Following a prolonged warm dry spell, the risk of wildfire is high in many upland areas, and land managers have asked the public to be careful. A wildfire on Ben Lomond last week caused considerable damage to the Ptarmigan woodland regeneration project on the lower slopes of Ben Lomond.
The Irish Government today announced the creation of a new National Park, the country's eighth. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the rugged Conor Pass, the unique island of Sceilg Mhichíl, and Mount Brandon, one of...