Outdoor Living

NATURE John Shelley and his friend ruminate on the start of spring, in traditional folklore and in nature

NATURE Biodiversity officer Pat Fahy on a new Mayo environmental group, Coastal Communities for Climate Action

NATURE John Shelley hopes an encounter with a Common buzzard is a sign of less poison use and greater understanding

NATURE John Shelley witnesses the generations-old spectacle of the annual trout spawning in a crystal clear river

NATURE Biodiveristy officer Pat Fahy on the importance of incentivising and working with farmers to encourage nature and rewilding

NATURE John Shelley takes a fishing trip to Achill and finds a wide variety of hungry mouths on his bait hook

NATURE North Mayo is home to the only sustainable population of Ireland’s rarest bee, the Great Yellow Bumblebee

NATURE Old head boasts Ireland’s only Atlantic-Oak forest that grows right on the coast, but non-natives are threatening to overtake it

NATURE There’s still time for spring and summer bulb planting, but what’s best for the bees?

NATURE Storm Lorenzo and strong autumn winds blow nuts from trees, and wild creatures feast