Merryn Thomas / Tuamotu Atoll nuclear memorial, Inisheer beach, Aran Islands, Ireland, May 2009.

Merryn Thomas / Mute swans on the River Corrib, Galway, Ireland, May 2009.

Robert Thompson / Common vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua) resting on leaf, Connamara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, September

Robert Thompson / Aquatic larva of Scarce emerald damselfly (Lestes dryas) Ballinduff Turlough, Galway, Republic of Ireland, May

Robert Thompson / Aquatic larva of Scarce emerald damselfly (Lestes dryas) Ballinduff Turlough, Galway, Republic of Ireland, May

Robert Thompson / Brown-line bright-eye moth (Mythimna conigera) camouflaged on fallen leaf, Slyne Head, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, July

Robert Thompson / Windy gap, Galway's Bridge, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, March 2007

Merryn Thomas / Limestone walls, overgrown fields and cottage on Inisheer, Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2009.

Merryn Thomas / O'Brien's Castle, Inisheer, Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2009.

Merryn Thomas / Inisheer lighthouse, Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2009.

Merryn Thomas / O'Brien's Castle, Inisheer, Aran Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2009.

George McCarthy / Map lichen {Rhizocarpon geographicum} on stone, Galway, Republic of Ireland