SAT. 7TH LEAF WATCH-FAMILY PHENOLOGY TRAIL PARTNERS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DATA CENTRE AND TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
VENUE:
NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN 9 TIME:
SAT:
10:00-18:00
TICKETS:
Free You can get a Trail guide from the National Botanic Gardens reception
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Phenology is the science of seasonal changes in the lives of plants and animals – bud burst on trees, flowering seasons, migration or nest-building by birds. By completing our ‘family phenology trail’ you can help do valuable work for the Botanic Gardens. We would like you to help us, by recording on what date the buds or flowers of certain trees and shrubs open, as well as the date when butterflies are on the wing. Research shows that climate change has already had a significant impact on the timing of these events in Ireland. The trail will take you to a selection of trees to observe and record your findings. The information you record will be combined with everyone else’s and help us record the impact of climate change at the botanic gardens.
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