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May

The Calendar Road: May 2013

The Cuckoo Flower on the Calendar Road

It’s late May on The Calendar Road, the month of Bealtine. Sinéad gets a rare opportunity to stop in the warmth of the sun and reflect on the Festival of Bealtine, and the changes in May along this rural byway. Click play in the audio player  below to listen to April’s Calendar….

Ireland’s Wildlife Calendar: May

A razorbill coming back to its nest on an Irish cliff

Watching Wildlife in May May is a month when spring should be well under way — although it’s still unpredictable. We’re on the cusp of summer, and days are lengthening, but they can also be unseasonably cold and wet. Resident birds and animals are getting on with the business of….