Belfast Zoo red squirrels provide welcome boost to Montalto Estate
Two red squirrels from Belfast Zoo have been released into Montalto Estate, in Ballynahinch, in a bid to boost numbers of this endangered mammal in County Down.
Two red squirrels from Belfast Zoo have been released into Montalto Estate, in Ballynahinch, in a bid to boost numbers of this endangered mammal in County Down.
The native oyster has been considered extinct in Belfast Lough since 1903. However, in the summer of 2020, live oysters were discovered for the first time in over 100 years – evidence that the…
It may seem strange to think we have lizards living in Belfast, but this native reptile is more common than you think and can be found lurking on the outskirts of the city.
Join Mat Lundy, Head of Marine Recovery, for a tour of our native oyster nursery in Belfast Harbour - the first in an industrial shipping channel.
IKEA Belfast has teamed up with Ulster Wildlife to help raise much-needed funds for one of Northern Ireland’s most beautiful but endangered birds: the barn owl.
A new super-sized nature reserve – equivalent to about 480 football fields – is being created in the Belfast Hills to help boost biodiversity and reverse nature's decline.
5,000 young people from disadvantaged areas in North and West Belfast are set to benefit from spending time outdoors in nature to help recover from the challenges of the pandemic, in a new youth…
An exciting new community engagement project is now underway at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve and St. James Community Farm.
Belfast Harbour, in partnership with Ulster Wildlife, has installed an oyster nursery in the port to help restore the native population of the species, improve water quality and boost marine…
Two red squirrels born in Belfast Zoo have been released into Silent Valley Mountain Park, as part of a nationwide scheme to boost numbers of this much-loved but endangered mammal.
Hi! My name is Aoife de Bhál and I am a trainee Nature Reserves Assistant on the Our People Our Places project based at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve, in west Belfast. I will be sharing my…
On 20 April, we boarded the Stena Line ferry heading from Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland to conduct an IWDG Ferry Survey for marine mammals. It was a glorious day with no rain and a calm sea –…