Olly (aka Oliver) Lynch
@ollysflora123.bsky.social
Botanist and ecologist. BSBI Vice-County Recorder for Co. Limerick (VCH8). Plant admirer and love the outdoors.
Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia), Sea Wormwood (Artemisia maritima), Long-stalked Geranium (Geranium columbium) and Hoary Plantain (Plantago media) at Morgan's North, Limerick yesterday on a @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Platanthera bifolia), Sea Wormwood (Artemisia maritima), Long-stalked Geranium (Geranium columbium) and Hoary Plantain (Plantago media) at Morgan's North, Limerick yesterday on a @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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Beautiful Hoary Plantain (Plantago media), quite scarce in Ireland but thriving in this #GreatIrishGrasslands site in Co. Limerick (VC H8)
A real treat to see it during the @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting with @ollysflora123.bsky.social 🌿💚
#WildflowerHour
A real treat to see it during the @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting with @ollysflora123.bsky.social 🌿💚
#WildflowerHour
June 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Beautiful Hoary Plantain (Plantago media), quite scarce in Ireland but thriving in this #GreatIrishGrasslands site in Co. Limerick (VC H8)
A real treat to see it during the @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting with @ollysflora123.bsky.social 🌿💚
#WildflowerHour
A real treat to see it during the @bsbibotany.bsky.social field meeting with @ollysflora123.bsky.social 🌿💚
#WildflowerHour
Absolutely to start off the 2025 Orchid Season with Anacamptis morio (Green-Winged Orchid) in Connemara, Co. Galway today! First time seeing this orchid, so pretty and saw so many of them! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Absolutely to start off the 2025 Orchid Season with Anacamptis morio (Green-Winged Orchid) in Connemara, Co. Galway today! First time seeing this orchid, so pretty and saw so many of them! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Late for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social . Leucojum aestivum subsp aestivum (Summer Snowflake) and Primula veris (Cowslip), both in Limerick city near the River Shannon, Ireland this week! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Late for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social . Leucojum aestivum subsp aestivum (Summer Snowflake) and Primula veris (Cowslip), both in Limerick city near the River Shannon, Ireland this week! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (Tunbridge Filmy-Fern), Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexander's) and Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) this week! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @BSBI_Ireland @bsbibotany.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense (Tunbridge Filmy-Fern), Smyrnium olusatrum (Alexander's) and Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn) this week! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @BSBI_Ireland @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Nice Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) rosette at University of Limerick, Co. Limerick. My first rosette of the year! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Orchid #Rosette
February 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nice Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) rosette at University of Limerick, Co. Limerick. My first rosette of the year! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Orchid #Rosette
Killarney Fern (Trichomanes speciosum) and Tunbridge Filmy-Fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense). Recently observed at a location which I won't disclose due to the sensitivity of these populations. Lovely to see them! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Killarney Fern (Trichomanes speciosum) and Tunbridge Filmy-Fern (Hymenophyllum tunbrigense). Recently observed at a location which I won't disclose due to the sensitivity of these populations. Lovely to see them! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Glendelough, Co. Wicklow. Wet weather, but still a very enjoyable place to visit. Not much botanising this time, but plenty of Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and plenty of ferns to admire along the way, with the beautiful scenery! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 30, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Glendelough, Co. Wicklow. Wet weather, but still a very enjoyable place to visit. Not much botanising this time, but plenty of Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and plenty of ferns to admire along the way, with the beautiful scenery! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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Great to see the fabulous @ollysflora123.bsky.social over here where skies are blue!
Olly is one of our amazing #BSBICountyRecorders.
His patch is Co. Limerick: bsbi.org/limerick
Find your county - and details of local resources & who to contact - via the interactive map here: bsbi.org/local-botany
Olly is one of our amazing #BSBICountyRecorders.
His patch is Co. Limerick: bsbi.org/limerick
Find your county - and details of local resources & who to contact - via the interactive map here: bsbi.org/local-botany
November 29, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Great to see the fabulous @ollysflora123.bsky.social over here where skies are blue!
Olly is one of our amazing #BSBICountyRecorders.
His patch is Co. Limerick: bsbi.org/limerick
Find your county - and details of local resources & who to contact - via the interactive map here: bsbi.org/local-botany
Olly is one of our amazing #BSBICountyRecorders.
His patch is Co. Limerick: bsbi.org/limerick
Find your county - and details of local resources & who to contact - via the interactive map here: bsbi.org/local-botany
My first Bluesky post! Gorse (Ulex spp) already showing bursts of yellow at Salthill, Co. Galway. Could it be Ulex galli (Western Gorse) Considering the flowering time, or is it a weird time for U. galli and U. europaeus? Couldn't get closer, on a golf course! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM
My first Bluesky post! Gorse (Ulex spp) already showing bursts of yellow at Salthill, Co. Galway. Could it be Ulex galli (Western Gorse) Considering the flowering time, or is it a weird time for U. galli and U. europaeus? Couldn't get closer, on a golf course! @bsbibotany.bsky.social