Wexford Naturalists' Field Club

12/06/2026

For anyone in Enniscorthy this Saturday 13th June , the wonderful Éanna Ní Lamhna will be be hosting two events as part of the Enniscorthy Street Rhythms festival.
The first event is a family friendly biodiversity walk at the Orchard Peace Park 11:30 - 12:30 (Free event) meeting at Presentation Arts Centre
Éanna is sticking around for another event at 14:00 (€10 fee) in the Church Institute 'Éanna goes Wild'. This will surely book up fast - check Event Brite for details!

09/06/2026

🌊 The ocean is one of the planet’s most powerful natural climate regulators, absorbing around 30% of the carbon dioxide generated by human activity. 💨🌍

But as pressures on marine ecosystems continue to grow, protecting the ocean has never been more important.

This World Oceans Day is a reminder that every action we take to care for our oceans also helps protect our future. 🌊

09/06/2026

The ocean does far more than shape our coastline; it helps sustain every breath we take. 🌊

More than half of the world’s oxygen is produced in the ocean by tiny marine organisms drifting beneath the surface.

This year’s World Oceans Day theme, 'Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet', reminds us that healthy oceans are essential for a healthy planet. 🌍

08/06/2026

★★★ Between the Showers ★★★
Despite the mixed weather and the coolness, there was some decent butterfly activity nearby. A few Cryptic Wood Whites about (distinguished by the rounded tip to its forewing), and the first Ringlet of the season for this recorder. Most were hugging the tractor pathway soaking in the heat off the clay.

06/06/2026

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

The Great Big All Ireland Hedgehog Count Starts next week!!! For the week 8th to 15th June we are asking people to make an extra effort to look for hedgehogs and report your sightings at hedgehogsireland.com. So take a night time stroll in your garden or park or in the countryside and see what you can see. If you see roadkill hedgehogs, please report those too. Be careful out in the dark and Please don't disturb or pick up hedgehogs!

01/06/2026

★★★ June Club Lecture - Going Cuckoo! ★★★
On Thursday the 4th June the WNFC are pleased to welcome Sam Bayley, a Conversation Ranger with the NPWS, who will present a lecture titled 'Where Do Our Cuckoos Go?” Sam is an experienced professional in countryside management, a passionate field naturalist, and a skilled ornithologist. He is also a licenced British Trust for Ornithology bird ringer. With over 17 years of professional experience across a variety of habitats Sam has developed a robust track record both as a naturalist and as a communicator.
Where: The Pumphouse at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, Ardcavan Eircode: Y35EY89
When: 8pm sharp
Non-members welcome at Club Lectures and a €5 door-fee applies which includes refreshments and cookies (fittingly!)

01/06/2026

*** Uplifting New Publication from the NBDC ***
One Hundred Tales of Hope - Stories of pollinator conservation from the last AIPP.

31/05/2026

★★★ Killing a hedgerow ★★★
A member noticed a local earthen bank-hedgerow that was just recently full of wildflowers such as Cornsalad, Herb Robert, Creeping Buttercup, Mouse-ear, Common Vetch, Scarlet Pimpernels, and others, had been needlessly annihilated by toxic spray. Gone are the lovely wildflowers as well as the pollinators and other insects and birds that feed there. We really must do better and stop the reckless use of such poisons. Though not needed, strimming would have been a more sustainable solution for this domestic property boundary. The thing is too that these earthen banks need the plant rooting systems to hold them together and function effectively as a boundary. Without these binding root systems the bank will erode and crumble in time. The Wexford Country Council's proposed Biodiversity Action Plan sets out a number of actions to address such needless harm.
See the plan here:
https://consult.wexfordcoco.ie/en/consultation/draft-local-biodiversity-action-plan