Nature Notes 15 September 2020
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!
Have you ever seen the curious face of a grey seal bobbing in the waves when visiting the beach? Grey seals can be seen lying on beaches waiting for their food to go down. Sometimes they are…
Discover the world of these magnificent marine mammals with Erin McKeown, Living Seas Trainee at Ulster Wildlife.
You don't need a masterplan to welcome nature into your garden, you just need to be open to trying something new and enjoying the pleasure you get from the journey.
Victor Allister,…
Volunteer bird ringer David Gailbraith shares an insight into his experience of ringing barn owls in Northern Ireland over the last seven years and explains how the information generated is…
Look out for the small, yellow flowers of Celery-leaved buttercup in wet meadows and at the edges of ponds and ditches. It flowers from May to September.
The dark-blue flowers of Common milkwort pepper our grasslands from May to September. It can also appear in pink and white forms.
A summer visitor, the willow warbler can be seen in woodland, parks and gardens across the UK. It arrives here in April and leaves for southern Africa in September.
The Azure damselfly is a pale blue, small damselfly that is commonly found around most waterbodies from May to September. Try digging a wildlife pond in your garden to attract damselflies and…
From spring, look out for the beautiful, speckled gold-and-black breeding plumage of the golden plover. It can be found in its upland moorland breeding grounds from May to September, moving to…