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We will be hosting another guided walk this year on 13 August, 11am – 1pm at the Wetlands.
For details please click on the link below:
https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/discover-your-local-wetlands
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Thomas Chambers sent these wonderful photos of wildflowers taken recently in the Shannon Wetlands.
Hopefully, they have all been correctly identified and have included the names “as Gaeilge” as well as the English name.
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Had a lovely walk in the hot sunshine through the wetlands today. Saw a few large blue dragonflies and a smaller brown one flying around the small pond and the bull rushes are magnificient in the large pond. The large grassland area which was being taken over by willows is now a lovely varied meadow. The ponds are incredibly low though.
My sister was with me and took thee lovely photos.
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Had a lovely walk through the wetlands this morning with my sister who is visiting. Swallows flying everywhere. But the two ponds are incredibly dry.
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We had a wonderful crowd from SES Shannon (https://www.ses.ie/) helping us give the Wetlands a Spring clean today under the guidance of Ruairí Ó Conchúir (the Community Water Office from LAWPRO). The weather was gorgeous. Well done everybody and a big thank-you.
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After heavy showers last night and this morning the day brightened up enough for a walk over the Wetlands.
Things are starting to green. With foliage appearing slowly on trees. I looked for tadpoles/frogs but the ones that survived being eaten are probably wise enough to stay out of sight. Maybe tonight’s full moon will bring them out? 🙂
You can see how much the weather has improved (though very changeable from day to day) from my solar water panel temperatures 🙂
And here’s this month’s 360 4K video. Sorry it is so shakey.
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Sunny but with a cool breeze today. Great to see the frogs egss now turned into tadpoles
How many tadpoles can you spot?
And here’s my usual monthly 360 film
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Very mild mid February day.
Interestingly, I saw three large joined globes of frog spawn in the main pond
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We had a wonderful few hours on World Wetlands Day at the Shannon Wetlands.
Ruairí Ó Conchúir, the Community Water Officer from Local Authority Waters, gave an astounding presentation and really engaged with the students from Gaescoil Donncha Rua and St Patrick’s Comprehensive who attended.
He explained the Irtish for the bulrush was coigeal na mban sí (Banshee’s Broom!) and how the wild grasslands provide food and nesting areas for a diverse number of small birds (warbler’s etc.)
I particularly enjoyed when the intrepid Ruairí enter the pond to show the young people what pond life thrives at the bottom.
I was amazed at how many dragonfly nymphs there were. Of course all of these are rushing around in the video below to avoid being eaten or to find something to eat!
So a great day all round! Enjoyed by 20 or more young people and Wetlands Committee alike!
