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- Promoting Wexford's natural history
(www.wexfordnaturalists.com)
Updates by Jonathan Derham

The club aims are simply to promote and foster an interest in the natural environment, and to educate and inform it's members through shared experience and interests. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month in the Pumphouse at the Wexford Wildfowl Reserve at 8pm. Field trips are held the second Saturday of every month. Membership of the WNFC will entitle you to attend our monthly lectures by guest speakers and also to attend regular field trips organised by the club. Please see our website for all further information as some events can be subject to change of date/venue.

30/10/2026

★★★ NBDC Citizen Science Portal is Offline ★★★
Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal and mobile application are currently offline following a global security alert affecting the PHP software used to run websites. The work required to bring the system back online is likely to take until 16 November 2026.

See more here:
https://mailchi.mp/biodiversityireland.ie/irelands-citizen-science-portal-service-update?e=7d93756250

The Club's online recording form, which is linked to the National Biodiversity Centre's Citizen Science Portal, is also currently offline.

Any records you currently have can be kept until the systems are back online and submitted then. We will keep you informed.

Some of you may already know that Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal and mobile application are currently offline following a global security alert affecting PHP, software used to run websites.

28/10/2026

For those of you interested in fungi this online talk may be of interest. Register here: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2026-11-10-how-identify-mushrooms-and-some-other-interesting-bits-about-fungi-ali-mckernan?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVOh4NjbGNrBU6HeWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeI43Rbi_j8_BoIC7Om7dBmqaAVsXjlH4AXFxbyW_Qu35zOKWeU0XODKtTmgo_aem_dUjtfKDuN8PqSt5OGJUoug

Join Ali McKernan (aka TheFUNgi Guy) for an online foray into fungi – where to find them, how to identify them, and lots of interesting fungi facts! 🍄

Registration link in the comments 👇👇

27/10/2026

Q. Is planting native trees a biodiversity action?
A. Yes - and helpful for pollinators too. Remember the 3 golden rules: Right Tree, Right Place and Right Space.
Where possible choose a native tree species which is Irish and local provenance. Avoid an area already valuable for biodiversity (e.g. a reduced mowing area on your business site). And choose a spot where it will last a long time. https://tinyurl.com/c557dx3r PIC: stock image

20/10/2026

Not the best picture, but it's more illustrative, to show you that you don't have to climb up the 30 odd stairs to the Observation Tower to see the birds. You can stay downstairs and look at the feed from the camera focused on the Slob.
Hopefully, if (when) you come to our Welcoming the Wintering Birds event on Sunday, there will be geese and swans visible on the camera and we'll be able to get to see them close up and personal.
So come along between 11am and 4pm this Sunday and enjoy a bit of birdwatching, a bit of learning and a lot of tea drinking.

Dec's Pets BirdWatch Ireland

11/10/2026

★★★ Fungal Foray October ★★★
A great crew of members - old and new - turned out for our Club October Field outing on Saturday last. We had a splendid hunt for fungi in Park Wood and a fabulous range of species were recorded including the amazing looking - and aptly named - Bird's Nest Fungi. Identification of fungi can be trickey so if you note any errors in the photographs do leave a message.

09/10/2026

★★★ Dune Discovery Workshop by Clean Coasts ★★★

03/10/2026

How do tides drive the pace of life on the seashore ? ... discover the answer to this and more by completing our FREE online course in Marine Biodiversity Citizen Science. See: https://learn.biodiversityireland.ie/courses/marinebiodiversity

02/10/2026

We just published our Annual Review for 2025/26: a round-up of the amazing achievements of BSBI members across Britain & Ireland over the past year: our science & research; our training & events; our outreach, media & publications.
The Review shows who we are & what we do.
Huge thanks to all of you who continue to contribute to the Society's work: recording plants, taking part in events, writing papers & articles, promoting the Society's work on social media and more. So much more!
Read the full Review online (and for members who opted for print copies, it will be mailed out soon with your copy of BSBI News #163).
https://bsbi.org/media/pages/about/who-we-are/annual-review/2025-2026/549055220e-1790760360/annual-review-2026.pdf

01/10/2026

★★★ Out Looking for the Ivy Bee ★★★
Found it a couple of days ago on flowering ivy (of course!) on a south facing hedgerow. About 1km inland from the coast at Curracloe. I hear reports that this relatively new species has made it far up the east coast and recently also in Co Clare.
Report any sightings to the National Biodiversity Data Center.

29/09/2026

★★★ October Lecture - Soil Health ★★★
On Thursday 1st October at 8pm in the Pumphouse at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Ardcavan (Y35EY89) we will hear a talk on "Assessing and Managing Soil Health” by Dr Fiona Brennan, Teagasc Soil Biology Research Officer, Johnstown Castle. Non-members welcome too and a €5 door fee applies which includes refreshments.
Soils are essential for life on earth, providing food, clean water and habitats for biodiversity, contributing to climate resilience and supporting our cultural heritage and landscapes. Healthy soils are teeming with life - this diversity is quite stunning. This life underpins the majority of essential processes within soil and is critical for delivering a whole range of vital ecosystem functions.

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Wexford Naturalists' Field Club Company Limited By Guarantee, 8 Ballinamorragh, Curracloe
Wexford

Telephone

+35315393460

Website

http://www.wexfordnaturalists.com/

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