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Craig gives up his time volunteering in the Bluebell Community Garden. Transforming the garden into a positive space for local people to enjoy, Craig has felt himself become relaxed and happier,…
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Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Northern Ireland's first GPS hedgehog tracking project underway to protect at-risk species
Ulster Wildlife is undertaking Northern Ireland’s first-ever GPS tracking project for hedgehogs to help uncover the nocturnal activities of these much-loved garden visitors and safeguard their…
Response to QUB and St Andrew's research that shows current NI forest strategies focusing on conifer plantations are detrimental to red squirrel conservation
Ulster Wildlife welcomes the publication today of the research paper "Habitat mediates coevolved but not novel species interactions" by Queens University Belfast and University of St…
€19.2 million cross-border peatland restoration project launched
A major €19.2 million cross-border project to restore peatlands, enhance biodiversity and combat climate change has been officially launched on World Wetlands Day (2nd February) at Lough Neagh…
Boost for endangered barn owls as new nest site discovered
Northern Ireland’s tiny barn owl population has been given a much-needed boost with the discovery of a new nest site in Co. Down.
8-year-old discovers first water stick insect for Northern Ireland
An 8-year-old schoolboy from West Belfast has stumbled upon a groundbreaking discovery – the first-ever water stick insect recorded in Northern Ireland.
Rare dragonfly discovered at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve — a first for Belfast
Volunteers at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve, in west Belfast, discovered a rare black-tailed skimmer dragonfly last week – the first ever recorded in Belfast and only the second sighting in County…
Boost for NI's barn owls as new nest site discovered at Finnebrogue Estate
Northern Ireland’s vulnerable barn owl population has been given a much-needed boost with the discovery of a new nest site at Finnebrogue Estate in Co. Down.
Young activists demand urgent action for the environment
Forty young activists met with policymakers at Stormont today to set out their demands for safeguarding the environment, as they play their part in shaping Northern Ireland’s first-ever…
Ulster Wildlife calls for urgent action to protect our rivers, lakes and seas
Ulster Wildlife welcomes the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) consultation on the proposed Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for 2026–2029, recognising its…
Environmental organisations unite in objection to gas storage project that could significantly impact wildlife and protected habitats
The health of the marine environment, its protected habitats and species found off Islandmagee in County Antrim are under considerable threat if a marine licence application for a gas storage…