First baby swallows have fledged 18th June

A Pop of Self Seeded Poppies!

Self Seeded in the Veggie Patch -There are Broccoli plants somewhere in there!

Rogue Poppies in the Studio Courtyard 

Mayflowers - White Hawthorn

Spring Happenings at an Spéir

The first ‘pioneer’ plants are coming up. Goats Willow has underplanted itself around some of the new native trees and in the gaps. Hopefully these will provide extra shelter to the new trees from the winds.

Beech tree with Goast’s Willow

Newcomers - 2 clumps of Gorse in each field.

Spring Pollinator flowers - Red Dead Nettle and Dandelions

Happy May Day (La Bealtaine)

Wildflowers picked from an Spéir Ark - placed at the door of my studio for good luck then onto a friend.

Lá Bealtaine (Irish) 

Beltane or Beltain is the Gaelic May Day festival. Most commonly it is held on 1 May, or about halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. 

Also called: Lá Bealtaine (Irish), Là Bealltainn (Scottish Gaelic)

Blue Bells

The first plant we noticed once the sheep were gone, was the re-emergence of the

 Wild Irish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta Coinnle corra) 

They reappeared in the East and West hedgerows.

This is one of my favourite spots in the wild garden.

Happy Earth Day 2019!

Below is a picture taken 3 years ago when the forest of 200 Irish native trees was planted - (dedicated to my parents on Earth Day 2016) and the beginnings of a natural pond/wetland. 

The second photo is of the forest today.

Re-wilding Ireland

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