And I love this because of the context: the Deel estuary near Askeaton Co. Limerick from 2021. Boats hung in the hay barn. #greatirishgrasslands Maria Long Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Phoebe O'Brien

Miriam Garcia Mortell Phoebe O'Brien Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Maria Long It was a great day! This was my #plantoftheday Grass of Parnassus #greatirishgrasslands

Field Scabious. Irish Semi-natural Grasslands #greatirishgrasslands

Autumn Gentian in seed with Carline thistles in this calcareous grassland #seedheadsingrassland #GreatIrishGrasslands

a view from one side of the Glenshane Pass to the other ~ marginal upland mosaic ~ acid & neutral hill pasture (rush pasture only a footstep away no doubt!) ~ greater Sperrin Mountain range in the distance #derry #tyrone #GreatIrishGrasslands #GrasslandLandscapes

Some #PurpleInGrasslands for #GreatIrishGrasslands

woundwort and devils bit scabious

From great Danes to great white sharks, these animals are seriously massive.

Scarlet (?) Waxcaps / Hygrocybe coccinea at Cullohill Mountains. #greatirishgrasslands

#GreatIrishGrasslands are full of insects! They provide shelter & food for many inverts. This wk we are celebrating #GrasslandInsects . Please share your photos to be in w a chance of being in the calendar! A stunning #Brimstone on #PurpleLoosestrife to get us started! BuglifeNI

Delighted to get my #greatirishgrasslands calendar. Fantastic photos of grassland flora & fauna. Great stuff! Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Phoebe O'Brien

We were out conducting Nardus grassland surveys today on the edge of Carlingford Lough. This was done as part of the national uncommon/upland grassland monitoring scheme. #greatirishgrasslands NPWS Data BEC Consultants Rory Hodd

Ragwort, Birdsfoot trefoil and Yarrow #SeedheadsInGrasslands found today, but please do share pictures from earlier in the year for #GreatIrishGrasslands

How about this wee hoverfly having lunch on Sneezewort in Coole Park Turlough #GreatIrishGrasslands

Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Glengarriff Woods NR Phoebe O'Brien Rory Hodd Jessica Hamilton Donna Rainey Oonagh Duggan BEC Consultants Notice Nature Ireland Yvonne Buckley Jane Stout #GreatIrishGrasslands #PurpleInGrasslands West Cork

Here's a #greatirishgrasslands #grasslandlandscapes for Irish Semi-natural Grasslands. Limestone grassland on Belmore Mountain Co. Fermanagh looking for dense flowered orchid with Ulster Wildlife BSBI Ireland back in May.

Some recent pics from the Burren autumn gentian and devils bit scabious #PurpleInGrasslands
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Hungry prairie dog eats nuts straight from guy's hand at Badlands National Park
Good luck!!! 😇
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Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Corncrake/Traonach LIFE Phoebe O'Brien Jessica Hamilton Donna Rainey Ó Foghlú Wild Yellow Iris #SeedHeads #SeedHeads InGrasslands #GreatIrishGrasslands

As a child my favourite grass was Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog). Even now it's one of my #MyFavouriteGrass I love it's purple pyjamas stripes at the base, it's soft downy leaves and it's full flower/seed head - great for sprinkling...anywhere! #GreatIrishGrasslands

The unforgettable Halls Gap in #Kerry Irish Semi-natural Grasslands

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Finally I have a contribution for #greatirishgrasslands
Delighted to meet Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) in the wonderful Burren last week. You could argue that they're blue, but I think on the purple end of the blue spectrum! #purpleingrasslands

Spent the day burning up in the Burren ! Fantastic introductory walk for #GreatIrishGrasslands saw an autumn gentian, broad leaved helleborine orchid amongst so many others!

Irish Semi-natural Grasslands Finally, caught up with this weeks theme of #GrasslandLandscapes ! Another Connemara pic from over the summer. Coastal grassland landscapes of Renvyle captured on a drone! Species rich in area where grazing pressure was reduced. #GreatIrishGrasslands