Autumn gentian
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
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Be a hedgehog hero this autumn
Everyone loves a hedgehog: they look cute, they can roll into a prickly ball, and they snuffle around munching pesky slugs and snails that devour our prized plants – a gardener’s best friend! But…
Walk for wildlife this autumn!
Sign-up for our #BigWildWalk and raise funds for The Wildlife Trusts’ great green recovery appeal.
Let nature into your garden this autumn
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, it may be tempting to have a big tidy up of your garden, but DON’T! Put down your shovel and pruners and let nature in to your garden this autumn…
Slievenacloy Nature Reserve
This grassland paradise in the Belfast Hills is our largest nature reserve and is home to a stunning variety of rare wildlife.
Cows with collars transform conservation efforts at Slievenacloy
Over 25 conservation cattle have been fitted with cutting-edge GPS collars at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve, in the Belfast Hills, to help restore this designated grassland site and boost…
Puss moth
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
Brimstone moth
The brimstone moth is a yellow, night-flying moth with distinctive brown-and-white spots on its angular forewings. It frequently visits gardens, but also likes woods, scrub and grasslands.
December moth
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.
Mint moth
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.
Magpie moth
The magpie is a distinctive moth with striking black and yellow spots on white wings. It is a frequent garden visitor, but also likes woodland, scrub and heathland.