Rhodo Rangers
@rhodorangers.bsky.social
West of Ireland volunteer group actively removing Rhododendron ponticum and other invasive species from 3 sites in north Conamara
Organise #GreenDrinks in Galway city
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#RhodoRangers Tá gaeilge againn
Organise #GreenDrinks in Galway city
Profile photo by @ciaraioch.bsky.social
#RhodoRangers Tá gaeilge againn
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Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
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Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Reminder that our next #greendrinks is this Tuesday, November 11! Registration 👇🏽
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reminder that our next #greendrinks is this Tuesday, November 11! Registration 👇🏽
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Don't miss out on the next Green Drinks!
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Don't miss out on the next Green Drinks!
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
Bang!
And the dirt is gone!
We try to use the dig out method where possible - a few skilled swings of a mattock do wonders!
Taking out main root seems to be effective for long term clearance with minimal regrowth.
(We do have to use herbicide sometimes too)
#RhodoBashing
And the dirt is gone!
We try to use the dig out method where possible - a few skilled swings of a mattock do wonders!
Taking out main root seems to be effective for long term clearance with minimal regrowth.
(We do have to use herbicide sometimes too)
#RhodoBashing
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Bang!
And the dirt is gone!
We try to use the dig out method where possible - a few skilled swings of a mattock do wonders!
Taking out main root seems to be effective for long term clearance with minimal regrowth.
(We do have to use herbicide sometimes too)
#RhodoBashing
And the dirt is gone!
We try to use the dig out method where possible - a few skilled swings of a mattock do wonders!
Taking out main root seems to be effective for long term clearance with minimal regrowth.
(We do have to use herbicide sometimes too)
#RhodoBashing
Another pile of rhodo gone!
Rhododendron ponticum is native to Iberia and Caucas region (its actually under pressure in Iberia and people working to save it)!
Ireland is thought to have a cultivar "superponticum" introduced in last century or so which is cold resistant, perfect for Irish climate.
Rhododendron ponticum is native to Iberia and Caucas region (its actually under pressure in Iberia and people working to save it)!
Ireland is thought to have a cultivar "superponticum" introduced in last century or so which is cold resistant, perfect for Irish climate.
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Another pile of rhodo gone!
Rhododendron ponticum is native to Iberia and Caucas region (its actually under pressure in Iberia and people working to save it)!
Ireland is thought to have a cultivar "superponticum" introduced in last century or so which is cold resistant, perfect for Irish climate.
Rhododendron ponticum is native to Iberia and Caucas region (its actually under pressure in Iberia and people working to save it)!
Ireland is thought to have a cultivar "superponticum" introduced in last century or so which is cold resistant, perfect for Irish climate.
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A lot of hard work goes into @rhodorangers.bsky.social work done by a lot of others!
Licences, landowner liaison, scouting sites, best practice review, organising speakers etc
Not to mention costs of travel, tools, insurance etc - all self funded atm!
Please share and follow the page!
Licences, landowner liaison, scouting sites, best practice review, organising speakers etc
Not to mention costs of travel, tools, insurance etc - all self funded atm!
Please share and follow the page!
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A lot of hard work goes into @rhodorangers.bsky.social work done by a lot of others!
Licences, landowner liaison, scouting sites, best practice review, organising speakers etc
Not to mention costs of travel, tools, insurance etc - all self funded atm!
Please share and follow the page!
Licences, landowner liaison, scouting sites, best practice review, organising speakers etc
Not to mention costs of travel, tools, insurance etc - all self funded atm!
Please share and follow the page!
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
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@rhodorangers.bsky.social bluesky account still a bit small
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@rhodorangers.bsky.social bluesky account still a bit small
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
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Cherry Laurel on the march from gardens into woodlands.
Crazy that the government has not acted on the Citizen's Assembly's recommendation to ban it for sale (How many years ago was that?)
The alternative of Griselinia or Portugese Laurel are not good either.
Nothing wrong with Holly, Yew etc
Crazy that the government has not acted on the Citizen's Assembly's recommendation to ban it for sale (How many years ago was that?)
The alternative of Griselinia or Portugese Laurel are not good either.
Nothing wrong with Holly, Yew etc
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Cherry Laurel on the march from gardens into woodlands.
Crazy that the government has not acted on the Citizen's Assembly's recommendation to ban it for sale (How many years ago was that?)
The alternative of Griselinia or Portugese Laurel are not good either.
Nothing wrong with Holly, Yew etc
Crazy that the government has not acted on the Citizen's Assembly's recommendation to ban it for sale (How many years ago was that?)
The alternative of Griselinia or Portugese Laurel are not good either.
Nothing wrong with Holly, Yew etc
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
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Green Drinks continues to grow! Thanks to everyone who's attending and supporting this great event 💚
Another great turnout for this months Green Drinks event, cheers to all who joined us!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Green Drinks continues to grow! Thanks to everyone who's attending and supporting this great event 💚
Another great turnout for this months Green Drinks event, cheers to all who joined us!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Another great turnout for this months Green Drinks event, cheers to all who joined us!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).
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Another fun (but exhausting) weekend in a native Irish woodland! 💪🏽
Great weekend clearing rhododendron from coill gleann dá loch again. Lots of progress made with another 1.7 acres cleared. Thanks to everyone who came out @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Another fun (but exhausting) weekend in a native Irish woodland! 💪🏽
Great weekend clearing rhododendron from coill gleann dá loch again. Lots of progress made with another 1.7 acres cleared. Thanks to everyone who came out @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great weekend clearing rhododendron from coill gleann dá loch again. Lots of progress made with another 1.7 acres cleared. Thanks to everyone who came out @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social
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Nice afternoon of botanising in Sliabh Aughty, Co. Clare. Highlights - a new site for gametophyte of Killarney fern and 2nd county record for Polystichum x bicknellii (hybrid between P. aculeatum and P. setiferum) Need to confirm ID of latter but it seem to fit the description 🤞
October 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Nice afternoon of botanising in Sliabh Aughty, Co. Clare. Highlights - a new site for gametophyte of Killarney fern and 2nd county record for Polystichum x bicknellii (hybrid between P. aculeatum and P. setiferum) Need to confirm ID of latter but it seem to fit the description 🤞
A reminder that our next Green Drinks is in one week! Hope to see you there.
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
October 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A reminder that our next Green Drinks is in one week! Hope to see you there.
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Had fun working with the @rhodorangers.bsky.social over the weekend to tackle invasive rhodo in Connemara!
A long weekend of slow work digging up regrowth from old stumps and seedlings while getting stung by bees and drenched in the odd downpour at our first site in Corr Uí Mhongáin..... mostly done here but some giant rhubarb will eventually need seeing to
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Had fun working with the @rhodorangers.bsky.social over the weekend to tackle invasive rhodo in Connemara!
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Registration is live for our next Green Drinks! 🙌🏽
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
September 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Registration is live for our next Green Drinks! 🙌🏽
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
September 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
A long weekend of slow work digging up regrowth from old stumps and seedlings while getting stung by bees and drenched in the odd downpour at our first site in Corr Uí Mhongáin..... mostly done here but some giant rhubarb will eventually need seeing to
September 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A long weekend of slow work digging up regrowth from old stumps and seedlings while getting stung by bees and drenched in the odd downpour at our first site in Corr Uí Mhongáin..... mostly done here but some giant rhubarb will eventually need seeing to
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Don't know why its so hard to recruit volunteers these days.....
Snapshot Galway started again yesterday- 20 cameras for 2 months in the windswept valleys!
@irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
Snapshot Galway started again yesterday- 20 cameras for 2 months in the windswept valleys!
@irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Don't know why its so hard to recruit volunteers these days.....
Snapshot Galway started again yesterday- 20 cameras for 2 months in the windswept valleys!
@irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
Snapshot Galway started again yesterday- 20 cameras for 2 months in the windswept valleys!
@irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
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This was such a fun event, so glad I got to represent the @rhodorangers.bsky.social !
Last night @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social presented Galway Green Drinks at the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival's Giob Geab event. Each participant had 5 minutes to talk about their project, using 5 slides and mainly images. It was great learning about all the incredible work being done in Galway!
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This was such a fun event, so glad I got to represent the @rhodorangers.bsky.social !
Last night @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social presented Galway Green Drinks at the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival's Giob Geab event. Each participant had 5 minutes to talk about their project, using 5 slides and mainly images. It was great learning about all the incredible work being done in Galway!
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Last night @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social presented Galway Green Drinks at the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival's Giob Geab event. Each participant had 5 minutes to talk about their project, using 5 slides and mainly images. It was great learning about all the incredible work being done in Galway!
The health and integrity of a habitat is crucial to its resilience against invasive species such as Rhododendron as demonstrated by the lack of rhododendron present in this very wet blanket bog in Coill mór, Conamara vs old conifer plantation (which would have been drained). Pics from same spot
September 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The health and integrity of a habitat is crucial to its resilience against invasive species such as Rhododendron as demonstrated by the lack of rhododendron present in this very wet blanket bog in Coill mór, Conamara vs old conifer plantation (which would have been drained). Pics from same spot