WHAT'S ON

There are lots of fun-filled family activities to keep your tiny adventurers busy. Find a nature related event near you and take part.

PLANTING A HEDGEROW
Listen to Helen Marks piece on encouraging new growth in hedgerows. Helen joins Neil Folks at the ECOS Nature Park.

TREE O'CLOCK

Come and see how various groups in Northern Ireland got on in the tree o’ clock challenge.

BAG CHALLENGE 2009

Calling all primary school children... help the BBC make your Breathing Places bag FAMOUS!!

KERRY'S WILDLIFE CORNER - LATEST SWALLOWS

Kerry Leonard has written a series of fascinating articles about the local and visiting wildlife in Northern Ireland. Read his reports and view his gallerys.

St Malachy's Primary Whitecross

The children of St Malachy's Primary took part in a Breathing Places event. Look at the pictures here.

GREEN BALLOON CLUB WEEK

A fun filled week of family activities. View pictures from Oxford Island, Greenmount, St Columb's Park and our Omagh Library events.

DEER AND NEWLY BORN FAWNS AT PARKANAUR

See some recent photos of newly born fawns in Parkanaur Forest Park. Look at the pictures here.

Nature’s Hotspot

See the winners of the RSPB ‘Nature’s Hotspots’ competition. Look at the winners here.

OTTY'S BIRDS - TAKING FLIGHT

One of our BBC cameramen is filming the development of a brood of chicks that were born in his garage. See the chicks progress here.

A Market Garden

Gardeners' Corner visited one of NI's first Breathing Places schools, St Malachy's Primary in Belfast.

Adventures in Gardening

Gardeners' Corner paid a visit to a Breathing Places event at a school in Londonderry.

Londonderry goes Moth Mad

Your Place and Mine visited Creggan Country Park to find out how to catch moths at night.

ANITA ROBINSON VISITS THE OAKS

Much loved broadcaster and columnist visits an enchanted woodland called The Oaks on the outskirts of Derry City. See pictures and listen to the interview.

NEST BOX CHALLENGE

Encourage your local wild birds to take up residence in your garden. Find out how you can help our feathered friends.

SPRINGWATCH HOLIDAY IDEAS

Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes-Games investigates ways to enjoy leisure time on the wild side that won't break the bank. Take a look.

DRUMDUFF AND DRUMNAKILLY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

See the new Breathing Place at the Flaxmill Centre: 'The Two Drums Mountain View.' Take a look.

BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE AROUND NORTHERN IRELAND

Local photographer Vincent took some fantastic photos of wildlife in Northern Ireland. Take a look and send in your photos.

STRATHFOYLE YOUTH FORUM CLEAN UP

They went down to Lough Enagh to Do One Thing for nature and improved a Breathing Space. Take a look.

PHOTO GALLERY - CALLING FOR MORE PICTURES

We are looking for photos that illustrate the best of nature. Take a look and send in your photos.

SALMON IN THE CLASSROOM

Schools take charge of newly hatched salmon in a conservation and learning project in conjunction with the Loughs Agency. Learn more.

LISTEN TO DAWN CHORUS EVENTS

The Dawn Chorus was recorded at various locations around Northern Ireland for your enjoyment. Listen...

BE NICE TO BEES

We're working with Blue Peter to give away 75,000 packets of bee-friendly seeds. Help us out.

SPRING INTO ACTION

Pull on your wellies and get digging to help our common frog and newt. Learn more.

JANUARY 2009 GALLERY FROM THE NORTH WEST

Teresa and Charlie were out and about in Derry and the north west with their cameras. Take a look.

CREGGAN PARK CHRISTMAS TREE PARTY PICS

The aim of the event was to encourage people to give the gift of a real tree to their family/friends instead of a Christmas card. Take a look a the volunteer pictures.

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL STARLING EVENT

Paul Beattie went along to the Starling Watch event at the end of November and took some great pictures. Have a look here.

OLDEST DERRY OAK TREE - SPECIAL REPORT

If you go down to the woods today you can find a 400 year old oak tree. Lisen to our special report.

WOODLAND TRUST TREE FOR ALL CAMPAIGN

Green youngsters put down roots this autumn. Read their reports iand find out the background to the project.

AUTUMNWATCH 2008 BINGO CARDS

Print out the Autumnwatch bingo cards and see what you can spot this autumn. Take part and Do One Thing.

LISTEN TO A VISIT TO THE WHITE DEER PARK

Helen Mark of Your Place and Mine visits the White Deer at parkanaur Fores. Take part and Do One Thing.

Breathing Places Latest Newsletter
Catch up with the first of the autumn newsletters. News on on-going projects, grants and upcoming events. More.

Go nuts for the native nutkin
Join the Red Squirrel sightings week and help protect this native gem. More.

Bat Tracking
Learn more about last month's Bat Track event and Derry's Local Biodiversity Action Plan. More.

Join us and turn your school into a wildlife haven

The third term's Do One Thing will help birds through the winter by providing them with food and water. More.

WHAT IS SWAT AND WHAT DID IT ACHIEVE?

Find out all about the successes that Springwatch Action Teams achieved throughout Northern Ireland. More details.

SWAT REVISITED - STRATHFOYLE

Find out all about when the Springwatch Action Teams revisited Strathfoyle Housing Estate in Derry. More details.

SWAT REVISITED - CRUMLIN

Find out all about when the Springwatch Action Teams revisited Crumlin Glen. More details.

KILLALOO WOODS

Eve Blair went down to ancient woodland outside Derry to find out what the Woodland Trust's latest plans entailed.

WHAT IS IT?

A listener got a nasty shock when an unidentified flying object came through the door. Find out more about the flying visit.

TREES FOR ALL!

Over 400 children joined forces for a conference aimed to promote the appreciation of trees. Listen to the report and view the gallery.

COALISLAND'S NATURAL HAVEN

Your Place and Mine went to see this natural corridor. View the gallery and listen to the piece.

WHOOPER SWANS

Mark Patterson meets the whooper swans of Lough Swilly and learns about the tracking project.

GONE FISHING

Listen to Billy and June Rea as they chat to Stanley Page down at the River Faughan.

FERMANAGH GALLERY

Teresa Page sent in her photos of County Fermanagh, taken in March 2008.

NESTBOX FANATICS

Eve Blair took a trip down to the Mackie's farm on the banks of the River Foyle. It's a wild bird haven. Listen and view the gallery.

FROG FEST

The frogs have arrived at the Magilligan Field Centre to mate. Find out more, see some great frog pictures and listen to Helen Mark's report.

BARN OWLS

Learn more about our native owls. View the gallery and listen to Stephen McCauley talk to owl expert Seamus Burns.

ROOKS ON YOUR PLACE AND MINE

As part of the RSPB Big Garden and Schools' Birdwatch Caroline Nolan visited a Ballygowan school to find out about their Rook project.

AUTUMN GALLERY

Theresa Page has sent us some beautiful photos of autumn taken in Derry and Donegal. View the gallery.

DO ONE THING

Make this the year that you do one thing for nature in your area. Fill in the form and make your pledge.

HELEN MARK ON GARDENERS' CORNER

The BBC's Helen Mark and Ivan Black, from the Conservation Volunteers, were out and about at the Tree Party at Creggan. Listen here.

TREMENDOUS TREES ART COMPETITION

View the gallery of the winners and the runners up of the Tree Party art competition. View the gallery.

TREE PARTY 10TH NOVEMBER - VIDEO AND GALLERY

The party was a great success and we have put up a gallery of some of the events. View the gallery. We also have a short video of the day.

BIRDS OF PREY

Mark Patterson went to Buncrana and spent time with a host of birds of prey and with Martin Moloney, the Bird Doctor. Listen to the report and look at the gallery.

ST COLUMBS' ALLOTMENTS

Radio Foyle spent time with Steven Stewart down at his allotment. Steven has been growing flowers and some produce there for 30 years. Listen to the report

NORTHERN IRELAND COMMUNITIES BREATHING PLACES NEWSLETTER

Read the Autumn 2007 Breathing Places Newsletter and keep up with planned events.

BOOM HALL

Barry Byrne joined Susan Gass of Derry City Council at Boom Hall Forest where they visited one of the oldest trees in the area. Listen to the report from Gransha Wood and take a look at their gallery.

KESTREL GALLERY

Campbell in Ballysillan woke up morning to discover he had a bird of prey sitting on his window sill. Luckily the bird stayed around long enough for him to get some great pictures. View his gallery.

RSPB FEED THE BIRDS DAY

Aidan Lonergan from the RSPB and Environment Minister Arlene Foster launched Feed the Birds Day. Listen to Your Place and Mine's demonstration of how to make a bird feeder. Find out more.

BBC BUS

Clive Lyttle uses willow to make a range of basketry and gardenware. He took some time to demonstrate the craft of willow weaving and to explain what draws him to this as a way of life. Watch...»

RED SQUIRRELS

Paul Moore visits Prehen Wood where one of the last colonies of red squirrel still survives. More...»

S.E.E.D.S

Eddie Keer takes Deirdre Donnelly and Annie Mullen around the courtyard that he wants to transform. More...»

PLANTING A HEDGEROW

Ivan Black and the Conservation Volunteers plant a wildlife hedge in the Radio Foyle garden. More...»

GROWING WILDFLOWERS

Annie Mullan and Deirdre Donnelly plant some traditional wildflowers. More...»

WILDLIFE DIARY

Local photographer Declan Duffy has been pounding the streets of Derry in the search for flora and fauna. More...»

BREATHING PLACES BIRD BOXES

Mark Patterson finds out what's being going on inside the Breathing Places bird boxes. More...»