Farmers delivering environmental benefits on a landscape scale
"It’s incredible to be educated about the huge abundance of native plant and animal species that rely on our farmland habitats which need to be managed in the right way" - Trevor Irwin,…
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Great diving beetle
The great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
King diving beetle
Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.
Biting stonecrop
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
Coastal Foraging – Fine Dining at Groomsport
If you asked me to recount any global news stories that happened on Thursday 3 August 2017 I wouldn’t be able to answer. Personally though, it marked a milestone for many Living Seas staff and…
Ashy mining bee
This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
Common gorse
Windy, open moors covered in bright yellow, spiky common gorse bushes and purple heathers are synonymous with what we call 'wild' landscapes, but it can be seen in many habitats, from…
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…
Common hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows burst into life as common hawthorn erupts with creamy-white blossom, colouring the landscape and giving this thorny shrub its other name of 'May-tree'.
Volunteers wanted to help survey vulnerable peatland birds in South Sperrins
Ulster Wildlife, in partnership with the Golden Eagle Trust, is calling for volunteers to help survey vulnerable peatland birds in the South Sperrins, one of Northern Ireland’s most ecologically…
My calling
Living in the rocky uplands of mid Wales, Emma regularly walks her farm checking not only on the livestock but seeing the seasonal changes in the wildlife and landscape too. The upland habitats of…
Spider season: live and let-live
Is your house playing host to hairy eight-legged Romeos seeking out their Juliets? Don't panic, says Adam Mantell. Spiders are an important part of nature, so consider a live-and-let-live…