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Hare golf coursing: a mother and leverets up close in Carlow
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the red damselfly, the May bug and the barrel jellyfish
Extinction of nature’s giants tracks human expansion across the globe
Due to their size and abundance, these creatures shaped the ecosystems in which they lived – but today all are nearly gone
What is this species of bee that arrived during no-mow May?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the common carder bee, a rudely disturbed lizard, and a very fine stonechat photograph
What are Ireland’s Greenest Places in 2025? Share the places you feel are contributing to a better environment
We are asking readers to nominate the places across Ireland they believe deserve to be acknowledged
What’s the crack with this apple tree in our garden?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a golf-watching otter, a fungus called King Alfred’s cakes, and pond skaters
World lost a record amount of forests in 2024 as fires raged
World lost equivalent of 18 soccer fields of forested land every minute
What do changing rainfall patterns mean for the world’s nourishing grasslands?
Breakfast porridge, our daily bread and rice sustaining more than half of the world’s population are all bred from natural grasses
Live near a town? Got food or smelly shoes? Foxes and badgers may pay you a visit
Eanna Ní Lamhna on how to handle moths that want to make a meal of the food in your kitchen, the mice at risk from your lawnmower, and a bee-bashing bird
How can businesses change their business model to support biodiversity?
Climate crisis requires bigger efforts from business
Ireland needs multi-functional farms with biodiversity benefits. But how can they be supported?
Calls grow for farming supports to help landowners push ahead with national climate goals
How nature took the lead in the return of the crane to Ireland
Cranes were culturally significant in Ireland, kept as pets by nobility and may have been associated in folklore with death
Cornish hedges are works of art, with abundant nature providing the painterly flourishes
Two layers of stone filled inside with compacted earth and topped off with vegetation or turf, these are irresistible places for plants and animals to live
Garden chemicals can seem like a magic wand. But this is the lesson I’ve learned
It’s liberating to accept that you’re never going to be master of your own garden, and this isn’t a failing
Ireland has a dismal amount of tree cover but ‘wild’ is partly between our ears
A Polish forest gives a glimpse of what Ireland and Britain might have looked like 10,000 years ago
As the duck flies: what are these lake-dwelling midges?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on apple thieves, the Burren’s strange beauties, and the pheasant’s introduction
How do I stop birds uprooting my vegetable seedlings?
Unfortunately, this is often a problem for kitchen gardeners at this time of year
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane: A potentially transformative vision
With little hope that environmental disaster can be staved off, Macfarlane finds grounds for optimism
The fall of an ancient tree is a sad occasion. It marks the death of a living monument
Paul Clements spent a year living in a cottage on the grounds of Montalto Estate in Co Down
How to stop hungry slugs and snails from wreaking havoc in your garden
May is a risky month for gardeners – take timely precautions now for a flourishing summer garden
When is a crane fly not a daddy longlegs?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the Leisler’s bat, a clawless crab, and an invasive ladybird
In search of the Congolese corncrake
Our mission: To discover whether this small migratory bird was faring any better in its (probable) winter home
I’m learning to wear my new glasses, not to be dismayed by what’s now clear
For a week, thrush nestlings, owls thrillingly close, frogs and an otter were all breaking news, urgent, fascinating. But this can’t be real life
Life had drained from a farmer’s soil. He asked for advice - and nature has made a return
Ella McSweeney: It is possible to counteract relentless damage to our soils caused by human activity
My quest to see kingfishers helped me discover the river Dodder’s amazing diversity of wildlife
Photographing one of these unforgettable birds on a Dublin river led me on journey of reconnection with the natural world
Is my house plant a menace to society?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on sand martins, the peacock butterfly and a dead frog
Books in brief: Hermit; Flower; Spring is the only Season
Reviews of new works from writer and spoken art performer Chris McQueer, contemporary artist Ed Atkins and sports and wildlife writer Simon Barnes
Squirrels don’t hibernate? This information shook me to my core
These creatures have made a laughing stock of me. There’s an army of them working shifts, and I’m not the only local feeding them
Pollination: How to bringing the buzz back into our countryside, towns and cities
Pollination is a crucial and vibrant interaction between plants and animals, one that is also captivating
Pope Francis’s green legacy is his radical encyclical Laudato Si’ that upended centuries of Catholic teaching
Published in 2015, Laudato Si’ spoke of our serious moral responsibility to protect the planet
Why is this bug causing a big stink?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the hawthorn shield bug, underground bees, and the red-listed yellowhammer
Rooks are on par with chimpanzees in terms of intelligence
A study showed an ability to modify sticks and even bend a straight piece of wire into a hook to retrieve food from a tube
Drink to your elf: what is this striking red growth?
Éanna Ní Lamhna on the scarlet elf cup, plastic pollution and a Kiwi invader
‘Our health is intrinsically linked to the natural world. Quite simply, no nature, no health’
If you think hospital waiting lists and access to GP care are challenging now, climate change will bring more difficulties
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