Dragonfly Ireland

A big THANK YOU to everyone who submitted records for our second Dragonfly Dash of 2019 as part of National Heritage Week. We had an amazing response, with 488 records of 21 species from 28 counties submitted during the week. … Continued

It was a full house at the Ballybay Wetland Centre for our second #DragonflyIreland workshop of 2019, when we were hosted (and fed & watered!) by Monagahan Co Co Heritage Officer, Shirley Clerkin. Attendees literally travelled from the four corners … Continued

A really fun and informative day was had yesterday at the first #DragonflyIreland workshop at Brackagh Bog run by Robert Thompson and our colleagues at the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording. The weather stayed fine and species recorded included … Continued

After a bit of a hiatus while we downloaded and validated the results, the final results of the National Biodiversity Week 2019 Dragonfly Dash are in! We had a total of 125 valid records submitted during the week, with Offaly … Continued

Workshop Leader: Robert Thompson Venue: Ballybay Wetlands Centre, Co. Monaghan Date: Thursday, 15th August Time: 10:00 – 16:00 (field work included) Audience: Beginner to intermediate recorders Fee: €30 standard; €20 student During this workshop we will look at the features … Continued