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Complicated story of Scots pine in Ireland shows we cannot rule out further twists and turns

New research suggests imported Scots pine are so genetically similar to native species that they should be treated as such

By Ella McSweeneySat Feb 10 2024 - 05:00

Christopher Moriarty obituary: Biologist with a rare ability to see nature in a human context

Moriarty was an eel expert and a prolific author on all aspects of Ireland’s natural world

Sat Feb 10 2024 - 00:30

Why are Irish robins so much tamer than Polish ones?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a hitchhiking wasp, a three-cornered leek and a Curragh fungus

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Feb 03 2024 - 05:00

It’s unsettling to imagine that in the near future, young people will have a very different understanding of the seasons

From Antarctica to the east coast of Ireland, plants worldwide are blooming at unexpected times

By Ella McSweeneySat Feb 03 2024 - 05:00

What makes this washed-up octopus lesser?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a singular mushroom, beach craters and an ‘ugly’ spider

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 27 2024 - 05:00

Hang in there, squirrel: reader catches a thief in the act

Éanna Ní Lamhna on an invasive flatworn, the ocean’s bounty and an early leafing hawthorn tree

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 20 2024 - 05:00

Nature therapy: How to get your ‘daily dose of trees’ to boost body and mind

There is a growing body of evidence that links our physical and mental health with the time we spend in nature

By Catherine ClearySat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00

The red kite is a rare nature success story of recent times

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a black-headed gull, a nursery web spider and a lichen-sporting car

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 13 2024 - 04:45

Ireland’s largest protected area for birds to be created along Co Wexford coast

National Parks and Wildlife Service says move ‘another determined step’ by Ireland to protect marine birdlife

By Jennifer BrayThu Jan 11 2024 - 17:43

Can you identify this scary looking arachnid?

Eanna Ní Lamhna on ladybugs, spiders, mushrooms and more

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jan 06 2024 - 05:00

Súil ar an dúlra: Read Éanna Ní Lamhna’s Eye on Nature column as Gaeilge

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00

What is this red mushroom I spotted on a woodland walk? Readers’ nature queries

Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on fly agaric mushrooms, hedgehogs, mandarin ducks, robins and holly berries

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 23 2023 - 05:00

What is this unusual fish washed up on the shore?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a strange fungus, a brave red squirrel and an energetic butterfly

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 16 2023 - 05:00

This bat’s prey can include spiders, beetles, earwigs and moths

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00

This large day-flying owl with bright yellow eyes breeds in northern Europe

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:00

Eye on Nature: A striking fungus, algae and coral that goes by ‘Dead Man’s Fingers’

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00

Himalayan honeysuckle spreads easily and is categorised as an invasive species

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a washed-up leatherback turtle, a strange fish and the black pheasant of the family

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00

Dung flys indulge in wing-waving displays on the flowers of umbels

They often occur in vast swarms running around over vegetation

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00

EU agrees nature restoration deal that will have far-reaching impact for Ireland

Green MEP welcome measures to protect and restore Irish wetlands which were opposed by Irish farmers, although key elements ‘watered down’

By Kevin O'SullivanFri Nov 10 2023 - 13:01

‘Plants have stories, they aren’t just weeds’

What I Do: Sarah Gonzalez leads foraging and wildcrafting classes in Co Meath

By Sarah GonzalezFri Nov 10 2023 - 07:00

‘We saw 18 waxwings on our outing to Inch’: Readers’ nature queries and observations

Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on green shield bugs, common green grasshoppers and speckled bush crickets

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00

Warning: Never touch ill or dying sea birds

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00

The Garden or Cross spider is completely harmless. Unless you are a fly

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00

‘Being sick was a wake-up call. I thought, if I was to die, what is the one thing I wish I had done?’

What I Do: Aleksandra Konieczka is an ecologist and founder of Understory

By Aleksandra Konieczka and Joanne HuntFri Oct 20 2023 - 07:00

The Viviparous lizard is our only native reptile – Readers’ nature queries

Eanna Ní Lamhna on smooth newts, crane flies, cellar spiders, yellow stagshorn and peacock butterflies

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00

There are two or even three generations of the holly blue butterfly a year

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the sexton beetle, mating moths and a dead fish

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Oct 07 2023 - 06:00

Reversed Clover often planted for use as fodder and hay in central and southern Europe

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00

How did this spider manage to hold on to and kill a much larger butterfly?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on getting your hawks straight, the hawthorn shieldbug, and a bat that fell flat

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00

‘I found this giant fungus in muggy weather. Is it rare?’

Eanna Ní Lamhna on fungus, swallows, hedgehogs, mating ants and more

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 16 2023 - 06:00

Japanese knotweed, ash dieback, Indian balsam: Understanding Ireland’s invasive species

Some non-native plants or creatures do serious damage to Ireland’s environment. But new attitudes mean we could yet contain the threats

By Mark HilliardSat Sept 09 2023 - 07:00

A pelagic snail can float on the surface of the sea by means of a raft of trapped air bubbles

Éanna Ní Lamhna on mosquitoes, a washed-up whale bone and breeding ospreys in Fermanagh

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 09 2023 - 06:00

Hummingbird hawk moths beat their wings so fast they appear as a brownish blur

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a serpentine sighting, mating hoverflies and a very hungry caterpillar

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Sept 02 2023 - 06:00

Why you should never touch a dead or dying bird

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the threat posed by avian flu, mating soldier beetles and Clare fossils

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00

Healthy hedgerows are nature’s kitchen larder, bedroom, livingroom, secret chamber and funeral parlour

They are increasingly soaked in nutrients, have lost diversity and are becoming more fragmented

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00

Seeing loads of jellyfish? That’s bad news for biodiversity

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the knock-on effects of overfishing, the black-headed gull and the holy grail of beetle spotting

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00

We were lucky to have three owlets in our area for six weeks. Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on the cream-spot ladybird, wasps’ nests, the clouded border moth, the pied hoverfly and pygmy shrimp

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 12 2023 - 07:00

Give Me a Crash Course in . . . the return of the corncrake

A tentative rise in numbers and a geographical spread are positive signs conservation efforts are paying off

By Mark HilliardSat Aug 12 2023 - 06:00

Some 200 natterjack toadlets released into Co Kerry ponds

Ireland’s only native toad species is named after the sound of its distinctive mating call

By Anne LuceyTue Aug 08 2023 - 18:01

Wicklow couple with world’s only wild bee sanctuary: ‘They are in trouble’

The sanctuary with 20 hectares of organically cultivated wild land that allows the endangered bees and other wildlife including barn owls, woodpackers and ducks to thrive

By Keith DugganMon Aug 07 2023 - 06:00

How the haunting song of the humpback whale saved it from extinction

US scientist Roger Payne didn’t use facts or data to help ‘save the whales’ – he used awe

By Ella McSweeneySat Aug 05 2023 - 07:00

We spotted these ripe blackberries in mid-July. Is this a record?

Éanna Ní Lamhna on a flesh-eating beetle, summer truffles and a white moth that does not feed as an adult

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00

Barn owls: how the natural born killer bounced back

Barn owl numbers had been in decline for decades, but that all changed when Tipperary schoolkids decided to take action

By Ella McSweeneySat Jul 29 2023 - 07:00

This damselfly flew from my garden pond to a nearby flowerbed. What type is it?

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By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00

Farming and politics on collision course over impact of our changing climate

‘We all need Irish agriculture to succeed but it will have to do so on new terms — chiefly, for ecological resilience’

By Sadhbh O'NeillThu Jul 27 2023 - 06:00

Gulf stream could collapse for first time in 12,000 years as early as 2025, study suggests

New analysis estimates timescale for collapse between 2025 and 2095, with central estimate of 2050

By Damian CarringtonTue Jul 25 2023 - 16:55

One Midsummer’s Day by Mark Cocker: Swifts’ flying feats put our opposable thumbs to shame

Review: This is a book of wonders from a firmly grounded visionary, writes John Banville

By John BanvilleTue Jul 25 2023 - 04:26

What’s this dragonfly spotted on a garden rose called? Readers’ nature queries

Éanna Ní Lamhna on Riband Wave moths, the male sparrowhawk, garden spiderlings and Foxgloves

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00

The lost species of Ireland: ‘We cannot rewild our way back to an eternal Garden of Eden’

Dr Lee Raye’s new book attempts to catalogue more than 150 now-vanished species of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

By Ella McSweeneyThu Jul 20 2023 - 21:37

Wetter is better: nature is thriving in a sodden patch of Co Roscommon

There is a mistaken idea in the west of Ireland that the wet ground is ‘marginal’, ‘poor’ and ‘unproductive’

By Ella McSweeneySat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00

Eye on Nature: Woodpeckers; box tree moth; marsh helleborines; barrel jellyfish; red latticed stinkhorn; and silver-washed fritillary

Your notes and queries for Eanna Ní Lamhna

By Éanna Ní LamhnaSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00

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