Donegal Wildlife

Back in December 2005 , I encountered a hair-like ice formation on grounded twigs in Steeple wood. I thought it might be related to some kin...

The Sunflower continues to attract butterflies. This Red Admiral is the third species I have seen nectaring after the Small Tortoiseshell a...

Our summer has been one long stream of anticyclones coming in over the Atlantic, bringing high winds and rain for almost four months. As a r...

A return trip to one of my favourite locations. The land is being very sympathetically 'encouraged' for support of wildlife, and it...

Bioblitz at Murlough: I had set people the task of bringing back any leaf galls that they found, and my workbench was soon loaded down wit...

I participated in a coastal Bioblitz at Murlough in Northern Ireland at the weekend. This SSSI has a wonderful mix of coastal habitats as we...

The annual Donegal Butterfly Day was led by Bob Aldwell, co-author (with Frank Smyth) of "The butterflies of Donegal": This...