GARDENING In the first of a new gardening series, Eriko Uehara Hopkinson of the Clew Bay Garden Trail reflects on her garden and what it means to her
Looking back and looking forward
Outdoor Living
Clew Bay Garden Trail launches calendar
COMMUNITY The proceeds of sales the 2022 Clew Bay Garden Trail calendar will go to the Mayo Roscommon Hospice
Like the fox, I forage
NATURE Michael Kingdon’s foraging leads to several encounters with wild things, and a hungry young dinner guest
Feeling a bit waspish
NATURE Michael Kingdon calls in the cavalry after a family of wasps at his house gets out of hand
A screaming success
NATURE Mayo’s swift population is on the rise thanks to the efforts of Swift Conservation Mayo’s next-box projects in schools and elsewhere
Where have all the moths gone?
NATURE Michael Kingdon ponders on the dramatic decrease in moths, once so plenty in Mayo’s nightscape
Small islands of hope and wonder
NATURE Westport Tidy Towns Biodiversity Officer takes a look at the vegetation on the Mall river in Westport
What a racket
NATURE As August sets in, Michael Kingdon wanders through the woods, where new life is growing stronger
Nocturnal burglars
NATURE Michael Kingdon contends with a four-legged thief in the night, and other unwanted visitors
Rescues, reunions and rewards
NATURE Michael Kingdon saves a hedgehog in a bind, a goldcrest in a tangle and eight moorehen chicks in a quandary
The caterpillar and the wasp
NATURE Michael Kingdon witnesses a life-and-death drama in miniature, on the needles of a small Scots pine