Birds and Bluebells at the Copeland Islands
Beth Finnegan, aged 15, organised a day trip to the Copeland Islands, off Donaghadee, for all our Youth Forum members in April. Beth tells us about their fantastic day out and the wonderful…
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My year as Trainee Nature Reserves Assistant at Bog Meadows
Twenty-five-year-old Aaron Kelly has spent the last year as a trainee nature reserves assistant at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve. The traineeship enabled Aaron to work alongside our team and develop…
The new UN Global Ocean Treaty: what is it and why is it important?
Late on Saturday (4 March 2023), in New York, history was made. A Global Ocean Treaty was agreed via the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, after many…
Positive additions to the NI Priority Species List
The revised Northern Ireland Priority Species List released today (30 January 2023) by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, and effective from 27 February 2023, revealed a…
The global nature summit COP15: what this means for Northern Ireland
Once-in-a-decade plans to save the natural world and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030 will be decided by world leaders this week at COP15, in Canada. What happens here will directly affect…
Squirrel pox - the deadly disease killing our native reds
This Red Squirrel Awareness Week, we wanted to highlight the effects the deadly squirrel pox virus, carried by invasive grey squirrels, can have on our native reds and what can be done to reduce…
Nature Notes 21 June 2022
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
Nature Notes 24 May 2022
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
Nature Notes 26 April 2022
Observations from staff and members on our Nature Reserves this week.
Nature reserves may look completely wild, but our 19 reserves across Northern Ireland are actually carefully managed by…
New Red Squirrel Conservation Strategy for Northern Ireland
Red squirrels are one of our favourite native woodland animals. Today, we've launched a new red squirrel conservation strategy for Northern Ireland to ensure that red squirrel conservation is…