Birds are getting on with mating and building nests to rear their young — a key reason for the ban on hedgerow cutting and burning of land between March 1 and August 31 The sight of blackthorn ...

'SCEACH' IS an Irish word that has two meanings. In a general sense it means any ' thorny bush'. Specifically it is ' an Sceach Gheal', the Hawthorn, one of the most common of our native shrubs and a ...

WHILE many of our hedgerow trees and shrubs are bursting into leaf, the blackthorn is producing masses of thick, white blossom. Aptly named due to its black bark, this dense and very prickly shrub ...

So-called because of its dark, black bark contrasting with brilliant white flowers, the blackthorn lights up the countryside as spring arrives. The flowers burst through before the leaves to trigger ...

Another Life: When you look into it - which few of us have - a single flower of blackthorn has the beauty of wild cherry blossom… Another Life: When you look into it - which few of us have - a single ...

We saw this bramble leaf with beautiful abstract art doodles in the Dargle Valley in early March. What creature could be causing it, please? Yanny Peters, Co Wicklow This is caused by the larva of a ...