Jun 17, 2022

Lunchtime in the meadow

It's all go in the meadow. This little cuckoo flower is proving popular!

Mar 29, 2022

Busy Spiders of the Bog

What another beautiful start to the day as we continue enjoying this mini-heatwave. An ethereal fog hanging over the lake, early morning...

Mar 14, 2021

Buzzard Sighting

Quite a few large birds are circling Lough Mardal the last few weeks as the lake shoreline has become a breeding ground for frogs - they...

Jul 17, 2019

Mating butterflies

Pretty Meadow Brown butterflies are everywhere at the moment. These two are getting a little romantic. :-) #Nature #Butterfly #Summer

Oct 3, 2018

The wildflower grand finale for this year

The wildflower final hurrah of the year at Lough Mardal is dominated by this beauty. The Devil's-bit scabious. I've come to love it so...

Jun 21, 2018

Wildflower heaven

A small selection of the beautiful wildflowers that now dot the landscape at Lough Mardal #Wildflowers #Nature #Ecofriendly...

Jun 21, 2018

Butterfly eggs

Cuckoo flower with teeny tiny orange specks that are the eggs laid by the orange tip butterfly. And two photobombing flies. And filthy...

Mar 20, 2018

#WorldFrogDay

All the frog spawn was frozen when we went on our routine inspection today. Incl one frog (demonstrating Darwin's theory). Will the frog...

Mar 20, 2018

A Lonesome Snowdrop

A lonesome snowdrop. Hard to imagine in a matter of weeks the place will start transforming with new colours as the wildflowers start...

Oct 19, 2017

Storm Aftermath

Storm Ophelia came and went and during her visit gave the canoe a flying lesson. We discovered it yesterday in the bog quite a distance...

Apr 16, 2017

Going Cuckoo

There was much excitement this morning at breakfast - the cuckoo is back! We have been looking forward to its arrival but weren't...

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