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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

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 working ...

06 Jun 2024 at 00:01

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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 them more ...

25 Mar 2024 at 16:22

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland celebrates bumper year for barn owls in 2022

Conservationists are celebrating a bumper year for barn owls in Northern Ireland. Some 24 chicks fledged from eight known breeding pairs – a 500% increase in chicks from 2021 – according to Ulster Wildlife. The figures are ...

01 Mar 2023 at 08:22

Northern Ireland

Project to boost Rathlin corncrake among those receiving biodiversity funding

A project aimed at helping to boost the number of rare corncrake birds on Rathlin Island is among those receiving 40 million euro (£33.7 million) of funding. The Peaceplus funding has been awarded to projects designed to ...

01 Jun 2025 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

First recorded sighting of rare dragonfly in Belfast hailed by conservationists

The first recorded sighting of a rare type of dragonfly in Belfast has been hailed by conservationists. The black-tailed skimmer dragonfly was spotted by volunteers at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in the west of the city ...

08 Jul 2025 at 14:57

Northern Ireland

Barn owl breeding success for third year in a row on Co Down farm

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the region. Work to ...

04 Sept 2025 at 00:01

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