Head clear, time for a beer.
I think Wordsworth said that first.
I think Wordsworth said that first.
August 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Head clear, time for a beer.
I think Wordsworth said that first.
I think Wordsworth said that first.
Post-marshalling Parkrun walk. Coole & Garryland in its late winter glory. Spring poking through.
Birds were making themselves known, the usual suspects, plus treecreepers, redwings, fieldfare, goldcrest, & jays....
Birds were making themselves known, the usual suspects, plus treecreepers, redwings, fieldfare, goldcrest, & jays....
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Post-marshalling Parkrun walk. Coole & Garryland in its late winter glory. Spring poking through.
Birds were making themselves known, the usual suspects, plus treecreepers, redwings, fieldfare, goldcrest, & jays....
Birds were making themselves known, the usual suspects, plus treecreepers, redwings, fieldfare, goldcrest, & jays....
Long walk time.
Garryland & Coole Park.
❤️
Garryland & Coole Park.
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September 17, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Long walk time.
Garryland & Coole Park.
❤️
Garryland & Coole Park.
❤️
Stop two on our lesser horseshoe #bat tour: the stunning oak woodlands of Garryland. Huge thanks to participants, NPWS staff, horseshoe bats & pips for joining us!
#HeritageWeek2025
#HeritageWeek2025
August 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Stop two on our lesser horseshoe #bat tour: the stunning oak woodlands of Garryland. Huge thanks to participants, NPWS staff, horseshoe bats & pips for joining us!
#HeritageWeek2025
#HeritageWeek2025
An Emperor dragonfly hunkering down during cold, wet weather last week in Garryland woods, near Gort. #anaximperator
July 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
An Emperor dragonfly hunkering down during cold, wet weather last week in Garryland woods, near Gort. #anaximperator
Over the last few weeks, those acorns have begun to sprout oak seedlings. I’ll pot them in the next couple of weeks, and next year, they will be planted out into their forever home where they will begin their multi-century journeys to become Mighty Oaks too. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (6/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Over the last few weeks, those acorns have begun to sprout oak seedlings. I’ll pot them in the next couple of weeks, and next year, they will be planted out into their forever home where they will begin their multi-century journeys to become Mighty Oaks too. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (6/6)
I also noticed that the acorns were smaller than the acorns from the other, younger oak trees around Garryland - I had also collected some of their acorns that had fallen on the paths around the woodland. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (5/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I also noticed that the acorns were smaller than the acorns from the other, younger oak trees around Garryland - I had also collected some of their acorns that had fallen on the paths around the woodland. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (5/6)
Last October, I noticed a lot of acorns on the ground so I collected some for planting. Usually, the acorns don’t last long - the jays, magpies and squirrels see to that. Rain was falling, and soon, the meadow would disappear under water for another winter. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (4/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last October, I noticed a lot of acorns on the ground so I collected some for planting. Usually, the acorns don’t last long - the jays, magpies and squirrels see to that. Rain was falling, and soon, the meadow would disappear under water for another winter. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (4/6)
In summer, the turlough transforms into a wonderful wild meadow, bounded by a line of oak trees, including ‘my’ Mighty Oak. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (3/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In summer, the turlough transforms into a wonderful wild meadow, bounded by a line of oak trees, including ‘my’ Mighty Oak. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (3/6)
It is at the edge of the winter waterline of one of the turloughs in Garryland, which is marked by a stone wall. Beyond the wall, no new trees can survive the winter flood, which can sometimes cover the top of the stone wall. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (2/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It is at the edge of the winter waterline of one of the turloughs in Garryland, which is marked by a stone wall. Beyond the wall, no new trees can survive the winter flood, which can sometimes cover the top of the stone wall. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland (2/6)
There is a very large, old oak tree in the Garryland-Coole Park woodland in south Galway that I call the Mighty Oak. I haven’t found a larger one in the woodland yet, and every time I visit Garryland, I swing by the tree for a visit. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland @thekentacorn.bsky.social 🧵 (1/6)
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
There is a very large, old oak tree in the Garryland-Coole Park woodland in south Galway that I call the Mighty Oak. I haven’t found a larger one in the woodland yet, and every time I visit Garryland, I swing by the tree for a visit. #Garryland #Galway #oak #ireland @thekentacorn.bsky.social 🧵 (1/6)
One of Irish nature's success stories has been the resurgence of the Common Buzzard. This one was keeping watch on nearby crows across a turlough from me in Garland 3 years ago (they are a frequent sight there). #commonbuzzard #Galway #Garryland #ireland #nature
April 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
One of Irish nature's success stories has been the resurgence of the Common Buzzard. This one was keeping watch on nearby crows across a turlough from me in Garland 3 years ago (they are a frequent sight there). #commonbuzzard #Galway #Garryland #ireland #nature
I noticed some oak seedlings staring to sprout in trays that I planted with acorns last Autumn. The acorns came from this mighty oak in Garryland and I'll plan out the seedlings later this year. Then, all I need to do is wait a couple of centuries! #nationaltreeweek #garryland #galway #oak #ireland
March 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I noticed some oak seedlings staring to sprout in trays that I planted with acorns last Autumn. The acorns came from this mighty oak in Garryland and I'll plan out the seedlings later this year. Then, all I need to do is wait a couple of centuries! #nationaltreeweek #garryland #galway #oak #ireland
Cheer yourself up by watching a red squirrel snacking on an acorn (recorded just before storm Éowyn last month). #redsquirrel #garryland #gort #Galway #ireland #woodland @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
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Red Squirrel finding food in winter
YouTube video by John Smyth
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February 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Cheer yourself up by watching a red squirrel snacking on an acorn (recorded just before storm Éowyn last month). #redsquirrel #garryland #gort #Galway #ireland #woodland @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
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These crab apples lying on the ground in Garryland woods near Gort are still in good condition and should provide a good source of food for birds well into February. #garryland #Galway #nature #woodland
January 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
These crab apples lying on the ground in Garryland woods near Gort are still in good condition and should provide a good source of food for birds well into February. #garryland #Galway #nature #woodland
Busy red squirrel today gathering moss in Garryland woodland near Gort #redquirrel #Garryland #Galway #Gort #Ireland
December 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Busy red squirrel today gathering moss in Garryland woodland near Gort #redquirrel #Garryland #Galway #Gort #Ireland
Knapweed might be a common wildflower( or weed) but it is a great source of food for insects. Pictured are a brimstone butterfly, a buff tailed bumblebee and a comma butterfly in Garryland woods in Galway
#butterfly #bumblebee #bufftail #garryland #galway #ireland #knapweed #flower #nature #ireland
#butterfly #bumblebee #bufftail #garryland #galway #ireland #knapweed #flower #nature #ireland
August 15, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Knapweed might be a common wildflower( or weed) but it is a great source of food for insects. Pictured are a brimstone butterfly, a buff tailed bumblebee and a comma butterfly in Garryland woods in Galway
#butterfly #bumblebee #bufftail #garryland #galway #ireland #knapweed #flower #nature #ireland
#butterfly #bumblebee #bufftail #garryland #galway #ireland #knapweed #flower #nature #ireland
Long awaited, short break...some photographs to be expected...
Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve
© Artur Sikora
Intrepid 4x5 camera
Fujinon 90/8 lens
Yellow filter
Fomapan 100@8
#landscape #ireland #largeformat #photography #nature
Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve
© Artur Sikora
Intrepid 4x5 camera
Fujinon 90/8 lens
Yellow filter
Fomapan 100@8
#landscape #ireland #largeformat #photography #nature
April 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Long awaited, short break...some photographs to be expected...
Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve
© Artur Sikora
Intrepid 4x5 camera
Fujinon 90/8 lens
Yellow filter
Fomapan 100@8
#landscape #ireland #largeformat #photography #nature
Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve
© Artur Sikora
Intrepid 4x5 camera
Fujinon 90/8 lens
Yellow filter
Fomapan 100@8
#landscape #ireland #largeformat #photography #nature
Tender: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Treatment/re-treatment of Clematis vitalba in areas at Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve, Gort, Co. Galway
This project is for the treatment and re-treatment of Clemat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6112874
Treatment/re-treatment of Clematis vitalba in areas at Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve, Gort, Co. Galway
This project is for the treatment and re-treatment of Clemat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6112874
July 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Tender: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Treatment/re-treatment of Clematis vitalba in areas at Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve, Gort, Co. Galway
This project is for the treatment and re-treatment of Clemat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6112874
Treatment/re-treatment of Clematis vitalba in areas at Coole-Garryland Nature Reserve, Gort, Co. Galway
This project is for the treatment and re-treatment of Clemat https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6112874