Ireland’s shieldbugs and other related bugs are members of the Order Hemiptera which includes aphids and planthoppers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Naturefile - Peregrine falcon
30/05/2026 | 10 mins.
The peregrine falcon is Ireland's most impressive bird of prey and the fastest animal on earth, capable of diving at speeds exceeding 300 km/h to hunt mid-air.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Naturefile - Sea Beet
23/05/2026 | 6 mins.
This is a fleshy, dark green perennial which grows in large clumps in coastal habitats such as shingle, salt-marsh margins, old sea walls and grasslands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Naturefile - Golden Plover
16/05/2026 | 6 mins.
The Golden Plover is a summer visitor from France and Iberia and a winter visitor from Iceland. They often feed alongside Lapwing and Black-headed Gulls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Naturefile - Primroses
02/05/2026 | 6 mins.
Primroses were prized plants for those in Ireland who brewed their own cures and concoctions in days gone by. Primroses were widely used as remedies for muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, paralysis and gout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Naturefile is a celebratory journey to the lesser-known realms of nature in Ireland with Anja Murray. With surprising stories uncovered each week, about everything from lichens to trees, Swallows to Sea Eagles, starfish and turtles, there are elements of science, history and folklore.
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