IN rural areas at times of unseasonally cold weather like we’ve been having of late, you’ll hear people say, ‘there are no midges around’. Neither are we likely to hear bees.

MANY people will visit woodlands during the Easter holidays, sniffing the spring air, scenting conifers and just enjoying the trees and wildlife, writes Donal Hickey.

THE spectacle of a hare bounding along a hillside always lifts the spirits. Be on the lookout, for this is a time of a year when you see these normally quiet- living creatures performing dramatic acts. 

Very soon, the hills in parts of the south and west will be ablaze, writes Donal Hickey

ONCE a familiar sight in upland areas, the red grouse is only rarely seen these days, says Donal Hickey. 

We must look after our country’s wetlands, writes Donal Hickey