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Tag: Life
Nature on our doorsteps: Hawthorn’s many benefits
One of the most obvious fruits remaining in the hedgerows now are the bunches of red haws on the Hawthorn. Being a ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Sleeping away the winter chill
The only animals that truly hibernate in Ireland are bats and hedgehogs. As winter arrives, these creatures drop their heart rate and ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Recycling in nature
Every year, hundreds of tonnes of leaves fall from our trees over a relatively short period of time, scattering billions of leaves ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Letting things stand for winter
Gardeners usually like to tidy up the garden before winter. Dead or dying plants are cut back and the last cut of ...
Nature on our doorsteps: The Noon Fly
By Rosaleen Dwyer Ivy is a useful plant because it flowers late in the year. This provides an important source of pollen ...
Philip Cairns: The boy who never came home
Last Saturday was the 35th anniversary of the disappearance of 13-year-old Rathfarnham schoolboy Philip Cairns, and a journalist is hoping to shed ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Bulbs for Bees
Now is the time to do something very easy to help our pollinating insects next springtime - plant some spring bulbs. Honeybees ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Autumn Chestnuts
The chestnut, or the conker, is one of the iconic fruits of autumn. When it falls from the tree and splits from ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Galls galore
Galls are unusual growths that occur on the buds, stems, leaves and fruit of many plant species. They are caused by an ...
Nature on our doorsteps: Brambles, a treasure trove for biodiversity
By Rosaleen Dwyer In autumntime, we make delicious jams and tarts from blackberries. Throughout the entire year however, dense patches of thorny ...