Small tortoiseshell
The pretty small tortoiseshell is a familiar garden visitor that can be seen feeding on flowers all year-round during warm spells. Overwintering adults may find resting spots in sheds, garages or…
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Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
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Find out where to see wildlife in Northern Ireland, both on land at sea, search for a nature reserve near you, or spot wildlife around our coast.
Small heath
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
Explore your shore this National Marine Week with Ulster Wildlife’s ‘Big Rockpool Ramble’
Ulster Wildlife has launched Northern Ireland’s first-ever Big Rockpool Ramble and is inviting everyone to get outdoors and explore their fin-tastic rocky shore wildlife to help with local…
Help wildlife
Find out how you can get involved with helping wildlife and your local Wildlife Trust.
Wildlife Gardener
Ulster Wildlife is seeking a volunteer Wildlife Gardener to help create a Community Wildlife Garden at the entrance to Bog Meadows Nature Reserve.
Volunteer for wildlife
Donate your time and skills to help local wildlife. See our current volunteering opportunities.
Save wildlife
We save species at risk – by running targeted conservation programmes to help save red squirrels, barn owls, sharks and other wildlife.
Small blue
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…