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Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Coinnle Muire
A native species can grow quite tall generally flowering from June to August.
Its flowers are yellow, & its leaves are covered in hairs.
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Round Leaved Wintergreen
Pyrola rotundifolia subsp. Maritima
Glasluibh chruinn
Not the best photograph.
A native perennial evergreen wildflower spotted during the week in a boggy area beside a lake.
White flowers, rounded leaves.
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Bell Heather
Erica cinerea
Fraoch Cloigíneach
Native plant with pinkish - purple flowers, this one found near a lake.
Blooming from June to September
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Bladder Campion
Silene vulgaris
Coireán na gcuach
A native perennial - flowering from June to August.
Five petals, deeply divided into two lobes.
The bladder / balloon-like feature has pinkish lines / veins.
Attracts night-flying insects.
#LiffeyLinearPark
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Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seamair dhearg
Commonly seen purplish pink coloured flower.
A native plant, flowering from May to October.
A lone example flowering beside the lake at #Ballynafagh
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Lesser Butterfly-orchid
Platanthera bifolia
Magairlín beag an fhéileacáin
An absolutely beautiful creamy-white native orchid flowering from May to July.
Lots of flowers growing from a longish stem.
Found on boggy ground at #BallynafaghLake
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Bog Cotton
Eriophorum angustifolium
Ceannbhán
AKA Common Cottongrass
This native plant is generally found on bog land or peaty ground.
Its flower is coloured white & grows from tallish stems.
A wonderful plant.
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Lovely weather for some work maintaining the #LiffeyLinearPark
The park was litter picked & bins checked;
Some metal bollards painted;
Areas around trees in the upper park were tended to, cleared of weeds & mulched.
Not all in group photo this week.
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It's difficult to deter folks from littering - it helps when folks put waste in bins
Most common forms of #litter found:
Food containers, cans, glass / plastic bottles, cigarette butts, sweet wrappers, vapes & similar devices.
Sometimes we find bags of domestic waste!
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#Hoverflies are “true flies” they don’t sting or bite & come in a variety of sizes, shapes & colours some with striking colours / patterns.
As their name implies many hoverfly species “hover” holding a steady position basking in the sunshine & are excellent #Pollinators
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“Sentinel” located beside Buckley’s Cross is a stylised abstract figure erected in 2014 "to guard the town's entrance".
Now the area is being developed as an area where the grasses are left grow & hopefully some #pollinator friendly blooms will grow in time.
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Cranefly
Tipula paludosa
Galán
AKA Daddy Longlegs
Greyish-brown craneflies are a common sight.
Adult lifespan is around 2 weeks – unless of course they become a food source for birds or spiders.
Craneflies are usually nocturnal & are sometimes attracted to lights.
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Newbridge Tidy Towns Association #DroicheadNua retweeted
Great news for County Kildare!
A big congratulations to Leixlip, which ranked 3rd in the country in the latest IBAL Anti-Litter League, and to Newbridge, which also performed strongly, achieving Clean to European Norms status.
#Kildare #YourCouncil
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Newbridge is back in the IBAL Litter League for 2026.
We were ranked joint 11th in the first inspection & graded Clean to European Norms
Of 10 sites inspected, Newbridge received 7 Grade A’s, 2 Grade B’s & 1 Grade C - here’s hoping for 10 Grade A’s in the next adjudication
Congrats to @SligoTidyTowns @SligoC89411 on topping our latest rankings! Also to @MonaghanCoCo @KildareCoCo ... and to @DubCityCouncil and @corkcitycouncil on improvements in urban areas. All details at ibal.ie
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While the dictionary definition of Tidy is “arranged neatly & in order,” Tidy Towns groups are embracing #biodiversity by re-wilding areas all over the country.
The #TidyTowns competition entrants are working to embrace the wild & spontaneous essence of our diverse environment.
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Red Valerian
Centranthus ruber
Slán iomaire
Perennial, not native but common enough fragrant flower seen June/September on railway embankments, old stone walls etc.
A pollinator friendly garden escape which has naturalised in a few public places in #Newbridge
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Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seamair dhearg
Commonly seen purplish pink coloured flower.
A native plant, flowering from May to October.
Many seen flowering beside a footpath along the #LiffeyLinearPark #BeeHighway
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Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Cailleach dhearg
Often seen growing along roadways – these in the #LiffeyLinearPark here in #Newbridge, but also seen in cornfields & quite common on disturbed or “waste” ground.
Deep scarlet petals with a dark centre, flowering now.
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Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Nóinín mór
Generally flowering from May to September, this native flower can reach 80cm in height & have white petals with a bright yellow centre.
Found in a car park grassed area, some weedkiller sprayed nearby
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June 5th is #WorldEnvironmentDay
The 2026 theme is #ClimateChange
The earth is sending signals - rising seas, heatwaves, melting glaciers
We need more energy generated from solar panels & wind turbines
We must redesign towns for people, replant our forests & protect wildlife.
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