Dr Joanne Denyer is one of Ireland’s few bryophyte specialists. Jo currently works as an ecological consultant (Denyer Ecology), specialising in botany and bryophytes. In addition to consultancy work, she trains Ireland’s next generation of bryologists by providing training for amateurs, professionals and university undergraduates. She is the Regional Bryophyte Recorder for Counties Wicklow and Kildare and the founder and organiser of the Irish Bryophyte Group. In 2014, she received the National Biodiversity Data Centre ‘Distinguished Recorder Award’ in recognition of outstanding contribution to bryological recording in Ireland.