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Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Mooney Goes Wild RTÉ

    • Science
    • 4.2 • 48 Ratings

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

    Getting to know one of our rarest insects, the Great Yellow Bumblebee

    Getting to know one of our rarest insects, the Great Yellow Bumblebee

    Margaret Tallot, co author of An Bhumbóg Mór Bhuí dicusses her new book which is all about the Great Yellow Bumblebee.

    • 12 min
    Hooded Crow nesting strategies

    Hooded Crow nesting strategies

    Derek and Richard came upon a rather untidy nest, high on an electricity pylon. It was the nest of a pair of Hooded Crows, we learn all about the nesting habits of these widespread and familiar Irish birds.

    • 4 min
    Ireland’s Garden Birds

    Ireland’s Garden Birds

    As mentioned above, as part of his work for BirdWatch Ireland, our very own Niall Hatch recently gave a talk all about Ireland’s Garden Birds to the members of the Bray Active Retirement Association in Co. Wicklow. We are pleased to bring you a portion of Niall’s talk

    • 18 min
    Let’s talk about birds

    Let’s talk about birds

    Niall tells us about a talk on the topic of Irish Garden Birds that he gave to Bray Active Retirement Association in Co. Wicklow.

    • 1 min
    Mooney Goes Wild

    Mooney Goes Wild

    Derek is joined by Richard Collins, Éanna Ní Lamhna Niall Hatch, Michele Browne and Margaret Tallot. Topics up for discussion inclube birds, quiries from listeners, Dawn Chorus and the Great Yellow Bumblebee.

    • 53 min
    Queries from our listeners

    Queries from our listeners

    Our researcher Michele Browne brings us a selection of the natural history questions that you have posed to our expert panellists. Including a sick Greenfinch.

    • 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

Mary🌱 ,

Battling it out

Great podcast we constantly push each other off the number one spot in Ireland for nature. Check out the Burren Nature Sanctuary podcast ‘Nature Magic’. If you like this you are going to like Nature Magic too!

the phoenix2011 ,

Great

I grew up listening to this and I have learned loads.

Tom the gunner ,

Good stuff

Miss the daily radio show and the live Friday MGW but listening to the pod helps as Ray Darcy is unbearable.love this show

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