By Kathrin Kobus The new year began with a full moon, and the first month ended with a full moon as well. If there are two full moons in one calendar month, the second is called a ‘blue moon’. What […]
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Queen Mebh and her fellow bees have worked hard and the first batch of honey has been produced by Trinity College’s beehives! Trinity College Dublin is one of the many colleges and communities which are taking part in the All-Ireland […]
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The first ever species that was protected by a law imposed by government is here for all to see along our coasts and harbours. The marine mammal known as the grey seal was once a threatened species at the beginning […]
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On a casual day while walking along the River Dodder, from the Aviva Stadium up to where the Dodder merges into the Grand Canal and where there is a confluence of the Dodder and the River Liffey, I arrive at […]
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While the summer may have come and gone and with it many of our beloved feathered friends back to the sands of Sub-Saharan Africa, the winter time brings its own migrants from the cold reaches of the Arctic Circle and […]
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Dublin Bay is internationally recognised as an important place for waterbirds and waders, and is designated as a special Protective Area under the EU Birds Directive. Birdwatch Ireland have been involved in an ongoing project in the count of certain […]
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Winter draws in on us. All year we have watched nature moving. In Autumn it begins to slow down, perhaps to give us an opportunity to take a moment and appreciate the seasons that have passed. Now it’s winter, and the year’s declining days bring a unique beauty.
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Nature creates the forces that make Dublin Bay a really suitable habitat for birds. The Arctic Tern is an extremely fragile and important bird and considered a species of concern. You may be lucky enough to see one because they
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Moira Lawson, a photographer based in Dublin, took an early morning stroll on Sandymount Beach recently. The tide was way out and Moira noticed a rather unusual looking lump on the beach. The lump turned out to be a baby seal
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