A water rail's voice is the easiest way to identify this secretive bird — it's a loud grunting/squealing pig-like call from a reed bed or other waterside vegetation, mainly at dawn/dusk and at night ...

Explore Ireland’s award-winning Blue Flag beaches — where pristine sands, crystal-clear waters, and unspoiled coastal beauty ...

Eanna Ní Lamhna answers queries on blue tits, navelwort, uniquely Irish butterfies, dogfish egg cases and a pipistrelle bat ...

This stunning two-mile golden beach is a haven for water-sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike - and has just topped the ...

Above, the puffin peers out, as if contemplating launching itself from the ledge; the crowd holds its collective breath and ...

Banknotes issued by the Bank of England are about to get their first major redesign in more than 50 years. Notable historical ...

Experience a journey on two rare aircraft in the Caribbean: the Fokker 70 and the Britten-Norman Trislander. The Fokker 70 flight, operated by Jet Air Caribbean, travels from Princess Juliana St ...

Bygone Days will focus on reports which appeared in the News Letter in July 1860 concerning the sixth annual show of the North-East Agricultural Association which had opened in Belfast.

How extinction is not a natural inevitability but a political choice — and why ‘species revivalism’ might not be the answer ...

Best known for Playing tin whistle and singing with the Pogues. Current city London. Really want to be in Happy where I am ...