Coasteering at Dunseverick
On 1 August I headed to Dunseverick to join colleagues at the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage trust for an afternoons Coasteering. For those not familiar with this particular pastime, it…
On 1 August I headed to Dunseverick to join colleagues at the Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage trust for an afternoons Coasteering. For those not familiar with this particular pastime, it…
On 12 May I stepped on board the Causeway Lass for a wildlife and geology trip along the North Antrim coast, with our colleagues at Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust.
Tim has volunteered at Astley Moss for five years, helping to increase the water levels on the bogs back to their historic healthy levels. He especially loves watching the birds return to this…
Here is our shout out to the COAST Office in Portballintrae, to tell them how FINTASTIC they have been in their work with Ulster Wildlife throughout the past few years.
Northern Ireland’s first batch of Capturing our Coast volunteers enjoyed getting up to speed on the project at two separate training days on 6 and 19 August. The courses were delivered by Ulster…
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Coastwatch eco-audit surveys occur annually in September / October. Love your Lough have been extremely active in surveying and conducting beach cleans around the Carlingford Lough shore. Love…
A comprehensive and illustrated guide to help wildlife watchers explore the stunning Glenarm coastline has been launched by Glenarm Wildlife Group and Ulster Wildlife.
On 10 September I headed to Cushendall, Co. Antrim to meet up once again with Dermot Hughes of Forage Ireland for a coastal foraging course. As ever the course had proved very popular and we were…
The lesser-black backed gull can be spotted around the coast in summer, with the biggest colony on Walney Island, Cumbria. Look for it over fields, landfill sites and reservoirs during winter.
The hooded crow was thought to be the same species as the carrion crow, but they have now been separated. Less widespread than its cousin, look for it in North Scotland, Northern Ireland and the…
The pink-footed goose is a winter visitor to the UK, feeding on our wetland and farmland habitats. About 360,000 individuals spend the winter here, making it a really important destination for…