NATURE Biodiversity officer Pat Fahy on a new Mayo environmental group, Coastal Communities for Climate Action
Coastal communities of Clew Bay unite
Outdoor Living
Buzzards soar in Mayo skies once more
NATURE John Shelley hopes an encounter with a Common buzzard is a sign of less poison use and greater understanding
Descendants of the ancients return to relive ritual
NATURE John Shelley witnesses the generations-old spectacle of the annual trout spawning in a crystal clear river
Farming for nature to meet the crises
NATURE Biodiveristy officer Pat Fahy on the importance of incentivising and working with farmers to encourage nature and rewilding
Lovely little monsters
NATURE John Shelley takes a fishing trip to Achill and finds a wide variety of hungry mouths on his bait hook
Mullet Peninsula protects its blonde bombshell
NATURE North Mayo is home to the only sustainable population of Ireland’s rarest bee, the Great Yellow Bumblebee
Old Head’s wondrous woodland needs our attention
NATURE Old head boasts Ireland’s only Atlantic-Oak forest that grows right on the coast, but non-natives are threatening to overtake it
Plight of the bumblebee
NATURE There’s still time for spring and summer bulb planting, but what’s best for the bees?
Trees give up their bounties
NATURE Storm Lorenzo and strong autumn winds blow nuts from trees, and wild creatures feast
Climate change isn’t a nice day in October
NATURE Biodiversity Officer Pat Fahy sets out some home truths about the climate emergency
Prize plums, vexed wasps and a brave burglar
NATURE John Shelley’s precious plum trees have been plundered, but who has the sweet tooth?
