From the garden to the great unknown, it’s time to get moving – with your mobile in hand, of course! Download these free apps to get a little closer to nature – and spend some time enjoying the brighter days ahead!
While there’s probably a handful of Irish music fans who’ve downloaded this one looking for the Athy band, a whole lot more have been won over by its uncanny ability to identify just about any plant or flower on the planet! Simply snap a shot and this clever creation will search its sprawling database to not only provide the name, but also a whole load of need-to-knows. Nature walks will never be the same again!
When it’s time to pull on your hiking boots and stretch your legs, there’s only one place to start – and that’s this master of mapping a route! As well as its own impressive expertise, it also crowdsources from a massive community of users – and with cycling routes, mountain biking trails and loads more besides, it will quickly become your go-to no matter what your means of movement is!
Whether it’s a window box filled with herbs or an allotment of veggies, there’s nothing quite like producing produce yourself – and it’s an awful lot easier with the help of the RHS! From a care calendar to a handy breakdown of any equipment or tools you might need along the way, it’s designed to allow anyone from the novice grower to the kings and queens of the farmers’ market!
There’s more than 500 different species of bird that you might come across in Ireland, so your chances of identifying every winged creature you encounter are pretty slim. That’s where this clever piece of kit comes in; using photos or even sound recordings, it can identify just about any avian around. Whether you’re a keen twitcher or just curious who’s hitting up your bird feeder, you’ll be flying with this one!
If taking the scenic route is your preferred option, then this is the app you need! Alongside a massive database of nature walks and hikes, its clever tech is designed to help pick out the ‘greenest’ route you can take from one spot to the next. Because it’s community-based, it’s always expanding, too – so building an interesting stroll into your daily routine will be easier than ever before!
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