The nettle rhizomes are dug up during the winter months The population of corncrakes on Rathlin Island is being "positively" maintained with the help of an annual nettle dig, the Royal Society for ...

Puffin numbers on Rathlin have declined by more than half in recent years Seabirds that are in decline on Rathlin Island are to be protected through a £4.5m scheme. The five-year project aims to ...

Rathlin Island looks pretty close when you are waiting for the ferry at Ballycastle Harbour. But, if you don't have sea legs, it doesn't feel that close ten minutes into the crossing. Rathlin is ...

The population of corncrakes on Rathlin Island is being "positively" maintained with the help of an annual nettle dig, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said. Since the ...