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Escape from the hustle and bustle of the city this summer, by joining the Ulster Wildlife Trust for a wild walk at its wonderful Bog Meadows Nature Reserve.

Venture into the mysterious and beautiful world of dragonflies and damselflies at Lagan Meadows Nature Reserve in Belfast on Saturday 31 July.

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is inviting families along to its popular Ecos Nature Park, just outside Ballymena, this Saturday for a fun-filled afternoon out to discover more about nature on their doorstep.

Depicted in everything from poems by Seamus Heaney to Irish folk songs, bogs have formed a large part of Irish culture, but as we celebrate International Bog Day on 25th July, we may be forgiven for asking, what makes our bogs so brilliant?

With our humble honey bee suffering from a massive decline in numbers, Anna McCoy our new Outreach & Learning Officer tells us of her trials and tribulations as a beginner bee keeper.

For as long as humans have had time to daydream, poets, philosophers, scientists and children have been entranced by the amazing world of insects. To mark the end of this year’s National Insect week, let’s take a look at some remarkable, sneaky and strange things that the little creatures get up to.

Translink has joined forces with the Ulster Wildlife Trust and Scoutlink’s ‘i-Citizen’ project to develop young people’s awareness of local environmental issues.

The Wildlife Trusts have teamed up with independent publisher Elliott & Thompson and Foyles to launch a brand new writing competition for unpublished authors.

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is running a fundraising campaign with a difference this year, by auctioning wildlife doodles by local and international celebrities to raise much-needed funds for local wildlife conservation.

Newtownards based print company, Peninsula Print and Design is playing its part in building a better future for local wildlife, by becoming a corporate member of the Ulster Wildlife Trust – Northern Ireland’s leading local nature conservation charity.

Balloo Wetland Nature Reserve in Bangor has been highly commended in the prestigious Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Living Wetland Awards.

The Ulster Wildlife Trust is appealing for volunteers to help wipe out an alien weed that is spreading across its Milford Cutting nature reserve, near Armagh.

Experience the sights and sounds of summer at Slievenacloy Nature Reserve this Father’s Day, on a leisurely ramble with the Ulster Wildlife Trust.

You may not realise it, but Northern Ireland is located in the centre of one of the most biologically important marine areas on our planet.

As we enter the Wildlife Trusts Wildlife Week double bill running from 29 May – 13 June, it’s time for us to be dazzled by dragonflies, wowed by wildflowers and bowled over by bats!

‘Blue-min’’ lovely is the only way to describe the fantastic spreads of bluebells to be found in native woodland areas up and down the country this spring. The month of May is a great time to step out onto the sapphire speckled woodland floor and revel in this annual bluebell display - but you’ll need to be quick, as they won’t be there for long!

Put a spring in your step this weekend and join the Ulster Wildlife Trust to celebrate this magical season at Delamont Country Park.

Children from Victoria Park Primary School in east Belfast recently swapped their pencils for bug boxes to uncover the fascinating world of mini-beasts at Victoria Park.

The BBC is urging the public to let them in on a little secret - by revealing your favourite countryside spot in the UK.

Early birds are in for a treat at the weekend, as Delamont Country Park plays hosts to one of the most stunning and moving performances of the natural calendar - the dawn chorus.