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Christina Winkler & Leonie Schulz
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Bottlenose dolphin - Deilf bholgshrónach -Dolffin trwyn potel - Tursiops truncatus
Thanks to the cult series ‘Flipper’, most people are familiar with bottlenose dolphins.
Christina Winkler
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Minke whale - Droimeiteach beag - Morfil pigfain - Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Minke whales are the smallest whale species in Irish waters, growing between 8.5 and 10m long.
Christina Winkler
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Common dolphin - Deilf choiteann - Dolffin cyffredin – Delphinus delphis
Probably one of the easiest dolphins to identify, common dolphins have a slender, streamlined body shape with a narrow beak.
Aoibheann Lambe
Dec 20, 20214 min read
Archaeo-astronomy at the Winter Solstice
The winter and summer solstices as well as the equinoxes and cross-quarter days were significant in prehistory.
Christina Winkler
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Cetaceans - Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises...
... or in short – cetaceans – are marine mammals that have adapted to a life exclusively in the water.
Aoibheann Lambe
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Fungi - a kingdom unto themselves
Late Autumn in Kerry is a rewarding time for the mushroom forager – winter chanterelles, hedgehog mushrooms and wood blewits among the...
Calum Sweeney
Nov 15, 20213 min read
Watching the seasons
As I sit down to write this, the COP26 climate summit is underway in Glasgow. Hundreds of diplomats from around the world have assembled - f
LIVE Project
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Discover Iveragh's Geology
Learn more about Iveragh's fascinating geology by joining us on one of our free weekend talks and fieldtrip sessions
Leonie Schulz & Linda Lyne
Oct 4, 20215 min read
Bats of Iveragh & Pen Llŷn
Our bats begin to appear in our landscapes in spring, emerging from their winter hibernacula – often a cave, hidden hollow in a tree...
Dr Einir Young
Sep 6, 20212 min read
The Old Surgery, Llithfaen
On 3rd September the old surgery, Llithfaen was re-opened in a new location at Nant Gwrtheyrn, the National Welsh Language Centre, one of...
Ben Porter & Fiach Byrne
Jul 22, 20215 min read
Rook & Jackdaw
The Rook (Rúcach) and the Jackdaw (Cág) are two very social species of crow.
LIVE Project
May 31, 20213 min read
Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
Month by month guide to the dark skies of the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
Gwenan Griffith
Apr 6, 20212 min read
The wrecking of The Stuart, April 6th 1901 at Porth Tŷ Mawr (Porth Wisgi)
Ar y dydd hwn, Ebrill 6ed 1901, union 120 o flynyddoedd yn ôl, drylliwyd y llong hwylio haearn, Y Stuart ar greigiau Porth Tŷ Mawr
Soli Levi
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Local Environmental Knowledge of Iveragh Survey
Hi everyone! My name is Soli and I’m a researcher who specialises in Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS)
Clare Cooper
Jan 6, 20215 min read
The Cateran Ecomuseum – A New Story of Place
Guest blog by Clare Cooper, Founding Director of The Cateran Ecomuseum It’s hard to believe, as we continue through this extraordinary...
Linda Lyne
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Strut of the Rut
Late September to early November is when strange sounds emanate from the hills and woodlands. It begins with antler to antler clacks of...
Ben Porter
Oct 8, 20203 min read
The wildlife and nature spectacles of Pen Llŷn
It's mid-October, and I'm stood in the dark of night outside my house on Mynydd Rhiw - one of the many hills that punctuate the otherwise...
Linda Lyne
Oct 5, 20202 min read
Autumnal walks in Iveragh
I love the summer and I'm always sad when it comes to an end but autumn is something to look forward to as it brings a change of guard...
Linda Lyne
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Autumn Arrivals
Every autumn, thousands of wading birds arrive on the Iveragh. Curlew, lapwing, black-tailed godwit (guilbneach earrdhubh), plovers...
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