By Sean Fagan
Waste ground at dusk, Dublin, Ireland (Photo: Sean Fagan).
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A while back I visited some urban waste ground near the centre of Ireland's capital city, Dublin - with the aim of photographing some wild urban plants.
I really enjoyed my time there and compiled a small, photographic sample of the wild plants I came across.
Some of the plants I photographed are native - some are not. Some are edible, some even have medicinal qualities (*I don't recommend the consumption of urban wild plants).
Whether you're a bushcrafter, keen botanist, naturalist or a wanderer of nature - there is a deep well of floral riches in some of the most desolate of natural settings - such as cities.
This nails home an essential truth - bushcraft is not just confined to the rolling hills and verdant forests from near or faraway lands.
Urban plants persist pretty much everywhere - and can provide us with a wonderful source of nature-inspiration in urban areas.
Just as importantly - for the bushcrafter living in a town or city (with limited free time to visit wild places) - urban plants can provide us with a convenient means to sharpen our plant identification skills.
Why? Because most the wild plants that inhabit urban areas also dwell in rural and wild areas.
Hope you enjoy my photos...
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