N.Ireland
Ulster Wildlife has purchased a rare 90ac area of Co. Fermanagh farmland to create its newest nature reserve in Northern Ireland.
Power NI was pleased to renew its partnership with Ulster Wildlife – a charity dedicated to the protection of local native species.
A 12ft mural has been unveiled at the Bog Meadows Nature Reserve, in west Belfast in a bid to raise awareness of the plight of barn owls.
Over 30 contractors and practitioners have completed hands-on training to support ongoing peatland restoration efforts in Northern Ireland.
Dawn Miskelly has been appointed as chief executive officer of Ulster Wildlife, Northern Ireland’s largest local nature conservation charity.
858ha of flower-rich grasslands in Co. Fermanagh have been mapped to ensure vital protection through the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS).
The agricultural budget in Northern Ireland is "inadequate" to support farmers help tackle the nature and climate crisis, a report said.
Ulster Wildlife has called for "urgent action" after a report stated Northern Ireland water quality targets for 2027 will not be met.
Environment
A pair of barn owls has surprised and shocked conservationists in Co. Down with the arrival of an extremely late winter brood of four chicks.
A former commercially harvested bog in Co. Tyrone is set to be transformed into a demonstration hub for peatland restoration.
Ospreys have been recorded breeding in Ireland for the first time in over 200 years, Ulster Wildlife has confirmed.
Rural Life
An increasingly rare breeding bird has returned to a designated peatland site in Co. Down for the first time in many years.
