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    Dr Paul Holloway is a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and a Principal Investigator in the Environmental Research Institute at UCC. He is a Research Ireland awardee.

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    Why do we associate robins with Christmas?

    We associate robins with Christmas for reasons ingrained in our history, culture and popular fables

    Christmas • 16 Dec 24
    'Our relationships with gardens are deeply multifaceted and personal.' Photo: Mud Island Community Garden Dublin

    Why an urban garden is good for you and everyone else

    Urban gardens have been shown to improve your wellbeing, increase garden biodiversity and support wildlife

    Gardens • 01 Jul 24
    Leave the lawnmower in the shed this month - nature will thank you

    Why you need to put away your lawnmover for May

    No Mow May allows native plants to recover and provide ecosystem support for other plants, pollinators and nature

    No Mow May • 01 May 24
    'Roof-top nesting by Herring Gulls has led to human-wildlife conflict, as these birds can be quite aggressive when it comes to food, as well as loud during anti-social hours'. Photo: Getty Images

    Why we see so many gulls in our cities and towns

    The migration of gulls to urban areas in search of food due to a decline of fish in the sea presents a conservation dilemma

    Nature • 03 Jul 23
    There are currently only 103 breeding pairs of Curlew remaining in Ireland, which represents a 98% decline in population in the last 30 years. Photo: Getty Images

    How the curlew bird became Ireland's poster child for extinction

    Every day we lose another Curlew, is a day closer to the permanent loss of a bird so engrained in Irish culture and heritage

    Nature • 21 Apr 23

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