Environment Minister visits blue carbon habitat
We were delighted to meet with Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA yesterday at Castle Espie to discuss the vital role of blue carbon habitats, like saltmarsh, seagrass and shellfish reefs, to…
We were delighted to meet with Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA yesterday at Castle Espie to discuss the vital role of blue carbon habitats, like saltmarsh, seagrass and shellfish reefs, to…
The all-black carrion crow does not nest in colonies like the similar rook. It can be seen almost everywhere.
Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.
These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.
Peatlands are by far Northern Ireland’s largest natural carbon sink and have a crucial role to play in achieving net zero – but 80% of our peatlands are currently degraded and emitting carbon.…
Duncan helps to manage the pockets of peatland at Bell Crag Flow, near Newcastle. The ancient landscapes that he works on are around 10,000 years old. These sites are great for wildlife but they…
The Carline thistle produces distinctive brown-and-golden flower heads that look like a seeded thistle. These flowers are attractive to a wide range of butterflies, including the very rare Large…
Over the last six weeks, we have been busy carrying out peatland restoration work at our newest nature reserve, Glenullin Bog, near Garvagh. By rewetting the bog and increasing the water table,…
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
Michael manages Stanley Moss Nature Reserve; he loves the serenity of the area and the different wildlife that he can see. The area was once used for coal mining, and was drained and planted with…