NATURE After returning from the UK, John Shelley finds himself in quarantine, contemplating the role of the rat
Of rats, hungry mouths and quarantine
Outdoor Living
The buzz on feeding our precious bees
NATURE Biodiversity officer Pat Fahy on simple steps each of us can take to help save our pollinators
Trolling the bricín
OUTDOORS John Shelley on how to go about trapping minnows, or bricín, to use as bait for fishing trout
Irresistible oases for our wildlife
NATURE A wildlife pond attracts frogs, dragonflies and damselflies, a host of bird species, and more, writes Pat Fahy
The gentle art of coarse fishing
NATURE John Shelley watches an experienced coarse fisherman draw in a seemingly endless succession of silvery roach
Wildflowers for our wildlife
NATURE Pat Fahy on ‘naturehood’ and the importance of wildflowers and wild plants for bees, birds and more
Clever rooks play and learn in storms
NATURE Rooks help clear grassland of damaging leatherjackets, while their fruit-and-nut stashes help to regenerate our woodlands
No time for spin and greenwashing
NATURE Pat Fahy calls out political spin on climate action in Ireland, particularly with regard to bogs and forestry
We can all be citizen scientists
NATURE Citizen Science is invaluable, with every anecdote or observation adding to our collective wildlife knowledge
The multiple rewards of going organic
HEALTH Supporting organic farmers by buying their produce means enjoying more-nutritious food while supporting biodiversity
In search of spring’s beginning
NATURE John Shelley and his friend ruminate on the start of spring, in traditional folklore and in nature
