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  • The hidden life of rivers

    July 8, 2020
    Earlier this year, in the midst of lockdown, Ireland's Wildlife Contributor Albert Nolan took his children to a river near…
  • Blackbird_Turdus_merula

    Going wild at home: The Blackbird.

    April 9, 2020
    For the last few days, I have been watching a beautiful male blackbird in the garden. He arrives around the…
  • Treecreeper

    The hidden creatures of the Glen — Glen of Aherlow nature trail

    July 21, 2017
    Ireland's Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan takes a walk around the woodland nature trail at the Glen of Aherlow in County…
  • Buff-tailed_bumblebee,_Bombus_terrestris

    All abuzz in Limerick City!

    August 16, 2015
      Ireland's Wildlife Contributor Albert Nolan gets up close and personal with the bees of Limerick and discovers that the…
  • Early flowers provide vital food for pollinators

    Wildlife Projects for Tidy Towns

    April 27, 2015
    Ireland's Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan urges communities to champion wildlife as part of the nationwide Tidy Towns initiative.   Spring had forgotten about our…
  • Robin With Worm

    Digging, for the birds!

    January 5, 2015
    Regular IW contributor Albert Nolan reflects on how a bit of winter digging benefits the bird life in his garden.   It…
  • Rook -- Ireland's most common crow

    Exploring the urban jungle

    October 28, 2014
    Join Ireland's Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan as he discovers the hidden wildlife gems of Limerick city. Cities like Limerick are havens for a…
  • Six-spot Burnet moths on a thistle flower

    Jinny go up: the story of the thistle

    April 25, 2014
    You have to walk through a lot of farmer’s fields today before you find a good patch of thistles. This…

  • Moths: from the classroom to the garden

    March 21, 2014
    Regular contributor Albert Nolan introduces some school children to the wonderful world of Irish moths, and explores some of the…
  • A Sycamore Tree

    Secrets of the Sycamore

    December 30, 2013
    "So that’s what my breath looks like!" exclaimed my young daughter as we walked up to school on a cold…

  • A brush with Ireland’s urban foxes

    November 20, 2013
    Ireland's Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan introduces us to Ireland's urban foxes. The silence of Sunday morning was shattered by the…
  • Graveyards are a haven for Irish wildlife

    Hidden lives among the headstones

    October 22, 2013
    New contributor Albert Nolan takes us on a tour of his local graveyard, and discovers a haven for wildlife in…