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Did a rare pair of cranes visit a Co Waterford garden?
Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to your notes and queries on robins, spiders and rare moths
How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’
For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forests, but attention is turning now to blue spaces, asking why water makes us feel happier
What changes in butterfly populations tell us about climate change in Ireland
Butterflies react quickly to change but can still get caught out by misaligned life cycles
‘We went to the Manorhamilton Agricultural Show. That was an eye-opener’
Nick Maertens and his wife Cyrelle, from Belgium, spent years fantasising about living somewhere rural
Did children catch a baby shark on the beach in Skerries?
Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna responds to your notes and queries on dragonflies, ladybirds and more
‘Nature needs all the help it can get’: projects aim to re-establish oyster reefs
Overharvesting, pollution and harsh winters all contributed to the decline of oysters in Ireland
Coillte ordered to stop felling at forest over fears for oak trees
Department of Agriculture issues order to cease work to allow investigation of felling licence
We’ve seen this insect around our house. Should we be worried?
Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
Joining the dots on Ireland’s vast network of bog and forestry roads
There is at least 10,000km of tracks available
The Curragh is full of natural treasures. It needs safeguarding
The need for conservation measures on the Co Kildare plains has been recognised for 30 years
Irish bees ‘stressed’ and ‘hungry’ from heat as lack of rainfall hits pollen supplies
Dublin beekeeper says honey harvest this year is ‘best in 20 years’ but drought has put strain on hives
‘It’s very moving’: The growth of dark sky tourism in Ireland as enthusiasts prepare for solar eclipse
There are hopes that more sites will soon push for dark sky status in Connemara, Wicklow, Donegal and west Cork
‘I was in my garden with my camera when three crows started to attack a buzzard’
Your wildlife notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
‘Structured messiness’: How a pilot project brought four housing schemes back to nature
Fingal’s biodiversity officer says planting blackberry brambles starts a chain reaction that benefits wildlife and the entire community
Spending on promoting Achill needs to be matched by investment in protecting it
Sustainable tourism depends on safeguarding the very landscapes that attract people to the island
Cross-Border commitment crucial in nursing Ireland’s ailing lakes back to health
In the Republic, there has been unrelenting deterioration of lakes, rivers and estuaries
Ireland needs better hostels and more serviced camping sites
Pricey hotels and expensive rentals make holidaying at home prohibitively costly. We need better alternatives
A gardening friend says my green potatoes are poisonous. Is it true?
Some of my potatoes have pushed up out of the ground and turned green
A look at Dublin Bay’s ‘completely unique’ biosphere
In 2015, Unesco extended the reserve to the entirety of Dublin Bay, including Ireland’s Eye, which has 9,000 pairs of breeding seabirds across 11 different species
These crows may not survive because of how they look. Nature is red in tooth and claw
Eanna Ní Lamhna answers your notes and queries on crows, bees and more
Have you seen the greenest place in Ireland? Where is it?
Have your say on who, where and what comprise the greenest people, places and projects countrywide
Bill Oddie: Wildlife presenter and Goodies star dies aged 85
Bill Oddie found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies
This picture proves at least one successful breeding event is happening in 2026
Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
How can I encourage more moths to visit my garden?
Butterflies may be more colourful but moths bring their own special magic
Looking after our hedgerows will look after our farms, nature and climate
Older farmers tell of regrets at being encouraged to remove hedgerows under misguided policies
Nature’s climate controllers help city-dwellers cope with rising heat
Trees ‘sweat’ so that people don’t have to
This very large fly has been hanging around my garden. Does it bite humans?
Éanna Ní Lamhna answers your queries on horseflies, thunderworms and busy bees
I sowed a lot of greens but they’ve spiked - have they bolted?
Readers’ questions: Most of my plants now have tall spikes of leaves which taste off
We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change
Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change
A devastating disease is spreading among Irish songbirds
Songbirds hit by a contagious infection are being found dead on bird tables and in gardens after last-gasp efforts to feed
This snail is not a lad, or indeed a lassie. Garden snails are all hermaphrodite
Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna
‘They’re meant to be there’: Expert urges calm over jellyfish ‘smacks’ seen off Irish coast
Large congregations of jellyfish are normal, marine biologist says, despite social media buzz
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