Letting Nature In - Guest Blog
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,…
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Strangford Lough Wildlife Safari - exclusively for Ulster Wildlife members
Join our marine team for a scenic and wildlife-filled boat trip on the St Brendan through the Narrows, heading towards Ballyquintin Point and Angus Rock.
Common sorrel
Common sorrel is a common plant of grasslands, woodland edges, roadside verges and gardens. It is also known as 'sour ducks' because its leaves taste tart.
Beach Clean at Glenarm
On Friday 6th of May the Living Seas Team joined Glenarm Wildlife Group, local residents, the Glens Landscape Partnership Scheme and Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust for a beach clean at…
Beach Clean at Killough
Following on from our Coastwatch surveys we had identified a particular litter black spot at the strand in Killough. We therefore contacted our friends at Lecale Conservation and discussed the…
Beach Clean on the Copelands
On Friday 27 April volunteers from Ulster Wildlife, the Copeland Bird Observatory and Beach Cleaners Ards and North Down boarded a boat for Lighthouse Island - that's the island without the…
Wood sorrel
A delicate, small plant of woodlands and hedgerows, wood-sorrel has distinctive, trefoil leaves and white flowers with purple veins; both fold up at night.
Do a litter pick or beach clean!
Be a wildlife saviour and do a litter pick or beach clean!
Guest blog: My experience of ringing barn owls
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…
Mew Island EXTREME Beach Clean!
On 18th April 2019, the Living Seas team and 9 enthusiastic volunteers made the crossing to the Copeland Islands for a very extreme beach clean!
A Not-So-EXTREME Beach Clean
Our placement student Naoise tells us about her experience taking part in International Coastal Clean-Up Day at Donaghadee.
Purple topshell
Also known as the flat topshell, these are one of the most common and colourful sea snails you are likely to see when out on a rockpool safari!