Field notes

Dublin right now

What the sky and dated field records support in Dublin today. Parks to walk are further down. A claim that cannot be sourced is left off.

6:49pm: sunset today
11½ hrs: of daylight
waning crescent: moon tonight

from the live sky over Dublin

One thing to notice and revisit

Choose one plant you can recognise again on a familiar route. Record its visible features and return to compare. The historical species record below is background for exploration, not a promise that you will find it.

Reference: Past record: Leycesteria formosa. Date: 2025-10-12. Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Your observation and next visit

Add what you noticed yourself, including where you looked. These notes stay in this browser on this device. They are separate from the published record and are not verified by Rewyld.

Observation

On your next visit, look again and add a new dated note. Clearing browser data removes these notes.

Supporting references, dates and terms

Historical reference: Ilex aquifolium

Leaves: January to December. Flowers: May to August.

Compiled literature for Britain and Ireland, approximately twentieth-century averages. Compare this reference with your own dated observations; it does not confirm presence or the current phase here.

Date: Historical literature reference

Dataset DOI plus Stroh et al. (2023), Plant Atlas 2020, and original per-phase reference. leafing: Poland, J. & Clement, E.J. 2020. The Vegetative Key to the British Flora. Edn. 2. John Poland, Southampton flowering: Sell, P.D. & Murrell, G. 2009. Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Mimosaceae-Lentibulariaceae Cambridge University Press, Cambridge CC-BY4.0.

Past record: Leycesteria formosa

A published occurrence record is dated 2025-10-12. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2025-10-12

GBIF occurrence 6179649637; dataset 8dd8a4bd-8b3e-45f7-8993-72826993b1a4. CC-BY-4.0.

Past record: Ilex aquifolium

A published occurrence record is dated 2024-10-11. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2024-10-11

GBIF occurrence 5110272636; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

Where to walk in Dublin

Iveagh Gardens

Open water to settle beside while the day slows down.

~9 acres
Water on site

Garden Of Remembrance

A quiet edge of water to sit near and watch the light move.

~1 acres
Water on site

Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Water on site, and water is where the stillness tends to land.

~42 acres
Water on site

National Botanic Gardens

Find the water, find a bench, and let your attention go still.

~46 acres
Water on site

Saint Patrick's Park

Still water to walk along and breathe to the pace of.

~3 acres
Water on site

Tolka Valley Park

Close water you can reach before the light goes soft.

~97 acres
Water on site

Mount Bernard Park

Room to walk by the water until the road drops away behind you.

~7 acres
Water on site

Albert College Park

A wide green with water in it to sit beside for five minutes.

~34 acres
Water on site

A five-minute walk, if you want one

1
Before you start walking, stand still for three slow breaths. Let the hurry you carried here settle. There is no distance to cover.
2
Begin to walk, slower than usual. Feel each foot meet the ground. When your attention drifts, and it will, bring it back to the next step.
3
For the last minute, lift your eyes. Take in one thing you had not noticed: the light, a tree, the air on your face. Carry the pace, not just the moment, back with you.

A voiced version lives on the free guided walk, or open Rewyld for a walk composed from the sky over Dublin.

Questions

Where can I go outside in Dublin?

The parks and gardens on this page are starting points. A tree-lined street or the small park near you counts too.

What does right now mean on this page?

The numbers at the top come from today's sky over Dublin. Notes below that come from dated field records with sources. If a claim cannot be backed, it is not shown.