Colm O'Regan: How I use apps like Google lens to get closer to nature 

I use that for insects, especially butterflies. If the hoors’ll stay still.

Colm O'Regan is now the sort of man who can say “oh that’s speedwell” with confidence

I must look that up in my book, Dada would say. ‘That’ was a plant he came across. The book was The Tree and Shrub Expert by Dr D.G. Hessayon.

He loved to know the names of things and recently so do I. It’s been a journey. Step 1 was the ceasefire with the dandelions. I say ceasefire but the dandelions always won. I’d be pulling on them and the dandelion would say, “Ok, ok, I’m giving up. You win.” And you’d say “Really?” and the Dandelion would say, “HAHAH NO! I left a root down there for two weeks time”. But my whole outlook on weeds changed. I realised they’re essential.