Organisation: Bat Conservation Ireland

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight: In Ireland, we have nine species of bats, all of which eat only insect prey</p>

outdoors

Anja Murray: 'Hang out' with bats — they're fascinating creatures

There are lots of bat walks and talks taking place this month... links below

<p>'Wild' Christmas gifts such as soft toys, bird houses, and art</p>

outdoors

Juanita Browne: Give some really wild Christmas gifts this year

<p>Daubenton's bat. Picture: Frank Greenway</p>

outdoors

Juanita Browne: enjoying the night life — tracking down the water bat

general

High temperatures send bats swooping in

Hedgehog in the garden , African pygmy hedgehog

home and gardens

Here's how you can help with hedgehog hibernation

Halloween unjustly demonises the harmless bat

Here's why you should be proud to be bird brained

BEING called “bird-brained” should no longer be seen as an insult. Quite the opposite, in fact, for research is showing that wild birds can be intelligent animals, with crows being the brightest of them all — second only to people.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2016

Our gardening noticeboard

There will be an Open Garden and a garden Party at John and Helen Fox’s house at Underwood, Rochestown, on Saturday May 28 to raise funds for Douglas Community Association.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Image of bats is improving

LONG before Hollywood began to associate bats with blood-sucking vampires and drive the fear of God into people, bats had a poor public image.

Mon, 24 Dec, 2012

Demise of the butterfly

THE freshest of all the late summer flowers must surely be white phlox, beloved by virtually every cottage gardener and many more besides.

Sun, 19 Aug, 2012

Several butterfly species face extinction

DINGY Skipper and Gatekeeper might sound like appealing jobs, but their primary task these days is just staying alive.

Sat, 28 May, 2011

Public asked to help map distribution of mammals

MEMBERS of the public are invited to submit sightings of mammals for a survey which will run until the end of 2015.

Thu, 12 May, 2011

It’s about time we went a bit batty

Donal Hickey takes flight with Ireland’s bats.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2008

Search for bat species in flight

I SAW the first bat of the year on the wing on the evening of April 22.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2007

Dispelling the myths about bats

A conservation group is working to dispel the legendary myths surrounding bats in a bid to help protect the future of the endangered species.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2006