WHAT'S ON

Check out what is happening this winter. Take part and Do One Thing.

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.

SWAT REVISITED AT CRUMLIN GLEN

Find out all about the latest Breathing Places initiative at Crumlin Glen. View the gallery and listen to the interview.

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.

SWAT at Kilfennan Valley Park

Watch the SWAT team's transformation in Derry. Watch video

SWAT at Strathfoyle Housing Estate

Watch the SWAT team's transformation in Derry. Watch video

WHAT'S SWAT?

Find out all about the latest Breathing Places initiative. Take part and Do One Thing.

SWAT AT RIVERSIDE, CASTLEDAWSON

Check out what happened at Castledawson. View the gallery and see the amazing transformation.

SWAT AT STRATHFOYLE, DERRY

Check out what happened at Strathfoyle. See the gallery. Listen to the report.

SWAT AT KILFENNAN, DERRY

Check out the gallery and listen to the report.

SWAT AT CRUMLIN GLEN

Find out all about the latest Breathing Places initiative at Crumlin Glen. View the gallery and see the change.

SWAT AT OMAGH MEMORIAL GARDEN

Check out what is happened at Crumlin Glen. View the gallery and see what the volunteers achieved.

SWAT AT THE CHILDRENS' HOSPICE, N'ABBEY

The Hospice is one of the SWAT projects. Check out the gallery.

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.

DERRY GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE WORKSHOP

Saturday 31st May. Would you like to know how to make your garden more wildlife friendly? Sign up for the workshop.

DERRY CITY COUNCIL YEAR OF ACTION

Check out their newsletter for the spring events planned by Derry City Council in conjunction with Breathing Places. Take part and do one thing.

GET READY FOR SPRINGWATCH 2008

Refresh your memory by watching our short video of the Springwatch Festival in Derry Guildhall Square in June 2007. Find out more and Do One Thing.

LIVING FOYLE BIODIVERSITY WEEK

From the 17th to the 25th of May. A host of events every day. Have a look at the diary and go along. Find out more and Do One Thing.

DAWN CHORUS AT MOUNT STEWART

We recorded this fabulous Dawn Chorus in May last year. View the gallery and listen to the chorus.

DAWN CHORUS AT BELFAST HARBOUR

This Dawn Chorus was recorded at Belfast Harbour on a cold April morning.

DAWN CHORUS AT ST COLUMBS PARK, DERRY

This Dawn Chorus was recorded at Belfast Harbour on a cold April morning.

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.

ULSTER WILDLIFE TRUST CALENDAR

Find out what the Ulster Wildlife Trust have planned for 2008 and take part.

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.

SPRING '08 NEWSLETTER

Find out what is going on in the Breathing Places community by downloading the newsletter pdf.

FERMANAGH GALLERY

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

NESTBOX CHALLENGE

Schools from across the North West joined a host of organisations on the 22nd February for the Big Nestbox Challenge.

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.

Sowing the Seeds of BBC Breathing Places Schools

From January 31st thousands of schools across the UK can do one thing for nature. Find out more.

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.

ANTRIM BOROUGH COUNCIL INITIATIVE

"Six Mile Water Guardians" training programme. This voluntary warden scheme is supported by Antrim Borough Council and the BBC. Get involved.

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.

AUTUMNWATCH 2007

Mark Patterson from BBC Radio Foyle went down to the woods one day to meet some young conservationists from St Paul's Primary School. 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.

SPRINGWATCH 2007

The Springwatch Festival came to the banks of the Foyle on Saturday 9th June 2007. Watch a short film of the days events, browse the gallery of photos and read the winning poems from the poetry competition.

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...»