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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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Friday · 6 min
Naturefile - Fieldfare
Similar in size to a blackbird, the Fieldfare is a common and widespread winter visitor from October to March in Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 5 · 5 min
Naturefile - Elm Trees
Elm trees are special because of their majestic vase-shaped canopies, historical importance as town shade trees, and remarkable resilience against adversity. Written and presented by Anja Murray. (Right) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 28 · 7 min
Naturefile - Blackwits
"Blackwits" is the popular birding nickname for the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), a striking and elegant large wading bird. Written and presented by Anja Murray. (Right) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 21 · 5 min
Naturefile - Freshwater Mussels
The freshwater pearl mussel is a bivalve mollusc found in clean, fast-flowing rivers, and occasionally in lakes. It is a highly threatened animal, categorised as critically endangered in Ireland and across Europe. Written and presented by Anja Murray. (Right) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 16 · 6 min
Naturefile - Autumn Foxes
Foxes are beautiful in any season, but autumn truly suits them. Whether it’s the orange sea buckthorn berries that create a perfect tone-on-tone with their fur. Written and presented by Anja Murray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 7 · 5 min
Naturefile - Hairy Mollies
The term ‘Hairy Molly’ has often been used in Ireland to describe any hairy or fuzzy-looking caterpillar. This term is said to have originated from the Irish language where ‘mala’ or ‘malaí’ (plural) is the Irish word for an eyebrow. Written and presented by Anja Murray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 1 · 6 min
Naturefile - Cold water Coral Reefs
The habitat of deep-water corals, also known as cold-water corals, extends to deeper, darker parts of the oceans than tropical corals, ranging from near the surface to the abyss, beyond 2,000 metres ... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 1 · 7 min
Naturefile - Harbour Seals
The harbor seal, also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 1 · 7 min
Naturefile - Raven
Ravens are highly intelligent birds known for problem solving and social behavior. Some species can mimic sounds, including human speech. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
September 1 · 6 min
Naturefile -Knappweed
This is a very well-known perennial which grows in abundance in a wide variety of habitats owing to its very efficient seed dispersal method, being wind spread on tiny parachutes. Written and presented by Anja Murray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 25 · 7 min
Naturefile - Poppies
Poppies are colorful flowering plants with delicate, paper-like petals that grow as annuals, biennials, or perennials. Key varieties include the red corn poppy, the opium poppy, and the large oriental poppy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 18 · 7 min
Naturefile - Harbour Porpoise
The Harbour Porpoise is found in the northern latitudes of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans mainly in the continental margins. It is the smallest cetacean found in Irish waters. These porpoises are small cetaceans approximately 1.4 to 1.9 metres long when fully grown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 13 · 8 min
Naturefile - Frog Hoppers
Have you ever wondered what makes those little balls of froth, popularly known as “cuckoo spit”, that you find on plant stems during the summer? Blow gently on the froth and you’ll find your answer. Inside the frothy mass you’ll find one or more yellow-green insect nymphs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 6 · 5 min
Naturefile - Shieldbugs
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.
May 30 · 10 min
Naturefile - Peregrine falcon
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.
May 23 · 6 min
Naturefile - Sea Beet
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.
May 16 · 6 min
Naturefile - Golden Plover
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.
May 2 · 6 min
Naturefile - Primroses
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.
April 25 · 9 min
Naturefile - chiffchaff
The common chiffchaff, or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
April 18 · 6 min
Naturefile - Snails
From garden snails to rare woodland snails and tincy tiny sand dune specialists, Ireland is a haven for snails. Integral to almost every food web, though often overlooked, this week's Nature File looks at the role of snails in our hedges, woods, fens and fields. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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