To those attending the RGS conference this week: interested in authoritarianism and/or AI, do come and join us on Friday for this brilliant set of papers. It will be insightful, bleak, and much more. ✨

Join us for another Shore Safari at Loughshore on Saturday 6th of September! Learn more about the crabs, sea slugs, starfish, and other animals living in Belfast Lough. Book a free spot at https://t.co/RPIBPktgk0

Hi there! I’m a final year marine biology student at QUB. I’m interested in lots of different environmental topics but particularly marine habitat restoration. I’ve been involved with Wild Belfast for a few years and love to get out finding and recording lots of different species

Join us for bioblitzes in Lagan Meadows and Colin Glen next weekend as part of City Nature Challenge 2025! As part of City Nature Challenge we will be trying to find and record as many different species as possible in one weekend, competing with over 650 cities around the world!

Hi! I’m a geographer studying for a PhD at Queen’s with a focus on the entangled relationships between humans and a wide variety of non-humans. I’m also an amateur naturalist, with particular interests in birdwatching and rockpooling. I’ve been involved with Wild Belfast for

at Holywood Yacht Club Friday 25th April 3-5pm https://t.co/4PvsefWYdt at Jordanstown Loughshore Park Sunday Monday 28th April 5-7pm

Join us for rockpooling at Holywood and Jordanstown! Really good tides so we're hoping to see lots of wonderful creatures and create plenty of records

Help us put Belfast's nature on the map! City Nature Challenge is returning to Belfast on the 25th-28th April. Join in by recording wildlife using the iNaturalist app, and contributing your records to our iNaturalist project, linked below. 1/3

Next Saturday!

Storm Watch Update🌊: Though the winds of Storm Éowyn have passed, the effects can still be felt weeks later. In the aftermath, many of you took to the shore to see what had been thrown up by the stormy seas. Read on in the comments below for species found after Storm Éowyn 🔎

Come discover the amazing marine species on our doorstep, from starfish to sea slugs! Join us for rockpooling at 11:30am Saturday the 8th of March at Loughshore. Get a free ticket here: https://t.co/JSIrQT6VNv

Beyond myself, I hope for a Free Palestine and indeed a free world. We're going to make the world a better place.

I want to identify a first for Ireland myself. I want to read more, both fiction and full non-fiction books. And I will continue to reject the pattern-recognition algorithms marketed as artificial intelligence.

I have a telescope now, so I'm planning to do some more seawatching. I'm also planning to diversify my knowledge beyond birds and nudibranchs - I'm currently thinking that barnacles might be interesting

For 2025, I have a few targets. Firstly, I'm going to see my first bee orchid to match my prize I'm also going to try and find a slender-billed curlew. That recent paper said there was only a 96% chance it's extinct

My recording and event-running also led to me being awarded the @WildBelfast Naturalist of the Year, which comes with an absolutely gorgeous prize! Congratulations also to Clare for Recorder of the Year and to @eibh_fee for Contributor of the Year!

My rockpooling - and encouragement of others to rockpool - led to me being nominated for the @NBNTrust Award for Marine Wildlife Recording, which was a surprise!

But @bitheolaidhe identified the white stuff on it as a downy mildew, Peronospora chlorae, and it's the first record for Ireland and @inaturalist

But my best find is in this photo from Belfast Harbour. Nice flower, but do you see anything interesting about it? Neither did I

I made a few notable records: Linnaeus' spangle-wing, third record for NI, found in the library at QUB; hornet mimic hoverfly, first record for NI, stuck to a tree in the Holylands