Person: Michael Viney

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Govern Island, County Mayo. Picture: Dan MacCarthy</p>

outdoors

Islands of Ireland: Surging seas, foam, and treacherous reefs surround Govern Island

The enormous and appropriately-named White Strand is the best place from which to approach the island

<p>Settling down somewhere cosy with a pile of good books is a silver lining to days when it's drizzling and dark early</p>

outdoors

Anja Murray: Looking deep into nature for understanding and comfort

home and gardens

Islands of Ireland: Coast is Clare in Co Mayo

Destroying the world around us - A changing picture for our wildlife

Midnight perambulations of woodlice and snake millipedes

South west summer brings dearth of wildlife

Enjoying the Irish landscape

MANY of us will take the opportunity this bank holiday weekend to get out and enjoy Ireland in bloom, for we are now in probably the premium time of year for viewing the wonders of nature.

Mon, 02 Jun, 2014

Grounded advice on growing your own vegetables

Onions and shallots drying in the sun in the garden of Trevor Sargent, County Dublin.

Sun, 07 Oct, 2012

How bats rule the roost

VAMPIRES are evil spirits who force corpses to rise at night and seek out sleepers, whose blood they suck.

Mon, 10 Aug, 2009

Giant of the sea may be making a comeback

IN A WILDLIFE equivalent of the Olympic Games, Irish animals would win gold and silver medals. The gold would go to the blue whale, for being the largest mammal ever to have lived.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006