Did you know that ‘hairy molly’ comes from the Irish word for eyebrows?

Get a nature fix even if you can't get outdoors with BirdWatch podcast

The description of some caterpillars as 'hairy mollies' comes from the Irish word, malaí, for eyebrows

If you want a nature fix, but you can’t get outdoors, a lovely alternative is to listen to a nature podcast. I can highly recommend a podcast called In your Nature from BirdWatch Ireland, which is both entertaining and informative.

Presented by experts Ricky Whelan and Niall Hatch, they have produced such a lovely series that makes for such easy listening and yet you’ll learn something new in every episode. There have been 25 episodes released so far, covering a wide range of subjects — from how to erect and maintain nest boxes to interviews with other expert guests such as Dr Catherine Farrell talking about bogs or Dr Fiona MacGowan discussing wildflowers.