The islands of West Cork, a region I feel privileged to call home, have a reputation for being excellent locations for wild plants. My life-changing introduction to West Cork was as a volunteer biologist at Sherkin Island Marine Station way back in 1993. I worked on the rocky shore monitoring project….

Sherkin Island Marine Station has just published a book documenting the diverse plant life of the islands of Bantry Bay, Co. Cork. Edited by botanical consultant, conservationist and writer John Aykeroyd, “The Wild Plants of Bere, Dursey, Whiddy and other islands in Bantry Bay” explores the history, geography, geology vegetation….