Botanical Skills NI: Recording in Glenarm, Co. Antrim

This field trip is part of the Botanical Skills Northern Ireland Project and will comprise visits to two Ulster Wildlife reserves.

The first reserve is set in the beautiful Glenarm river valley and is a large site with a variety of woodland and grassland habitats.

The second reserve at Straidkilly is much smaller but has a number of rare species including Rubus saxatilis (Stone Bramble), Neottia nidus-avis (Bird’s-nest Orchid) and Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest).

Please note, this field meeting is more suited to those with intermediate and advanced botanical skill levels, as the aim of the meeting is to do a fairly complete inventory of the species on both sites and give the attendees experience of an inventory-level survey of representative woodland and grassland habitats.

Both sites have some steep slopes and uneven ground. Strong footwear, raingear and a packed lunch required.

Enquiries: David McNeill (dw.mcneill13@gmail.com)

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Photo credit: Yellow Bird's-nest (Hypopitys monotropa), Murvagh, Co. Donegal, by Oisin Duffy