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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A lovely day with @belfastnfc.bsky.social on Ballyhornan beach today. Sometimes taking time to look at the small details helps deal with all the big stuff.

A dark stone with a really strange shaped quartz inclusion. The quartz looks a little like a lady dancing with a head, shoulders, arms, tiny waist and a large skirt with little feet. We decided it was a mermaid stone.

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Saturday 15th August: Geology and Orchids at Killard - joint with Belfast Geologists' Society Leaders: Jake Dalzell and Karen Parks. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Jake Dalzell @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Killard has hit peak bloom by the looks of it

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Saturday 4th July: Waterfoot Ballymaguigan wildflower meadows - joint with Cookstown Wildlife Trust As well as botany, if sunny, there are usually dragonflies and butterflies. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Ferns unfurling in the woods.

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Saturday 9th May: Walk from Portballintrae to Giants Causeway - joint with Belfast Geologists Society Leader: Karen Parks, retired geology teacher. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

View from Salmon Rock Beach Car Park looking Eastwards

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Lisnagarveylass @lisnagarveylass.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

@belfastnfc.bsky.social Today was our first summer outing when we visited Wild Flower Alley in South Belfast. This community project has turned antisocial alleyways into peaceful green havens. It was also a Day of action for Nature Park’s and Green Spaces. #VoteForNature #DayOfAction

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Wild Belfast @wildbelfast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Are you joining the #CityNatureChallenge from 25-28th April? Use the free iNaturalist app to document Belfast's nature, as cities compete for the most records! Record as you go, but check out the events occurring too 👀 We're hosting 3 bioblitzes - CEDaR, BSBI & Buglife have events on also! 🐞🌱🐝

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Have you signed up for our Birds in Greenspaces project yet? ➡️ www.bto.org/greenspaces Starting 1 April, we'd love to know the birds that use your local greenspaces, whether it’s a single species record or complete list, so we can discover their importance for nature and people. 🌳 🪶

An illustrated artwork of a Woodpigeon by Will Rose on a pale background. Wording alongside reads: Birds in Greenspaces. Tell BTO what birds you encounter in your local greenspace. www.bto.org/greenspaces

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Tuesday 10th March 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Lisa White (QUB) talks about "Grave Matters - New research on human remains from megalithic sites in County Down" with an emphasis on Millin Bay

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Belfast Naturalists Field Club Saturday 21st February - A visit to Ulster Museum's Saints and Scholars Gallery covering the time of St Patrick to the Reformation BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Tuesday 10th February 7.30 to 9pm Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin tells the hidden history of the world's trees Zoom - register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member

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Jake Dalzell @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Are you interested in learning more about identifying plant pathogens in the wild? Come along to my webinar at 7pm on the 27th of January! bsbi.org/take-part/ev... #FungiFriends #WildPlantDisease

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Tuesday 13th January 7.30 to 9pm Michael Meharg talk: "Future Natural - winners and losers - how climate change may shape Northern Ireland" - the changes over time, we are now, and the future of habitats and species. Zoom - register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Tuesday 16th December 7.30 to 9pm joint with Belfast Geologists Society Ian Enlander talk: "Whitehead and its historical economic Geology - our rocks and what we did to them" Zoom -register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It's December and time for your next Winter Bird Survey visit! Here are some thoughts from James Heywood, @bbs-birds.bsky.social and WINBS Organiser, after his second visit. Discover more ➡️ www.bto.org/winbs Survey guidance ➡️ www.bto.org/get-involved... Thank you to all our WINBS surveyors!

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Check out our winter 2025-26 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...

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Lisnagarveylass @lisnagarveylass.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

@belfastnfc.bsky.social last Saturday’s fungus foray might have been cancelled but that didn’t stop one of our members exhibiting a collection of fungi from her garden at the annual Conversazioni.

A basket filled with fungi and decorated with autumn berries and leaves

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present" (Photo: Alan Wolfe)

Female Irish hare at Bull Island, Dublin

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Belfast Hills Partnership @belfasthills.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Don't forget about our upcoming online talk, 'Archaeology of Divis & Black Mountain' on Tues 21 Oct (7pm - 8.30pm) This will be a unique opportunity to hear from National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, as he explores recent archaeological finds on Divis & Black Mt belfasthills.org/events/archa...

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Archaeology of Divis & Black Mountain - Belfast Hills

Join National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, for this online talk that explores recent archaeological finds on Divis and the Black Mountain.

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Discover some of the best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious youtu.be/7FQ0LgljTos? An absolute beauty :)

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Best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Marjoram: One of the absolute best plants for pollinators! This is one of a series of short videos in a YouTube playlist highlighting some of the best plants to grow if you want to attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies and more. youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk

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Best Plants for Bees: Marjoram

YouTube video by Dave Goulson

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Saturday 2nd August, afternoon: Divis archaeology trip to see excavation of a circular stone enclosure Leader: Mike King NT Archaeologist on site: Malachy Conway BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary - Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder) BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Saturday 21st June: Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – Geology and industrial history - joint with the Belfast Geologists' Society Leader Ian Enlander BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Saturday 14th June: Plants and Fungi at Killard Point National Nature Reserve - leader Jake Dalzell. More from Jake about Killard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-f... BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk

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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Everyone should read this. I met Dan Janzen when he gave a lecture to @biology.ox.ac.uk I think in the late '80s. I spoke to him afterwards and he said, you know we could save all of the rainforest with a ten cent levy on every cup of coffee sold worldwide.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

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Belfast Naturalists Field Club @belfastnfc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Check out our summer 2025 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

It's a wonderful time of year to visit woodlands as they surge back into life. Super opportunities to join Jo and Jen for their guided walks at Murlough NNR & Carnmoney Hill. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @belfasthills.bsky.social @belfastnfc.bsky.social

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Dean Mac Cú Uladh @dmac00.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Join me on behalf of Buglife for City Nature Challenge 2025 in Belfast for hoverfly surveying Lagan Meadows, 25th April, 12-2pm I will be joined by Jen Farrar from BSBI who will be discussing all things trees! @bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social www.buglife.org.uk/events/surve...

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Buglife Events ~ Surveying for hoverflies and trees with Buglife NI

Find out more about our upcoming events related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I will never understand the logic/appeal of managing a verge outside your home in the country-side, by spraying harmful herbicide, making it look hideous. Just why? How much unneccesary harm has this caused to waterways, invertebrates & other wildlife as well as being a total eyesore!

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Donna Rainey @donnarainey4.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

So many of the roundabouts in #Donegal & the west of Ireland look like this. A win,win for pollinators,tourists & councils. Low maintenance, low cost, native wildflowers,high impact boost for Orangetip butterfly & bumblebees amongst others. Big shout out to @donegalcouncil

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Would you like to join our small, friendly team nurturing & developing botanical skills across Northern Ireland & growing participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme? We'd love to hear from you! Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight: bsbi.org/vacancies/tr... Good luck!

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Training Officer – Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Project (part-time) – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

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