On Thursday 1st January 2026 Ernie and Ruth Hunter did a BSBI New Year Plant Hunt at Ballyronan Marina and Play Area and submitted the following records of wildplants seen to be in flower to BSBI:-

Ivy

Daisy

Pot Marigold--probable originally a garden escapee but is now propagating.

Shepherd's-purse

Hairy Bitter-cress

Ivy-leaved Toadflax on the back of the wall along the road.

Dove's-foot Cranesbill

Red Dead-nettle

Nipplewort

Oxeye Daisy

Pineapple Weed

Annual Meadow-grass

Creeping Buttercup

Groundsel

Smooth Sow-thistle

Common Chickweed

Dandelion

Gorse

Common Field Speedwell on the edge of the Marina in front of the Marina Centre