Olly (aka Oliver) Lynch
ollysflora123.bsky.social
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
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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
June 15, 2025 at 9:01 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
April 13, 2025 at 7:15 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
March 30, 2025 at 8:24 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
March 16, 2025 at 8:40 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
February 3, 2025 at 5:07 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
January 22, 2025 at 3:08 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
November 30, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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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
November 29, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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