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Once in a generation chance to deliver a wilder future in Northern Ireland
Nature is in crisis. We need an ambitious Environment Strategy for Northern Ireland to help put nature into recovery. The clock is ticking. We have until 23 December to send a loud message to our…
Sad loss of passionate environmental champion
It was with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Brian Black - a friend and member of Ulster Wildlife.
How nature can nurture your mental health and relationships
As we mark World Mental Health Day, Stephen Maginn, from Relate NI, explains why connecting with nature is so important for nurturing our mental health and relationships.
New research highlights skills gaps in the environmental conservation sector
Lantra, in conjunction with Ulster Wildlife, recently undertook research looking at employability skills in Northern Ireland’s environmental conservation sector.
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,…
Young people’s environmental efforts celebrated at virtual awards ceremony
We maybe in the midst of a pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the outstanding efforts by young people in championing nature are no less impressive. Last week, Ulster Wildlife’s Grassroots Challenge…
Nature Nurtures Children
COP26 - what was the outcome, and what do we want next?
It’s two weeks since COP26 concluded, and the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ was agreed upon by the 196 participating countries. But what does this actually mean and what needs to happen next? Annika…
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…
Ulster Wildlife calls on Government to be world leader on climate at COP27 by taking urgent action to restore nature at home
UK Government must increase efforts to protect at least 30% of land and sea by 2030 and strengthen environmental protections
Cleavers
Familiar as the bristly plant that easily hooks on to our clothing as we walk through the countryside or do the gardening, cleavers uses its hooks to help it climb and to disperse its seeds.