On Thursday evening, I accomplished something which before that point, I never thought I could. I gave a speech to over 200 strangers! I was invited by Grassroots Challenge Northern Ireland a fantastic project engaging young people in Nature, to give a speech at their awards ceremony. …
I’ve been keeping an idea, a hope, a dream…under wraps for quite a while. If you’re a regular visitor to my blog, you will know how much I love our birds of prey.
Well, after much talking, waiting and negotiating; I am so proud to announce a very special project. …
Fermanagh is beautiful at this time of year, leaves are pirouetting through the sky, twirling russet, amber and scarlet; tap dancing along the ground, cartwheeling and tumbling. The skies seem to be draining, so the colour all around is intensified and warming these colder days. …
There were squeals of delight from my sister, Bláthnaid as I came in from school today. “We are Lost Word protectors and we didn’t even know it!” Nature is such a huge and important part of our lives that sometimes we forget that we live in a comfy bubble of knowledge, curiosity and the gifts given to us by our parents. …
Hey everyone, I’m just sharing my Whooper Swan blog from last year as we had our first sightings of them at the weekend! When dad logged them onto CEDaR (the recording database), we were told that these were the first Northern Ireland sightings! …
Hey everyone! Just in case you don’t follow me on Twitter, I thought I’d share a wonderful local programme which I was lucky enough to appear in!
It was such a wonderful experience and a real pleasure to be a part of it. …
Hey everyone, hope you’re all well?! It seems like an age since I’ve written a blog. School is more demanding of my time and I’ve been busy helping Wildlife in other ways – please check out my next blog where I’ll be talking more about that. …
Hey everyone, I hope the seemingly incessant yet unpredictable rain isn’t driving you all insane! I’m back to school and finding it difficult to get into a rhythm which lets me work hard and pursue my own interests. My mum decided that my sister Bláthnaid would really benefit from home education so I’m a little envious that she can learn and pursue her interests in tandem! …
For the last few days I have had a special visitor in my room, a common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrillus pipistrillus). My room is the quietest in the house and so is a good place for our ailing bat to recover to good health, it’s a great companion to have and to hear its little squeaks is really comforting to me. …
The RSPB Northern Ireland community were dealt a devastating blow this week, when a young, three month old Red Kite was found dead in Moneyslane Co Down. It had been shot. Blasted from the sky, this scavenger was no threat to livestock or life itself. …
I rose this morning with such hope and determination, after processing what has been an unbelievable few days. The seed was sown some time ago between Rob Sheldon and my mum and they worked on a plan to get me to Birdfair – the absolute place to be if you are a nature fanatic like me. …
Many of you know about my love of books and Hen Harriers, so I was overjoyed when Gill Lewis sent me her proof copy of ‘Skydancer’, a beautiful work of fiction for readers 9-99+! This book eloquently portrays the story of grouse moor management and the plight of the Hen Harriers’ persecution; Lewis combines these disturbing issues with a wonderful evocation of the wild and of human nature. …
