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Don't forget about your pond this winter
Even in winter, when the water is calm and your pond seems lifeless, we still need to do our part to help garden wildlife. Nature Skills Trainee, Andrew Campbell outlines his top tips for keeping…
Things you can do about climate change
Public invited to help with 2019 All-Ireland Squirrel and Pine Marten Survey
Members of the public are invited to participate in a Citizen Science survey, and record their sightings of red squirrels, grey squirrels and pine martens.
Balloo Wetland reopens to the public following extensive redevelopment
Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve in Bangor has reopened, following a two-year closure for redevelopment.
Public Urged to Sign Petition to Stop Badger Cull
We've joined forces with The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northern Ireland Badger Group to launch a petition in opposition to DAERA’s recently proposed badger…
Public urged to get hooked on sharks this World Ocean’s Day
Ulster Wildlife is encouraging sea anglers and coast lovers to get involved in efforts to protect some of our most endangered marine wildlife: sharks, skates and rays, as we mark World Ocean’s Day…
Public encouraged to report hedgehog sightings as part of all-Ireland survey
Researchers from NUI Galway, with help from Ulster Wildlife in Northern Ireland, are encouraging people across Ireland to report hedgehog sightings or conduct surveys in their gardens or local…
Little Cuttlefish
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 5cm long!
Chaffinch
The colourful and delightful chaffinch is a regular garden visitor across the UK. Look out for it hopping about on the ground under birdtables and hedges.
Daddy longlegs
Flitting about the house in summer, the gangly, brown daddy longlegs is familiar to many of us. They are a valuable food source for many birds.
Dunnock
The shy dunnock can be seen hopping about under hedges as its other name, 'hedge sparrow', suggests. It inhabits gardens, woodlands, hedgerows and parks.