Fences, lines and radio tower on top of Divis Mountain, Belfast hills. #monochrome #blackandwhite #fences #radiotower #belfast #belfasthills
April 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Fences, lines and radio tower on top of Divis Mountain, Belfast hills. #monochrome #blackandwhite #fences #radiotower #belfast #belfasthills
Found another new site for Common Lizards today at Tornaroy, Co Antrim #BelfastHills. Not far from the Divis mountain, so unsurprising but I'd been checking this lane for 4/5 years without success @argroupsuk.bsky.social #ukwildlife #HSI #reptile #lizard #zootoca #northernireland #ireland #nature
July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Found another new site for Common Lizards today at Tornaroy, Co Antrim #BelfastHills. Not far from the Divis mountain, so unsurprising but I'd been checking this lane for 4/5 years without success @argroupsuk.bsky.social #ukwildlife #HSI #reptile #lizard #zootoca #northernireland #ireland #nature
#GlasNaBradan #BelfastHills #BelfastLough #AntrimHills #EveningHike #BlueHour #HikingNI #ExploreNI #TrailTime #NatureFix #UrbanViews #MeetupHike
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
First signs of gravid female Common Lizards in the #BelfastHills today (21 May) and a few juveniles about too. @argroupsuk.bsky.social #ukwildlife #HSI #reptiles #lizard #commonlizard #zootoca #northernireland #ireland #nature
May 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
First signs of gravid female Common Lizards in the #BelfastHills today (21 May) and a few juveniles about too. @argroupsuk.bsky.social #ukwildlife #HSI #reptiles #lizard #commonlizard #zootoca #northernireland #ireland #nature
The Rumble Hole waterfall, at Colin Glen/Glenside in the #BelfastHills, looking spectacular this afternoon (12 September 2025) Nice little rainbow at the bottom. @belfasthills.bsky.social #northernireland #ireland
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Rumble Hole waterfall, at Colin Glen/Glenside in the #BelfastHills, looking spectacular this afternoon (12 September 2025) Nice little rainbow at the bottom. @belfasthills.bsky.social #northernireland #ireland
Two brilliant days of training through the Journey to 30x30 project!
A biodiversity Walk at the Whiterock Triangle (Mountainloney) and heathland training at Black Mountain Quarry.
Thank you to ecologist Karl Hamilton and everyone who came along.
#belfasthills #journeyto30x30
A biodiversity Walk at the Whiterock Triangle (Mountainloney) and heathland training at Black Mountain Quarry.
Thank you to ecologist Karl Hamilton and everyone who came along.
#belfasthills #journeyto30x30
August 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Two brilliant days of training through the Journey to 30x30 project!
A biodiversity Walk at the Whiterock Triangle (Mountainloney) and heathland training at Black Mountain Quarry.
Thank you to ecologist Karl Hamilton and everyone who came along.
#belfasthills #journeyto30x30
A biodiversity Walk at the Whiterock Triangle (Mountainloney) and heathland training at Black Mountain Quarry.
Thank you to ecologist Karl Hamilton and everyone who came along.
#belfasthills #journeyto30x30
Two Kestrels (M & F) hunting near the path to McArt's Fort, Cave Hill, Befast today (16 Feb 2021) - one low and one high @alethionaut @BelfastHills Short clip of the lower one.
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Two Kestrels (M & F) hunting near the path to McArt's Fort, Cave Hill, Befast today (16 Feb 2021) - one low and one high @alethionaut @BelfastHills Short clip of the lower one.
Join @BelfastHills & @BSBIbotany for a gentle guided wander through Belfast’s “green lung”, focusing on the flora of the woodlands of Colin Glen.
Booking goes live tomorrow (Wednesday) 11 June at 7pm via our Eventbrite:
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Woodland Wander
Join Belfast Hills Partnership & BSBI for a gentle guided wander through Colin Glen, focusing on the flora of the wood
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June 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Join @BelfastHills & @BSBIbotany for a gentle guided wander through Belfast’s “green lung”, focusing on the flora of the woodlands of Colin Glen.
Booking goes live tomorrow (Wednesday) 11 June at 7pm via our Eventbrite:
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Booking goes live tomorrow (Wednesday) 11 June at 7pm via our Eventbrite:
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November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Beautiful Knotgrass larva @UlsterWildlife Slievenacloy nature reserve, @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland this afternoon. #moth #caterpillar
November 22, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Beautiful Knotgrass larva @UlsterWildlife Slievenacloy nature reserve, @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland this afternoon. #moth #caterpillar
Poor year so far for baby lizards @UlsterWildlife Slievenacloy NR, @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland much fewer than 2016. One from today:
November 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Poor year so far for baby lizards @UlsterWildlife Slievenacloy NR, @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland much fewer than 2016. One from today:
Happy #WorldLizardDay from Slievenacloy, Co Antrim (on a drier day!) #NorthernIreland @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills
November 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Happy #WorldLizardDay from Slievenacloy, Co Antrim (on a drier day!) #NorthernIreland @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills
ARG UK Advice note 10: Reptile Survey and Mitigation Guidance for Peatland Habitats just issued. Would be nice if this was adopted in #NorthernIreland too. @daera_ni @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @jon77lees
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November 22, 2024 at 12:37 AM
ARG UK Advice note 10: Reptile Survey and Mitigation Guidance for Peatland Habitats just issued. Would be nice if this was adopted in #NorthernIreland too. @daera_ni @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @jon77lees
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First newborn common lizards of the year were spotted during today's @BelfastHills survey visit. Earlier than usual thanks to the warm weather. (1 adult & 2 babies in attached photo - look closely) @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland. 4 adults also recorded.
November 22, 2024 at 12:27 AM
First newborn common lizards of the year were spotted during today's @BelfastHills survey visit. Earlier than usual thanks to the warm weather. (1 adult & 2 babies in attached photo - look closely) @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland. 4 adults also recorded.
Newborn Common Lizards are out at Slievenacloy too! @BelfastHills @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland
November 22, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Newborn Common Lizards are out at Slievenacloy too! @BelfastHills @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland
Sunshine between showers and a bit of flattened bracken is all a young #lizard needs, in the @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland
November 22, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Sunshine between showers and a bit of flattened bracken is all a young #lizard needs, in the @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland
Close encounter with a Kestrel at Cave Hill, Belfast #NorthernIreland this afternoon @BelfastHills @UlsterWildlife (hunting for lizards? ...the Kestrel, that is!)
November 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Close encounter with a Kestrel at Cave Hill, Belfast #NorthernIreland this afternoon @BelfastHills @UlsterWildlife (hunting for lizards? ...the Kestrel, that is!)
Spotted this nice green coloured 🦎 Common Lizard today and pointed the camera, only to notice that it was basking on top of another (very pregnant) lizard @BelfastHills @UlsterWildlife #NorthernIreland
November 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Spotted this nice green coloured 🦎 Common Lizard today and pointed the camera, only to notice that it was basking on top of another (very pregnant) lizard @BelfastHills @UlsterWildlife #NorthernIreland
Still no sightings of baby Common Lizards at this location in the Belfast Hills but photographic evidence that there has been a delivery! @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @HerpSocIreland @DavidGTosh
November 21, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Still no sightings of baby Common Lizards at this location in the Belfast Hills but photographic evidence that there has been a delivery! @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @HerpSocIreland @DavidGTosh
A 20 min stop at Slievenacloy @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland (before going on to Peatlands Park) and, at last, a newborn Common Lizard has made an appearance! @UlsterWildlife @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland
November 21, 2024 at 10:44 PM
A 20 min stop at Slievenacloy @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland (before going on to Peatlands Park) and, at last, a newborn Common Lizard has made an appearance! @UlsterWildlife @DavidGTosh @HerpSocIreland
One of several Common Lizards seen today close to the footpath up to the Long Barn at Divis @NationalTrustNI @BelfastHills. 4 years since construction of the path, the rough grass is fully restored and the lizards are back 🦎🦎🦎 (Looks like this one gave birth recently too!)
November 21, 2024 at 10:39 PM
One of several Common Lizards seen today close to the footpath up to the Long Barn at Divis @NationalTrustNI @BelfastHills. 4 years since construction of the path, the rough grass is fully restored and the lizards are back 🦎🦎🦎 (Looks like this one gave birth recently too!)
It's great when you snap 3 baby lizards on a piece of wood and then later find there were actually 5 in the photo ...plus some shed skin! @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @HerpSocIreland
November 21, 2024 at 10:33 PM
It's great when you snap 3 baby lizards on a piece of wood and then later find there were actually 5 in the photo ...plus some shed skin! @UlsterWildlife @BelfastHills @HerpSocIreland
If you've ever wondered what a Common Lizard 'dropping' looks like, here's a rather large example from this morning in the @BelfastHills! (just left of the front lizard). If you find this on your fence post or refugia/tin/ACO, there's probably been a lizard there recently🦎💩
November 21, 2024 at 10:28 PM
If you've ever wondered what a Common Lizard 'dropping' looks like, here's a rather large example from this morning in the @BelfastHills! (just left of the front lizard). If you find this on your fence post or refugia/tin/ACO, there's probably been a lizard there recently🦎💩
Some are brown and some are green (or a mixture of both). Viviparous Lizards in the @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland earlier today (23 Aug)
November 21, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Some are brown and some are green (or a mixture of both). Viviparous Lizards in the @BelfastHills #NorthernIreland earlier today (23 Aug)