Love in the Ferns, Butterflies on Glenshane, and Portadown Voices heading to Sydney
A hidden garden for wellbeing, ancient waterways revived, love among ferns, and a choir from Portadown on their way to perform at the Sydney Opera House.
A forgotten glen in Antrim is becoming a space for healing, as volunteers transform it into a garden supporting mental wellbeing and community connection.
In Fermanagh and Monaghan, ancient waterways that once linked townlands and carried trade are being revived, not just as heritage, but as a way to connect past and present.
From Portadown, a group of proud voices are setting off on the journey of a lifetime. Members of the Male Voice Choir are heading to sing at the Sydney Opera House, joined by rugby fans from across the UK for an unforgettable musical moment.
There’s romance in the woods near Ballykelly, where Betty and Matt found love among the ferns of Farlow Wood, a tender story rooted in nature, resilience, and quiet joy.
In Groomsport, another couple fought to preserve two old fishermen’s cottages from demolition. Now saved, the stories of the village’s seafaring past live on through a new digital archive.
And high on the slopes of Glenshane, a tiny butterfly’s flight becomes part of a global biodiversity survey, its delicate wings adding one more data point to our understanding of the natural world.