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Dick Warner

Taking a closer look at Ireland's buzzards

Ireland was without large birds of prey for over a century and their return has caused surprises, writes Dick Warner

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Brexit is bad for wildlife

Brexit will affect more than our economy and borders. According to Dick Warner it will be detrimental to our wildlife too.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Rudolph the best reindeer - who once roamed across Ireland

Did you know reindeer once roamed across our rolling greens fields? At least according to copywriter Robert L May. Dick Warner has more.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Solstice sees the days lengthen

Dick Warner takes a look at the importance of the Winter Solstice to nature and its wildlife.

Mon, 26 Dec, 2016

Flocks of birds have been arriving in the garden

The birds in my garden are slightly different this year, writes Dick Warner

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Wrens are small but doughty

The biggest problem for wrens in winter is keeping warm, writes Dick Warner

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Dick Warner: Carp gaining status in our lakes

The other day I found myself looking into the eyes of a large, beautiful and rather unusual fish, writes Dick Warner.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2016

More to the eye in plantation

THERE’S a forestry plantation a couple of kilometres from my house. It’s about 60 or 70 years old, growing on the drained fringe of a raised bog and the trees are lodgepole pines.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Curlew is in trouble and faces extinction in Ireland

True Irish curlews are in serious trouble and may face imminent extinction, writes Dick Warner

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Survival of the pheasant as shooting season opens

THROUGH the late summer and autumn a cock pheasant has been feeding in the field outside my study. He’s a big bird with a long tail and fairly elderly, writes Dick Warner.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016