Must be a May record for our #BumbleeMonitoring for #biodiversityIreland. 150 bumblebees! Normally far less here in May + mostly honeybees. The #NoMow and #wild areas mean blankets of #vetch , #clover and #birdsfoottrefoil for all to enjoy! #pollinators #bumbógs #spéirgorm #knocklyon #PollinatorPlan
Illegal landscape waste consisting of tree cuttings and branches, loose and in bags. Also a dumped bath, some pots and a group of 6 volunteers all set against the background of a residential urban landscape with lots of tree and a hedgerow boundary
Illegal landscape waste consisting of tree cuttings and branches, loose and in a big skip bag. Set against the background of a residential urban landscape with lots of tree and a hedgerow boundary
Two volunteer litter pickers sitting behind a dumped bath giving the impression they are in the bath. Dumped landscape waste and leafy residential area in the background
Illegally dumped tree cuttings and branches at a collection point outside a hedgerow by a road
Huge community effort more local residents and volunteer groups moved a huge amount of the illegal landscape waste out of woodland! It's been collected by SDCC giving our woodland a chance to recover! THANK YOU! #ReportIllegalDumping #knocklyon @dodderaction.bsky.social #loveWhereYouLive
Did you spot the illegal dumping of huge amounts of landscaping waste in the Knocklyon Park woodland? Please report it if you did! The scale of the event is destroying the woodland flora and will be a nightmare for volunteers to remove to save the woodland! @knocklyonpark.bsky.social
Loads of #pollinators and other gorgeous invertebrates out in #KnocklyonPark on Friday for 1st transect of season!
The large number of frogs over the past 2 weeks have moved on at the South Pond. Lots of spawn remains. The egg develops into a tadpole in 10-21 days. #frogs #biodiversity #nature
Awful news on bumble bee counts in UK in 2024. We certainly saw big drops on our transect walks in Dublin also. Bumblebee queens need early flowering plants for nest building energy, but the lawnmowers get rolled out at the first opportunity! #habitatloss #bumbógs #WeedsWillSafeUs #dandelions
Hogweed buds
Ragwort
Shepard's Purse
Yarrrow
The #NewYearPlantHunt began today with @bsbibotany.bsky.social. Less flowers than last year in #KnocklyonPark and #DodderValleyPark but some pretty #Hogweed buds leading the charge! #dandelion #buttercup #yarrow #shepardspurse #ragwort
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