Just three years after replacing their manicured front lawns with a wild flower meadow, Trinity College Dublin reports the emergence of rare orchid species in the heart of the city.
An incredible positive illustration of the benefits of allowing for biodiversity
#Biodiversity #NoMowMay #TCD #Dublin
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0703/1392111-orchids-dublin-trinity/
@ccferrie Pyramidal Orchids seem to be cropping up in lots of places now that we’re not razing every square inch of open ground at every opportunity. It may be that I’m just paying more attention now but I suspect it’s more than that because they are hard to miss if you are paying attention.
I’m pretty sure I snapped both of these on the same day in June - one in the Déise, the other in the uncut meadow in front of Castletown House in Celbridge.
#Biodiversity #NoMowMay
Ciarán Ferrie
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