Dean Mac Cú Uladh
@dmac00.bsky.social
Botanist, bryologist and ecologist from Co. Down. Tá Gaedhlig agam.
Woodland ecology, oceanic biogeography and pollinators.
newrywildlife.com
Woodland ecology, oceanic biogeography and pollinators.
newrywildlife.com
That’s amazing! Definitely record it somewhere because that’s really interesting!!
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
That’s amazing! Definitely record it somewhere because that’s really interesting!!
Wow Donna! Is this a known site? I wasn’t aware of it being in the southeast
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Wow Donna! Is this a known site? I wasn’t aware of it being in the southeast
Maith thú! Ba bhreá liom é seo a amharc
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Maith thú! Ba bhreá liom é seo a amharc
Chonaic mé é ar fhuinseog, cuileann, caorann agus darach fosta, ag úsáid craobhóga coill fós, creidim
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Chonaic mé é ar fhuinseog, cuileann, caorann agus darach fosta, ag úsáid craobhóga coill fós, creidim
November - Bazzania trilobata
This was a lovely large liverwort of humid woodland to find for the first time and marks the best find for November. Ness Country Park in Derry was really productive for temperate rainforest species and will be worth returning to.
This was a lovely large liverwort of humid woodland to find for the first time and marks the best find for November. Ness Country Park in Derry was really productive for temperate rainforest species and will be worth returning to.
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
November - Bazzania trilobata
This was a lovely large liverwort of humid woodland to find for the first time and marks the best find for November. Ness Country Park in Derry was really productive for temperate rainforest species and will be worth returning to.
This was a lovely large liverwort of humid woodland to find for the first time and marks the best find for November. Ness Country Park in Derry was really productive for temperate rainforest species and will be worth returning to.
October - Lobaria pulmonaria
A visit to northwest Donegal was productive for finding the lovely lungwort. This site had good populations of it, and other old-growth lichens which were nice to see for the first time too.
A visit to northwest Donegal was productive for finding the lovely lungwort. This site had good populations of it, and other old-growth lichens which were nice to see for the first time too.
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
October - Lobaria pulmonaria
A visit to northwest Donegal was productive for finding the lovely lungwort. This site had good populations of it, and other old-growth lichens which were nice to see for the first time too.
A visit to northwest Donegal was productive for finding the lovely lungwort. This site had good populations of it, and other old-growth lichens which were nice to see for the first time too.
September - Daltonia splachnoides
This was the month I came across Irish Daltonia and was over the moon. I found it first in Monaghan and then in Antrim, which were first records for those counties. I’ve subsequently found it in a few other places!
This was the month I came across Irish Daltonia and was over the moon. I found it first in Monaghan and then in Antrim, which were first records for those counties. I’ve subsequently found it in a few other places!
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
September - Daltonia splachnoides
This was the month I came across Irish Daltonia and was over the moon. I found it first in Monaghan and then in Antrim, which were first records for those counties. I’ve subsequently found it in a few other places!
This was the month I came across Irish Daltonia and was over the moon. I found it first in Monaghan and then in Antrim, which were first records for those counties. I’ve subsequently found it in a few other places!
August - Asplenium ceterach
Another fern, rustyback from southwest co. Armagh. A common fern but it’s always evaded me. A very distinctive and charismatic species and one I was happy to find on an old mortared wall.
Another fern, rustyback from southwest co. Armagh. A common fern but it’s always evaded me. A very distinctive and charismatic species and one I was happy to find on an old mortared wall.
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
August - Asplenium ceterach
Another fern, rustyback from southwest co. Armagh. A common fern but it’s always evaded me. A very distinctive and charismatic species and one I was happy to find on an old mortared wall.
Another fern, rustyback from southwest co. Armagh. A common fern but it’s always evaded me. A very distinctive and charismatic species and one I was happy to find on an old mortared wall.
July - Vandenboschia speciosa
I did loads of temperate rainforest surveying this month so this was difficult. But seeing Killarney Fern sporophyte in a cove in Fermanagh was probably the most exciting. I could make many posts about all the species I found in our rainforests!
I did loads of temperate rainforest surveying this month so this was difficult. But seeing Killarney Fern sporophyte in a cove in Fermanagh was probably the most exciting. I could make many posts about all the species I found in our rainforests!
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
July - Vandenboschia speciosa
I did loads of temperate rainforest surveying this month so this was difficult. But seeing Killarney Fern sporophyte in a cove in Fermanagh was probably the most exciting. I could make many posts about all the species I found in our rainforests!
I did loads of temperate rainforest surveying this month so this was difficult. But seeing Killarney Fern sporophyte in a cove in Fermanagh was probably the most exciting. I could make many posts about all the species I found in our rainforests!
June - Anacamptis pyramidalis
This was my first time seeing this stunning orchid in Ireland & after getting a hint of its presence via word of mouth on a roadside west of Ardee town, Co. Louth, I had to find it. A few plants were found at the corner of a t-junction & I was chuffed all together!
This was my first time seeing this stunning orchid in Ireland & after getting a hint of its presence via word of mouth on a roadside west of Ardee town, Co. Louth, I had to find it. A few plants were found at the corner of a t-junction & I was chuffed all together!
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
June - Anacamptis pyramidalis
This was my first time seeing this stunning orchid in Ireland & after getting a hint of its presence via word of mouth on a roadside west of Ardee town, Co. Louth, I had to find it. A few plants were found at the corner of a t-junction & I was chuffed all together!
This was my first time seeing this stunning orchid in Ireland & after getting a hint of its presence via word of mouth on a roadside west of Ardee town, Co. Louth, I had to find it. A few plants were found at the corner of a t-junction & I was chuffed all together!
May - Pamphilius gyllenhali
This was a hard one but I’ll settle on this very scarce sawfly with only 5 previous records in Ireland. I found it in a mixed woodland site SW of Newry. Its larvae feed on willow species & adults are distinctively black & yellow and robust. This day was v successful
This was a hard one but I’ll settle on this very scarce sawfly with only 5 previous records in Ireland. I found it in a mixed woodland site SW of Newry. Its larvae feed on willow species & adults are distinctively black & yellow and robust. This day was v successful
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
May - Pamphilius gyllenhali
This was a hard one but I’ll settle on this very scarce sawfly with only 5 previous records in Ireland. I found it in a mixed woodland site SW of Newry. Its larvae feed on willow species & adults are distinctively black & yellow and robust. This day was v successful
This was a hard one but I’ll settle on this very scarce sawfly with only 5 previous records in Ireland. I found it in a mixed woodland site SW of Newry. Its larvae feed on willow species & adults are distinctively black & yellow and robust. This day was v successful
April - Orchis mascula
My first time coming across Early-purple Orchid, here at its only extant south Co. Down location, just before it bloomed. This orchid should be much more common than it is. I’m grateful to have seen it. The path that it is on is also ancient & has other interesting wildlife
My first time coming across Early-purple Orchid, here at its only extant south Co. Down location, just before it bloomed. This orchid should be much more common than it is. I’m grateful to have seen it. The path that it is on is also ancient & has other interesting wildlife
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
April - Orchis mascula
My first time coming across Early-purple Orchid, here at its only extant south Co. Down location, just before it bloomed. This orchid should be much more common than it is. I’m grateful to have seen it. The path that it is on is also ancient & has other interesting wildlife
My first time coming across Early-purple Orchid, here at its only extant south Co. Down location, just before it bloomed. This orchid should be much more common than it is. I’m grateful to have seen it. The path that it is on is also ancient & has other interesting wildlife
March - Cheilosia grossa
This large and distinctive hoverfly is an early season species and I am lucky enough to have found it at a few local places this year. It can be found feeding on willow and is generally quite rare. This one was found in a reed marsh north of my hometown
This large and distinctive hoverfly is an early season species and I am lucky enough to have found it at a few local places this year. It can be found feeding on willow and is generally quite rare. This one was found in a reed marsh north of my hometown
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
March - Cheilosia grossa
This large and distinctive hoverfly is an early season species and I am lucky enough to have found it at a few local places this year. It can be found feeding on willow and is generally quite rare. This one was found in a reed marsh north of my hometown
This large and distinctive hoverfly is an early season species and I am lucky enough to have found it at a few local places this year. It can be found feeding on willow and is generally quite rare. This one was found in a reed marsh north of my hometown
February - Rana temporaria
Feb wasn’t the most productive month but coming across a huge population of frogs in this upland pond on Camlough Mountain was by far the most memorable. I have never seen so many frogs in one place and the noise was amazing. A humble creature
Feb wasn’t the most productive month but coming across a huge population of frogs in this upland pond on Camlough Mountain was by far the most memorable. I have never seen so many frogs in one place and the noise was amazing. A humble creature
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
February - Rana temporaria
Feb wasn’t the most productive month but coming across a huge population of frogs in this upland pond on Camlough Mountain was by far the most memorable. I have never seen so many frogs in one place and the noise was amazing. A humble creature
Feb wasn’t the most productive month but coming across a huge population of frogs in this upland pond on Camlough Mountain was by far the most memorable. I have never seen so many frogs in one place and the noise was amazing. A humble creature
