Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
This insect looks a like twig when resting – what is it?
Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney
Super grass: the arching, architectural forms of wild meadows
Michael Viney: Wild grasses have loved the mood swings of our climate this year
The Dublin Mountains Makeover: Ireland’s largest ever forest transformation
Over the next few decades, nine commercial forests will be converted to purely recreational areas
Between cliff and sea: The curious trail of a puffin
Another Life: As one of many of the world’s declining seabirds, puffins are now receiving much more necessary and serious attention
What is this jellyfish with nasty-looking stingers? Readers’ nature queries
Ethna Viney on rove beetles, moths and a damselfly
This insect makes a distinctive humming sound – what is it?
Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries for Ethna Viney
Alice and Jack Tyler: America’s first environmental power couple
Another Life: A new book on the founders of the Tyler Prize shows their political influence
Spotted flycatcher is less likely to be spotted with each passing year
Avian science journal Ibis reports ‘great conservation concern’ about the species
What’s this pretty moth with the long snout? Readers’ nature queries
Ethna Viney on the elephant hawkmoth, giant house spider and the rare ant beetle
The Irish farmers peering into cow pats for precious dung beetles
Another Life: Dairy farmer Bruce Thompson examines impact of worming drug on beetles
Phoenix Park in lockdown: Buzzing with wildlife
Conor Pope discovers why the birds seem to be singing louder during the pandemic
Did you spy the orcas in Strangford Lough? Readers’ nature queries
Ethna Viney on rare sightings in Co Down, shrews’ company and the cockchafer beetle
Conquering Everest on a Mayo ridge for a good cause
Michael Viney: Crumbling hilltop trig pillars’ played key role in the mapping of Ireland
The foreign invaders decimating North’s worm population
Antipodean flatworms pose risk to indigenous variety which could have severe knock-on effects
Wildlife on the waterways: a guide for city dwellers
Otters, kingfishers and dragonflies just some of the creatures to be found along our rivers
Lonely lapwings and the secret world of non-breeders
Another Life: Some floaters circle territories and sneak the odd ‘extra-pair copulation’
What is this moth with beautiful markings? Readers’ nature queries
Ethna Viney on butterflies, spiders, a rose with many buds and a visiting pine marten
Does it matter whether my plants listen to Mozart or Bach?
Michael Viney: Plant intelligence rests in the ways by which they solve their problems
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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