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Naturefile

Naturefile is a celebratory journey to the lesser-known realms of nature in Ireland with Anja Murray. With surprising stories uncovered each week, about everything from lichens to trees, Swallows to Sea Eagles, starfish and turtles, there are elements of science, history and folklore.

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0:09:12

Naturefile - Wild Salmon

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2025/09/27

Wild salmon are born in freshwater, travel to the sea, and then return to their birthplace to spawn, making them a clear sign of how well we’re managing to coexist with other life.

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0:05:59

Naturefile - Crayfish

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2025/09/20

Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills.

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0:06:08

Naturefile - Conger Eels

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2025/09/06

The conger is an ambush type predator seeking out cover in which to hide and then pounce on passing victims, though it will roam around openly on occasions to flush prey fish. Is found living in rocky holes underneath breakwaters, harbour walls, groynes and sewer outlets

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0:08:19

Naturefile - Irish Whitebeam

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2025/08/30

These are small trees, quite unusual in the wild, and many imported specimens have been planted in towns and parks, along roads etc. If you want the truly native tree you may have to search – it is most common in the south of the country.

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0:08:37

Naturefile - Appetite of Sharks

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2025/08/02

As apex predators Sharks play a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. They regulate fish populations and ensure the health of coral reefs and seabeds. In Ireland, sharks have a special connection to coastal communities, which have relied on the ocean for generations.

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02:24:59

Naturefile - Sea anemones

Naturefile ·

2025/07/12

Sea are a group ofpredatorymarine invertebrates constituting the orderActiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after theanemonea terrestrial flowering plant.

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0:07:45

Naturefile - Meadow brown & ringlet butterflies

Naturefile ·

2025/06/28

Ringlet and Meadow brown butterflies are on the wing through high summer, filling up with nectar in flower rich meadows and finding the perfect places there for their larvae too. Explore the summertime highs of brown butterflies on this weeks Nature File.

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0:05:48

Naturefile - Meadowsweet

Naturefile ·

2025/06/21

Creamy,perennialof damp waysides, meadows,marshes and woods, this tall, hairless plant flowers throughout Ireland from June to September.

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0:07:59

Naturefile - Goshawk

Naturefile ·

2025/06/14

The Goshawk is a large hawk, almost reaching buzzard size. When seen up close, it has a fierce look with bright red eyes and a distinctive white eyebrow. Thanks to its broad wings, it can to hunt at high speed, weaving in and out of trees, while its legs and talons can catch its prey in flight.

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0:08:05

Naturefile - Waterlilies

Naturefile ·

2025/05/31

Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. They live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world.

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0:06:36

Naturefile - Sandmartins

Naturefile ·

2025/04/12

Our smallest breeding Hirundine species, being about a third smaller than both House Martin and Swallow. Adult Sand Martins have a brown head, back, rump and wings. The throat is white, as are the belly and vent except for a broad brown breast band.

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0:07:18

New Series - Naturefile - Bluebells

Naturefile ·

2025/04/05

Naturefile returns to Daybreak with a seasonal look at these beauties now appearing in our gardens.

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0:06:29

Naturefile - Brent Geese

Naturefile ·

2024/10/26

A winter migrant from high-Arctic Canada. Most occur in Ireland between October and April. This population winters almost entirely in Ireland, with small numbers in parts of Britain and France.

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0:07:46

Naturefile - Hedgehogs

Naturefile ·

2024/10/19

Many people are surprised to hear that hedgehogs are not actually native to Ireland. It is believed that they were introduced in the 12th century from Britain ...

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0:08:26

Daybreak - Ivy

Naturefile ·

2024/10/05

Ivy flowers in October, ensuring vital nectar supplies for butterflies, moths and bees when very little else is in flower. Ivy is a wonderful world of sustenance to lots of wildlife through winter months.

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0:06:02

Naturefile - Hairy Mollies

Naturefile ·

2024/09/28

The term ‘Hairy Molly’ has often been used in Ireland to describe any hairy or fuzzy-looking caterpillar.This term is said to have originated from the Irish language where ‘mala’ or ‘malaí’ (plural) is the Irish word for an eyebrow.

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0:06:28

Naturefile - Song Thrush

Naturefile ·

2024/09/21

A close rival songster to the Blackbird, from which it mainly differs in its repetition of each phrase three or four times. Typical phrases include "cherry dew," and "knee-deep," . Loud, fluty and far-carrying.

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0:05:49

Naturefile - Craneflies

Naturefile ·

2024/09/14

Crane flies are flies in the family Tipulidae. They are insects. Crane flies look similar to large mosquitoes but, unlike mosquitoes, crane flies do not bite.

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0:08:27

Naturefile - Seals

Naturefile ·

2024/09/07

Grey Seals haul themselves ashore in autumn to breed, on remote and generally undisturbed areas, in particular offshore islands, where human disturbance is absent. Trá Bán on the Great Blasket Island is one back where hundreds of seals can still be seen on the beach in autumn

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0:05:47

Naturefile - lady's tresses orchids

Naturefile ·

2024/08/31

Spiranthes is a genus of orchids in the subfamily Orchidoideae. They are known commonly as ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, or lady's tresses

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