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West Belfast boy discovers Northern Ireland’s first recorded water stick insect

A west Belfast schoolboy has become the toast of conservationists after discovering Northern Ireland’s first recorded water stick insect. Kohen Fitzsimmons, eight, had been pond-dipping with his Holy Trinity Primary School classmates at the Bog ...

17 May 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Red squirrels introduced at Co Down National Trust property

Red squirrels have been introduced at Castle Ward in a bid to establish a new population in the grounds of the Co Down property. The first four have been released at the estate with more to follow. The quartet were carefully transported by ...

23 Jan 2023 at 17:03

Northern Ireland

Super-sized nature reserve planned for hills above Belfast

A “super-sized” nature reserve is to be created in the hills above Belfast. Conservation charity Ulster Wildlife has unveiled the plan for an area of grassland that is the size of 480 football pitches. The move comes after the charity ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:43

Northern Ireland

£5m scheme boosts nature for hundreds of communities across UK, report shows

A £5 million scheme to bring “more nature to where people live and work” has delivered projects in 1,600 communities – eight times what was originally planned, organisers said. The Wildlife Trusts received funding from the National ...

11 Nov 2024 at 08:17

Northern Ireland

Dead buzzard found hanging from tree ‘twisted and sick’

Police are carrying out inquiries after a dead buzzard was found strung up off the Ulster Way in Co Down. Police in Bangor said a dead buzzard was recovered from Clandeboye Road on November 19 following a report from a member of ...

22 Nov 2022 at 19:38

Popular wildlife park welcomes first Irish-born Indian rhino

National News

The first-ever baby Indian rhino was born in Ireland at Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, last month (September 19). The rare species is one of three Indian rhinos to be born in any zoo worldwide this year and there is only 3,...

13 Oct 2022 at 18:06

Local News

Protected bird of prey found dead amidst Council maintenance work

A protected bird of prey has been found dead at a park in Maghera where Mid Ulster District Council’s contractors had been cutting trees and hedges recently. A PSNI spokesperson confirmed that the bird had been found dead. ...

08 Mar 2024 at 14:59

Northern Ireland

Co Down farmer celebrates after rare barn owls return to his land to raise brood

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after a pair of barn owls returned to his land to raise their brood. It comes a decade after David Sandford first noticed a barn owl as he walked across his fields in Strangford and started ...

06 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: How to bring your lawn to life

Leave bare ground It can be tempting to try and seed over or plant up bare patches, but a few areas without any planting gives space for insects such as mining bees to burrow down and build their nesting tunnels. No need ...

18 Apr 2023 at 10:03

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Glenullin play park transformed thanks to Green Spaces programme

Glenullin play park has been revamped and revitalised with new equipment, as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund Green Spaces Programme. The funding programme is aimed at improving green spaces and play areas to make ...

25 Mar 2024 at 16:22

National News

Carers for injured wildlife across Ireland encouraged to ensure they are compliant with the law

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, has encouraged wildlife enthusiasts and rehabilitators who take care of our injured wildlife to ensure they are compliant with the law this summer ...

20 Jul 2022 at 12:29

Northern Ireland

National Trust plans 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscapes over 10 years

The National Trust plans to “ramp up” efforts to protect nature by creating a quarter of a million hectares of wildlife-rich landscapes over the next decade. The conservation charity said it would work with others ...

10 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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