Crawfordsburn, Breen Forest and Girls Own
Helen Mark with the people and places that make Northern Ireland unique. Three new spiders found in Nothern Ireland, Girls Own magazines from 1940s and a bird ID day.
Helen Mark with the people and places that make Northern Ireland unique, including three new spiders discovered in Northern Ireland by the wildlife charity Buglife, Dot Blakely is holding a bird ID day ahead of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch weekend and a couple from Belfast uncover Girls Own and Heiress magazines from the 1940s that portray a bygone era.
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A Bug’s Life
Recently our list of spider species living in Northern Ireland has gone up by three. The survey was done by wildlife charity Buglife, who found the new arrivals in Breen Wood, Ballycastle and Rostrevor Wood. Helen talks to Adam Mantall from Buglife about the spiders.Â
Big Garden Birdwatch
You can join Dot Blakely and members of North Down Birdwatching Club this weekend at Crawfordsburn Country Park for some bird ID tips, fat ball making and much more ahead of the RSPBÂ Big Garden Birdwatch weekend. Helen talks live to Dot from Crawfordsburn.Â
Girls Own
Belfast couple, Albert and Aoife moved to a house last year but the house they bought has some old sheds in the garden. And when they went to clear them out they found thousands of magazines dating from 1945 - 1949 in pristine condition. A lot of them were Girls Own and Heiress - magazines for the girl and the lady of the house.Â
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- Sat 20 Jan 2018 08:05±«Óãtv Radio Ulster & ±«Óãtv Radio Foyle
Your Places
The people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique.