Outdoors

Another Life: The fox as he dwells among us

Michael Viney: A predator denning in parks, gardens and wasteland gets mixed responses

What species is this pink grasshopper: Readers’ nature queries

Ethna Viney on comb jellies, robin’s pin cushion, cuckoos, lime nail gall mites and ruby-tail wasps

Family nature walks can be made more fun with observation

Keep a checklist of clouds, bugs or birds to look out for, and listen out for birdsong

The declining choughs of Dursey island need decision makers’ help

A beefed-up, independent National Parks and Wildlife Service would be just the ticket

What is this bird? It crashed into my kitchen window. Readers’ Nature queries

Ethna Viney on voodoo lilies, ghost swift month and yellow wagtails

Super grass: the arching, architectural forms of wild meadows

Michael Viney: Wild grasses have loved the mood swings of our climate this year

This insect looks a like twig when resting – what is it?

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

The Dublin Mountains Makeover: Ireland’s largest ever forest transformation

Over the next few decades, nine commercial forests will be converted to purely recreational areas

Between cliff and sea: The curious trail of a puffin

Another Life: As one of many of the world’s declining seabirds, puffins are now receiving much more necessary and serious attention

What is this jellyfish with nasty-looking stingers? Readers’ nature queries

Ethna Viney on rove beetles, moths and a damselfly

This insect makes a distinctive humming sound – what is it?

Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

Alice and Jack Tyler: America’s first environmental power couple

Another Life: A new book on the founders of the Tyler Prize shows their political influence

What’s this pretty moth with the long snout? Readers’ nature queries

Ethna Viney on the elephant hawkmoth, giant house spider and the rare ant beetle

Spotted flycatcher is less likely to be spotted with each passing year

Avian science journal Ibis reports ‘great conservation concern’ about the species

Eye on Nature: ‘We saw a proud mum with her cygnets’

Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney

The Irish farmers peering into cow pats for precious dung beetles

Another Life: Dairy farmer Bruce Thompson examines impact of worming drug on beetles

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