Outdoor Living

NATURE Michael Kingdon on how the eradication of ragwort has led to the dramatic fall in both cinnabar-moth and cuckoo numbers

NATURE Michael Kingdon meets a hare on Lough Carra’s wooded shore, and takes a seat under an old oak

NATURE Michael Kingdon on mitigating the flood risk of Westport’s Carrowbeg River while maintaining the river’s health

GARDENING Gardener Oliver Whyte on the natural way to achieve healthy soil in your garden

NATURE Michael Kingdon visits a Mayo barn owl nest box where a brood of six barn-owl chicks is being raised

GARDENING Eriko Uehara Hopkinson on her love for roses and her favourite picks among the vast varieties

NATURE Michael Kingdon encounters juvenile chough and explains the cág cosdearg’s hard-won joie de vivre

NATURE BirdWatch Mayo to host outings to the coastal birds of Downpatrick Head and the swifts of Castlebar

NATURE Michael Kingdon on the sharp decline in our European eel population, as seen in our local rivers

NATURE After happening upon a wild Irish bee nest, Michael Kingdon attempts to extract some sweet golden honey