Burren Walks

02/06/2026

Fly Orchid

Look at the beautiful flower I found on my walk today.

This remarkable flower mimics a fly to attract a specific pollinator, a wasp species. Not only that, it leaves little to chance. It also emits a scent, the pheromones of a female wasp. Who would guess that a small flower could be so complex! 😀

16/05/2026

I was delighted to find these Common Twyblades (native orchids) growing in my flower beds here in the Burren! 😀 They are not fully grown yet.

31/03/2026

WILD STRAWBERRY
Found on the edge of woodland, neither fully in shade or out of it. The early strawberry flower promises a fruit to follow. These strawberries will be tiny, but packed with flavour that no cultivated one can match!

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30/03/2026

COMMON DOG VIOLET
This violet is unscented and is a woodland flower, so it flowers early. Common folklore associates the flower with modesty, as its head is drooped. It’s flowering in abundance at the moment.

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29/03/2026

The flower of the Blackthorn bush.
The Blackthorn is the first flowering plant in our native hedgerows and is in full bloom at the moment. It is called Blackthorn as the white flower contrasts with the dark bark. The Blackthorn will fruit in autumn, it's berry being the sloe.
The Blackthorn is a member of the Rose family, and of the sub-genre plum. The sloe looks like a miniature plum, but is far too bitter to eat. It's great for flavouring gin with though! I'll be foraging in the autumn to make my own Sloe Gin.
That most Irish of items, the Shillelagh, is made from Blackthorn.

26/03/2026

The Wildflower season has started in the Burren. Most early blooms are woodland flowers (though not the Spring Gentian). Today we feature the Primrose. This is one of the earliest flowers and is currently the most common flower in bloom. Though a woodland flower, the Primrose blooms across the Burren landscape, testament to the fact that the Burren was once covered in trees (about 6,000 years ago!).

26/03/2026

Burren Walks Weekend - 23 April, 3 nights
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26/03/2026

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14/12/2025

19/06/2025

Found on a walk today with lovely clients from Cleveland, a lesser-butterfly orchid. Such a fantastic find!