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Super-sized nature reserve planned for hills above Belfast

A “super-sized” nature reserve is to be created in the hills above Belfast. Conservation charity Ulster Wildlife has unveiled the plan for an area of grassland that is the size of 480 football pitches. The move comes after the charity bought 133 ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:43

‘Super’ nature reserve created across 15,000 acres of wetland, heath and coast

A new “super nature reserve” is being created across 15,000 acres of the Somerset landscape to protect saltmarsh, heath and wetland habitats. Government conservation agency Natural England has announced a new Somerset Wetlands “super” National ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Local News

Donegal Mountain Rescue called to assist walkers who were lost in the dark

Donegal Mountain Rescue Team was tasked by An Garda Síochána to assist two members of the public who became disoriented in the dark in Sheskinmore Nature Reserve. The pair had been been trying to find their way out for several hours on Sunday ...

28 Feb 2022 at 10:33

Multimedia

WATCH: County Derry nature reserve celebrates funding development

Organisers at a popular County Derry nature reserve have held a special tour of the facility to showcase its development over the last number of years. Drumnaph Nature Reserve, jointly owned by Carntogher Community Association and The ...

03 Jun 2022 at 13:33

Konik foals and Highland calves brought in to help manage nature reserve

A dozen Konik pony foals are finding their feet at a nature reserve where their grazing will help create habitats for other species. The animals, a hardy breed originating from Poland, leave water-filled hoof prints and piles of dung ...

26 May 2022 at 08:03

Scotland

Phoenix Hide rises from the ashes of devastating fire at nature reserve

A new hide at a nature reserve has been officially opened, rising from the ashes of the old building that burnt down last year. Nature lovers were devastated when Mill Hide at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve (NNR) was destroyed ...

06 May 2022 at 17:25

Kinder Scout national nature reserve extended to cover more than 1,000 hectares

A nature reserve in the Peak District famous for a mass trespass 90 years ago and now an important peatland restoration site has been extended in size. Kinder Scout national nature reserve (NNR) in Derbyshire, which is cared for ...

01 Sept 2022 at 09:12

Donegal Live

Learn all about dragonflies at beautiful Donegal coastal nature reserve

Few insects hold as much of a 'Wow!' factor as dragonflies and damselflies. A glimpse of these beautiful creatures is a real treat, and people will now have the opportunity to find out more about identifying the various species....

17 Jun 2022 at 16:33

Local News

Green light for upgrades at stunning Lurgabrack Nature Reserve

New walkways and a carpark are to be developed at the Lurgabrack Nature Reserve. The amenity just outside Dunfanaghy has become popular for locals and tourists. A 5.2km looped walk, Lurgabrack Nature Reserve takes in stunning ...

03 May 2022 at 17:33

Foaling season for Konik ponies begins at National Trust nature reserve

A Konik pony has been born at a nature reserve, as the foaling season gets under way. The hardy breed, which originates from Poland, was brought in to help biodiversity at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen site in ...

28 Mar 2023 at 08:09

Whooper swan populations ‘grew 30 times faster in UK nature reserves’

Populations of whooper swans have grown 30 times faster inside nature reserves than outside over the past three decades, research has shown. Scientists from the University of Exeter analysed observations of ...

13 Mar 2023 at 19:00

Two-year-old boy drowned in lake accident, coroner rules

A two-year-old boy drowned in a lake in an accident after he was briefly left unattended by his cousin, an inquest has heard. Greyson Birch, from the Sholing area of Southampton, was found in the water at ...

25 Jan 2023 at 14:52

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