A call to budding botanists across Ireland: Find out how to record your first 100 plants in tonight's great webinar!
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More info: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @npwsireland.bsky.social @cedar-ni.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @irishwildlife.bsky.social #botany #Ireland #recording
Dive NI is a website for divers in Northern Ireland to find new sites to explore π
Check it out under the new address: dive-ni.org
& don't forget to submit your marine sightings on our website πͺΌ
β οΈNot all traditional uses of these plants are approved today!
π²Donβt forget to submit your sightings on CEDaR Online Recording or the iRecord app!
#WWD2026
Traditionally in Ireland these plants have been used, & many are still used, for treating illnesses & injuries. As well as the benefits they bring humans, these plants are also important for pollinators, birds & small mammals, providing food & shelter necessary for survival.
This #WorldWildlifeDay the focus is on medicinal & aromatic plants!
The first signs of spring @ulsterfolkmuseum.org
Lesser celandine, with its yellow flower & heart shaped leaves signifies βjoys to comeβ. Itβs one of the first pollinator food sources to emerge after winter!
Last spring we received 105 records of Ficaria verna. Let us know if you see it this year!
We'd a busy 2wks with @niscifest.bsky.social:
πβLook Closerβ with QUB, showing nature up close to 0-5yr olds
π±Wildlife Walk to find signs of nature in the cold
π³Woodland Restoration tour behind the scenes at the Folk Museum
βοΈ Climate+ Co-Centre "Rights of Nature" asking if nature can have rights
For a taster of what's in the latest edition of our fantastic #BSBINews magazine, visit bsbi.org/learn/period.... Or become a member to read the whole thing! @ucddublin.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social #Irishplants #botany @cedar-ni.bsky.social
#Pollinators #CEDaR #BiologicalRecording #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan #HungryGap
CEDaR is a partner in the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, a shared plan of action to restore our pollinator populations to healthier levels.
π²Be sure to record your first spring flower sightings of the year at CEDaR Online Recording or using the iRecord app!
ππΌEarly flowering plants are crucial for pollinators at this time to provide them with the nectar they need. Allowing space for wildflowers to grow is the best way to help the pollinators survive!
πThis happens in Ireland, Britain and certain other temperate latitude regions where there are cold, wet winters and late springs.
π₯¬ Short days and unsuitable soil conditions mean that there is a period at the start of the year where there are few flowering plants and very little produce is grown.
#WhatExactlyIs the hungry gap?
Join us this Saturday for @niscifest.bsky.social & take a behind the scenes look at conservation projects happening at the Ulster Folk Museum, from invasive species removal to woodland restoration.
See link for tickets: www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/whats-on/beh...
Contrary to popular belief, they are not known to intentionally crawl into ears, their given name is thought to come from the shape of their unfolded wings, which resemble a human ear! π
#CommonEarwig #BiologicalRecording #CEDaR
Females prefer damp crevices for laying eggs, which they guard from predators. They even look after their hatched young in the early stages of development. β€οΈ
Common earwigs are omnivorous scavengers that eat aphids, spiders & other insects as well as leaves or fruit. π·οΈπ±
Their long, flat bodies are red-brown in colour with a pair of βpincersβ at the end of their abdomen (larger and more curved in males). They have 2 pairs of wings which are rarely used. πͺ½
The common earwig is the most abundant & widespread of Irelandβs 3 earwig species, but very under-recorded. They are nocturnal insects, found in a variety of habitats. π
#Speciesofthemonth is the common earwig!
Valentineβs Fact: Octopuses have three hearts! β€οΈ
#BiologicalRecording #CEDaR
Juveniles are particularly vulnerable too due to the weaker suction of their suckers, making it easier for large waves to transport them. π
They are weak swimmers however and also become confused after their only breeding event, undergoing senescence where they may behave strangely such as moving to shallower areas without proper hiding places.
They can live at a wide range of ocean depths from 0-500m and are found all around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. π
Adults are reddish with a white ventral surface and measure up to 50cm in length, though they often hide their true size by curling their arms up, hiding the single row of suckers on each arm.
CEDaR recently received six records of strandings following Storm Chandra, these included records of the curled octopus (πππ¦π₯π°π―π¦ π€πͺπ³π³π©π°π΄π’). π
With Valentineβs Day approaching , let us introduce you to @lovedataweek.bsky.social ! π
A celebration of all things data, this yearβs theme asks βWhereβs the Data?βπ±
When you submit sightings, they travel a long way to help protect NIβs wildlife!
#LoveData26 #citizenscience #Conservation
CEDaR's Surveillance Officer worked with colleagues at the NIEA on their Habitat Regulations Reporting.
It reviews the conservation status of 32 species & 50 habitats across NI.
Read the overview report: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
#NationalHedgehogDay #Hedgehogs #BiologicalRecording #MammalRecording #CEDaR
