#BNG

Love the fact pubs are added to the details😂

Norfolk Flora Group programme is now officially out (a few layout issues delayed matters because I'd arranged even more meetings this year than usual and it's hard for Bob to squidge them into his template!) norfolkflora.org.uk/pdf/nfg%20me...

Become a BCI member today, we'll mail you this exclusive sticker! www.batcon.org?form=FUNLRKE...

Are you involved in training botanical trainers?
Do you lead field meetings or workshops, teach field ID or lead wildflower walks?
Come along to our Training the Trainers interactive webinar to hear ideas & top tips for running a great event!
26 March 7-8pm.
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

We're hiring!
Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
Apply by 13 April for this great new part-time (3 days pw) post
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
@ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social

Andricus kollari, the marble like galls on an oak sapling in my local park. Fascinating creation from a tiny gall wasp #entomology

very interesting Irish distribution, and very old record in Kerry but nothing in between

One of my favourite birds, tufted duck, and their diving ability is amazing under the water #birding

First thought was beetle, but lack of much legs seen lean toward a fly larva, just wondering was there more body bored in the wood? May be one of those things was to rear it to see what it would become

Exciting job opportunities are currently open with Scott Cawley Ltd! Visit www.ecocareers.ie for details.

As part of #WorldWetlandsDay2025 it just happened to coincide with the weekend of our IWeBS count of South Dublin Bay yesterday. Although looks like sand and water, it plays an integral part for birds and marine invertebrates which were on show in numbers

The Irish Corncrake population is vulnerable, but increasing, thanks to the work of the NPWS-funded Corncrake/Traonach Conservation Programme. The northwestern and western seaboards form the stronghold of this iconic species.

#Corncrake #NatureConservation #Agrienvironment

Scott Cawley Ltd is hiring! www.ecocareers.ie

Looking for a fully funded PhD position to work on plant, bird and insect biodiversity restoration in Dutch agricultural grasslands? Then consider applying for this position! (or share with anyone interested).
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Cotoneasters, gulp 👀

Somehow found myself involved in this @BSBIbotany/@BSBI_Ireland talk next year. Open for bookings if anyone is interested...

https://bsbi.org/events/getting-started-with-cotoneasters

At least I have a few months to practice! 😅

Effects of farming specialisation on grassland birds in Mediterranean High Nature Value farmland The benefits of low-intensity mixed livestock-crop farming systems for Mediterranean farmland biodiversity have been widely documented. However, littl…

Effects of farming specialisation on grassland birds in Mediterranean High Nature Value farmland | www.sciencedirect.co... | Global Ecology and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

An extract of the cover of the Irish Wildlife Manual "Results of a monitoring survey and assessment of the conservation status of Hamatocaulis vernicosus in Ireland 2023. Irish Wildlife Manuals 157", with the National Parks and Wildlife Service logo.

Need to know more about how the protected bryophyte Hamatocaulis vernicosus is getting on in Ireland? Read all about it in a new Irish Wildlife Manual from the NPWS penned by Rory Hodd (nimbosaecology.bsky.social).

#NatureConservation #Bryophytes #IrishWildlifeManual

www.npws.ie/sites/defaul...

Need to start walking off the Christmas pounds? May as well do a #NewYearPlantHunt outing. Can be done solo, or few friends, or a local group. Here is a group outing on the first day @bsbibotany.bsky.social there may be leftover sweets to share🎄🎅

bsbi.org/new-year-pla...

I know the Dublin Horror Club just pooled a few people together to make it, may be an idea to do the same with a board club kind of group