Belfast Naturalists Field Club
@belfastnfc.bsky.social
We are an eclectic mix of amateurs and professionals from Belfast and beyond sharing our enthusiasm for wildlife, geology, archaeology and more
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It's tonight ...
Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's tonight ...
Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants
Check out our winter 2025-26 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Check out our winter 2025-26 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
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@belfastnfc.bsky.social last Saturday’s fungus foray might have been cancelled but that didn’t stop one of our members exhibiting a collection of fungi from her garden at the annual Conversazioni.
October 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
@belfastnfc.bsky.social last Saturday’s fungus foray might have been cancelled but that didn’t stop one of our members exhibiting a collection of fungi from her garden at the annual Conversazioni.
It's tonight ...
Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's tonight ...
Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
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Don't forget about our upcoming online talk, 'Archaeology of Divis & Black Mountain' on Tues 21 Oct (7pm - 8.30pm)
This will be a unique opportunity to hear from National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, as he explores recent archaeological finds on Divis & Black Mt
belfasthills.org/events/archa...
This will be a unique opportunity to hear from National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, as he explores recent archaeological finds on Divis & Black Mt
belfasthills.org/events/archa...
Archaeology of Divis & Black Mountain - Belfast Hills
Join National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, for this online talk that explores recent archaeological finds on Divis and the Black Mountain.
belfasthills.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Don't forget about our upcoming online talk, 'Archaeology of Divis & Black Mountain' on Tues 21 Oct (7pm - 8.30pm)
This will be a unique opportunity to hear from National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, as he explores recent archaeological finds on Divis & Black Mt
belfasthills.org/events/archa...
This will be a unique opportunity to hear from National Trust Archaeologist, Mal Conway, as he explores recent archaeological finds on Divis & Black Mt
belfasthills.org/events/archa...
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Discover some of the best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious youtu.be/7FQ0LgljTos? An absolute beauty :)
Best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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September 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Discover some of the best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious youtu.be/7FQ0LgljTos? An absolute beauty :)
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Marjoram: One of the absolute best plants for pollinators! This is one of a series of short videos in a YouTube playlist highlighting some of the best plants to grow if you want to attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies and more.
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
Best Plants for Bees: Marjoram
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Marjoram: One of the absolute best plants for pollinators! This is one of a series of short videos in a YouTube playlist highlighting some of the best plants to grow if you want to attract bees, butterflies, hoverflies and more.
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
youtu.be/gisVGo-Yirk
Saturday 2nd August, afternoon: Divis archaeology trip to see excavation of a circular stone enclosure
Leader: Mike King
NT Archaeologist on site: Malachy Conway
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader: Mike King
NT Archaeologist on site: Malachy Conway
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
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July 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Saturday 2nd August, afternoon: Divis archaeology trip to see excavation of a circular stone enclosure
Leader: Mike King
NT Archaeologist on site: Malachy Conway
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader: Mike King
NT Archaeologist on site: Malachy Conway
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
It's tomorrow ...
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It's tomorrow ...
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Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 21st June: Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – Geology and industrial history - joint with the Belfast Geologists' Society
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Saturday 21st June: Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – Geology and industrial history - joint with the Belfast Geologists' Society
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 14th June: Plants and Fungi at Killard Point National Nature Reserve - leader Jake Dalzell. More from Jake about Killard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-f...
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BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Saturday 14th June: Plants and Fungi at Killard Point National Nature Reserve - leader Jake Dalzell. More from Jake about Killard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-f...
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
It's tomorrow ...
Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It's tomorrow ...
Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
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Everyone should read this. I met Dan Janzen when he gave a lecture to @biology.ox.ac.uk I think in the late '80s. I spoke to him afterwards and he said, you know we could save all of the rainforest with a ten cent levy on every cup of coffee sold worldwide....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Everyone should read this. I met Dan Janzen when he gave a lecture to @biology.ox.ac.uk I think in the late '80s. I spoke to him afterwards and he said, you know we could save all of the rainforest with a ten cent levy on every cup of coffee sold worldwide....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It is lovely to see the result’
https://www.europesays.com/uk/140086/
Only a handful of endangered corncrakes return each year to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, but volunteers are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/140086/
Only a handful of endangered corncrakes return each year to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, but volunteers are…#uk #news #uknews
'It is lovely to see the result' - United Kingdom
Only a handful of endangered corncrakes return each year to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, but volunteers are working hard to increase their number by
www.europesays.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
‘It is lovely to see the result’
https://www.europesays.com/uk/140086/
Only a handful of endangered corncrakes return each year to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, but volunteers are…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/140086/
Only a handful of endangered corncrakes return each year to Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland, but volunteers are…#uk #news #uknews
Check out our summer 2025 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
May 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Check out our summer 2025 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
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It's a wonderful time of year to visit woodlands as they surge back into life. Super opportunities to join Jo and Jen for their guided walks at Murlough NNR & Carnmoney Hill.
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @belfasthills.bsky.social @belfastnfc.bsky.social
Woodland festooned with bluebells, fresh fronds of ferns and wood sorrel glowing sweetly from shady spots. Spring is lovely...
Come and join Jo Mulholland and I for woodland walks at Murlough NNR, 10th May and Carnmoney Hill, 11th May. Sign up at bsbi.org/botanical-sk... @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Come and join Jo Mulholland and I for woodland walks at Murlough NNR, 10th May and Carnmoney Hill, 11th May. Sign up at bsbi.org/botanical-sk... @bsbibotany.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's a wonderful time of year to visit woodlands as they surge back into life. Super opportunities to join Jo and Jen for their guided walks at Murlough NNR & Carnmoney Hill.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @belfasthills.bsky.social @belfastnfc.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @belfasthills.bsky.social @belfastnfc.bsky.social
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Join me on behalf of Buglife for City Nature Challenge 2025 in Belfast for hoverfly surveying
Lagan Meadows, 25th April, 12-2pm
I will be joined by Jen Farrar from BSBI who will be discussing all things trees!
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
www.buglife.org.uk/events/surve...
Lagan Meadows, 25th April, 12-2pm
I will be joined by Jen Farrar from BSBI who will be discussing all things trees!
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
www.buglife.org.uk/events/surve...
Buglife Events ~ Surveying for hoverflies and trees with Buglife NI
Find out more about our upcoming events related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.
www.buglife.org.uk
April 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Join me on behalf of Buglife for City Nature Challenge 2025 in Belfast for hoverfly surveying
Lagan Meadows, 25th April, 12-2pm
I will be joined by Jen Farrar from BSBI who will be discussing all things trees!
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
www.buglife.org.uk/events/surve...
Lagan Meadows, 25th April, 12-2pm
I will be joined by Jen Farrar from BSBI who will be discussing all things trees!
@bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
www.buglife.org.uk/events/surve...
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I will never understand the logic/appeal of managing a verge outside your home in the country-side, by spraying harmful herbicide, making it look hideous. Just why? How much unneccesary harm has this caused to waterways, invertebrates & other wildlife as well as being a total eyesore!
April 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I will never understand the logic/appeal of managing a verge outside your home in the country-side, by spraying harmful herbicide, making it look hideous. Just why? How much unneccesary harm has this caused to waterways, invertebrates & other wildlife as well as being a total eyesore!
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So many of the roundabouts in #Donegal & the west of Ireland look like this. A win,win for pollinators,tourists & councils. Low maintenance, low cost, native wildflowers,high impact boost for Orangetip butterfly & bumblebees amongst others. Big shout out to @donegalcouncil
April 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
So many of the roundabouts in #Donegal & the west of Ireland look like this. A win,win for pollinators,tourists & councils. Low maintenance, low cost, native wildflowers,high impact boost for Orangetip butterfly & bumblebees amongst others. Big shout out to @donegalcouncil
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Would you like to join our small, friendly team nurturing & developing botanical skills across Northern Ireland & growing participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
We'd love to hear from you!
Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
Good luck!
We'd love to hear from you!
Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
Good luck!
April 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Would you like to join our small, friendly team nurturing & developing botanical skills across Northern Ireland & growing participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
We'd love to hear from you!
Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
Good luck!
We'd love to hear from you!
Today is deadline day so you need to apply before midnight:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
Good luck!