Found the water in the ponds crystal clear and no sign of the chalky marl. It was dry and sunny today at 5 C but felt much much colder with an icy occasional breeze.
The rubbish is start to accumulate around various areas again but nowhere near as bad as the Town Park.
Sadly the pond in the Town Park is looking in a very run down way
Aisling Ní Airteadna principal of the Gaelscoil took this wonderful photo today of the wetlands when they were shrouded in fog.
Well I’d been in Mayo for the Summer so it was great to get back to walking through the wetlands. The ponds were fuller than when I last visited in Summer and much of the reeds have been cleared.
Enjoy the 360 4K videos.
We will be hosting another guided walk this year on 13 August, 11am – 1pm at the Wetlands.
For details please click on the link below:
https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/discover-your-local-wetlands
Thomas Chambers sent these wonderful photos of wildflowers taken recently in the Shannon Wetlands.
Hopefully, they have all been correctly identified and have included the names “as Gaeilge” as well as the English name.
Had a lovely walk in the hot sunshine through the wetlands today. Saw a few large blue dragonflies and a smaller brown one flying around the small pond and the bull rushes are magnificient in the large pond. The large grassland area which was being taken over by willows is now a lovely varied meadow. The ponds are incredibly low though.
My sister was with me and took thee lovely photos.
Had a lovely walk through the wetlands this morning with my sister who is visiting. Swallows flying everywhere. But the two ponds are incredibly dry.
I haven’t seen the two ponds so low before.
We had a wonderful crowd from SES Shannon (https://www.ses.ie/) helping us give the Wetlands a Spring clean today under the guidance of Ruairí Ó Conchúir (the Community Water Office from LAWPRO). The weather was gorgeous. Well done everybody and a big thank-you.
After heavy showers last night and this morning the day brightened up enough for a walk over the Wetlands.
Things are starting to green. With foliage appearing slowly on trees. I looked for tadpoles/frogs but the ones that survived being eaten are probably wise enough to stay out of sight. Maybe tonight’s full moon will bring them out? 🙂
You can see how much the weather has improved (though very changeable from day to day) from my solar water panel temperatures 🙂
And here’s this month’s 360 4K video. Sorry it is so shakey.