We celebrate winter solstice on December 21st. But that’s not always accurate
This week, we go off the beaten track to nature reserves in the midlands and southeast
I have an internal curiosity cabinet for moments of overwhelm, filled with people, places, poetry and of course, wild things
Ireland has no river bathing sites but encouraging them is one way to unpollute our waterways
Teenage nature author Dara McAnulty on a season of growth and contemplation
Bank shares and Ryanair drive Iseq lower while FTSE 100 rebounds after shaky start
Helen Macdonald imbues her work with an infectious childlike wonder about the natural world
Ethna Viney answers readers’ questions on slime mould, jellyfish and herons
Michael Viney: Irish numbers have more than doubled since the counts of Operation Seafarer in 1970
Michael Viney: A predator denning in parks, gardens and wasteland gets mixed responses
Ethna Viney on comb jellies, robin’s pin cushion, cuckoos, lime nail gall mites and ruby-tail wasps
Keep a checklist of clouds, bugs or birds to look out for, and listen out for birdsong
Ethna Viney on voodoo lilies, ghost swift month and yellow wagtails
A beefed-up, independent National Parks and Wildlife Service would be just the ticket
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