A camera trap has been placed in several locations around the reserve. The first video shows a number of clips of the reserve's family of badgers. They have been very busy spring cleaning. Badgers spend a lot of effort gathering bedding which provides...

When I visit the Portmore Lough Reserve, there is always a familiar face that greets me in the car park. A robin. (Not Robin Brown the volunteer co-ordinator, but one of the feathered variety). This little chap has a very cheeky personality! ...

So far we have had a very mild winter but the recent drop in temperatures have caused some of the hares on the reserve to turn white. Here's one I captured during the week.

The Portmore Lough Reserve is home to quite a large badger sett. Setts are usually inhabited by a number of badgers. These large members of the weasel family are mostly nocturnal making it difficult to observe them. Amy, the assistant reserve warden...

The Irish hare is a sub-species of the mountain hare. It has a russet brown coat and unlike the mountain hare, it rarely turns white in winter. They are usually found in unimproved grassland, depending on tall plants like rushes for cover from predators...