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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Fancy visiting some gorgeous Irish grassland habitats? Check out our #IrishGrasslandsProject events, such as this one at Gale's Hill, Co Kilkenny on Sat 18 July. (www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...). Thanks to NPWS for funding this project. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @phoebeobrien.bsky.social

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phoebeob1 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Help @bsbibotany.bsky.social what on earth is this? I'm in the field without my book. Gymnadenia and Twayblade right beside, but this site also has Spotted, Heath, Bee, Dense, Butterfly, ALT and Pyramidal

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Alex Prendergast @bramblebotanist.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I think @phoebeobrien.bsky.social ‘s book covers it and it’s impacts. Getting it on the radar of ecologists is difficult enough, data on it would be great. Quadrats anyone? It’s not difficult to see it romping over other species and habitats tho

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Budding Irish botanists :🪻🌼🌸🌾 @bsbibotany.bsky.social have a challenge for you (but a fun one!): #100Plants2026. More details at bsbi.org/take-part/ac... @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @phoebeobrien.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🌸Got a botanical study in mind?🌾🌼You can apply for a helpful @bsbibotany.bsky.social Study Grant- but do it soon: the deadline is 31 January. More info at bsbi.org/learn/grants.... @atu-ie.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @phoebeobrien.bsky.social @mikekally.bsky.social

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Hannah Mulcahy @hannahmul.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

A few fresh orchids popping up today in Burren National Park 🌸 • Heath Spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) • Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) • Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) Always a treat to see these beauties emerging! 🌿 #BurrenNationalPark

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Kate Moore @katemoore01.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

As #InvasiveSpeciesWeek continues and #BiodiversityWeek begins, I’m excited to be heading out tomorrow to explore some of Ardmore’s local habitats with @phoebeobrien.bsky.social, the Waterford City & County Council Biodiversity Office, and Ardmore Tidy Towns. #BiologicalInvasions

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Pelagic @pelagic.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

New on the blog! Fran Giaquinto and @phoebeobrien.bsky.social talk to us about their new book 🌿 Read the full interview ➡️ loom.ly/Dsds9E0 #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #INNSweek #nonnativeplants #invasivespecies #invasiveplants #invasivealienspecies #botany

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BSBI Ireland @bsbiireland.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Not just for Scottish botanists: this wonderful (& amazingly readable!) book talks about the distribution of the covered species in Ireland too, with lots of interesting background about bramble ecology & dispersal. Buy it, you might get hooked😉 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social @ollysflora123.bsky.social

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phoebeob1 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

#Greatirishgrasslands event at one of the soon to be announced new Grasslands Trail sites. Thanks to Burren in Bloom for inviting me

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Jake Dalzell @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

For the past few months I've been working on bringing to life something that I think is really needed: a field guide to plant pathogens (focusing on fungi and oomycetes). It has gotten to the point where I feel I can share it publically - read more at irishplants.org/blog/2025/03... ! #FungiFriends

screenshot of the home page of the Field Guide to Plant Pathogens

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Jake Dalzell @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It's often assumed that due to their small spores, fungi can easily disperse to wherever their hosts are - but there is actually decent evidence that mycorrhizal fungi are dispersal limited. Different climatic niches further lead to mismatched ranges as discussed in the interesting article below.

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phoebeob1 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Before we all fled X, I asked around for people's experiences of Konik ponies. #Greatirishgrasslands. We have just posted a beautiful film about winter grazing with these ponies and conservation cattle. Check it out youtu.be/w26QfaGXGqM?...

Two konik ponies at dusk on a slope above a fen

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Joshua Styles @joshual951.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Earlier in the year I pledged £5000 for small conservation projects. So far: Swift bricks for developments in Ireland ✅ Wildflower seeds for Cheshire & Wirral schools/groups ✅ Perennials for Cheshire meadow & wet woodland restoration ✅ Some funding still available—get in touch! 🌱

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AgrimonySpikes @agrimonyspikes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hay Meadow decline in Ireland. When? CSO say 864,000 ha was lost between 1986 and 1991! 69% in 4-5 years! From 1.258 million hectares to 394,000 hectares! Out of nowhere Grass Silage rockets! The latest 2023 figures puts Hay at 107,000 ha, 91% loss from 1986 Silage was 1.104 million ha in 2023

Graph of June Land use for Hay vs Grass Silage

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Tristan Norton @trisnorton.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Argentine Fleabane Erigeron bonariensis. You'd be forgiven for walking past these American fleabanes, but once you take a closer look you might not forgive yourself for having ignored them. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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An Beainín Uasal @beainin-uasal.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A cheery splash of colour today in #CountyKerry after the monochrome (and beautiful!) palette of the snow and storm this week #WildflowerHour

Fearbán / buttercup in flower 24/11/2024, Killarney, County Kerry

Buachalán buí / ragwort in flower 24/11/2024, Killarney, County Kerry

Fraoch Cloigíneach / Bell heather still in bloom on 24/11/2024, Killarney, County Kerry

Gallfheabhrán / wild angelica in flower 24/11/2024, Killarney, County Kerry

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Markus Wagner @wagnermarkus.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This new study suggests that high-quality old grassland may be particularly good at supporting pollinators because diverse food sources provided by such grassland provide additional health benefits. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... | Pornon et al. @funecology.bsky.social

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Species‐rich old grasslands have beneficial effects on the health and gut microbiome of bumblebees

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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phoebeob1 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Brilliant day at @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference. I met so many of my botanical heroes

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Julia Hanmer BSBI 🍁 @moschatel.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Fascinating talk be Trevor Dines on the factors driving urban botany including heat islands. @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference

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Nichola Hawkins @nicholahawkins.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Brilliant talk by @sandyknapp.bsky.social at @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference on the importance of taxonomic botany for food security (among many other things): quantifying evolutionary rates and adaptive potential in crops requires a detailed phylogeny of wild relatives for comparative studies.

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NFBR @nfbr.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thanks @bsbibotany.bsky.social for many excellent talks, posters, exhibits and discussion at the British and Irish Botanical Conference today. Exciting to get a peek in the Natural History Museum herbarium too!

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Sandy Knapp @sandyknapp.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Great day at @bsbibotany.bsky.social annual British and Irish Botany Conference -inspiring talks, fabulous people! Botanists are the best ❤️🌱

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Jake Dalzell @bitheolaidhe.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Come talk to me about plant pathogens and my poster at the @bsbibotany.bsky.social British and Irish Botanical Conference next Saturday!! Here's a sneak peak:

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An Beainín Uasal @beainin-uasal.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Faoi bhláth cois farraige inniu #WildflowerHour #CountyKerry

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phoebeob1 @phoebeobrien.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Quick hello. It might take me a bit to find everyone. No #wildflowerhour tonight. I got rather taken with the super low tide instead

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