Find out about Irish Wildlife

There are many publications about the animals of Ireland. The staff of the Museum recommend the following books and web resources.

For more specific information please also see the sections of this website dealing with each animal group.

Online Resources

• National Biodiversity Data Centre - Information on Ireland's wildlife and its distribution, and facility to record your own wildlife sightings

• Irish Wildlife Trust - fact files on Irish animals

• National Museums Northern Ireland guide to Irish vertebrates

• ENFO - a state website for information on the Irish environment and wildlife

• National Parks and Wildlife Service - a state website covering wildlife conservation, legislation and protection

• Environmental Protection Agency - a state website for environment protection with excellent maps of Ireland

Books

• Complete Irish wildlife, Paul Sterry, 2004, Harper Collins, London
• Nature in its Place – The Habitats of Ireland, Stephen Mills, 1987, Bodley Head, London
• Ireland’s Wild Countryside, Éamonn de Buitléar, 1993, Boxtree, London
• Ireland – A Smithsonian Natural History, Michael Viney, 2003, Blackstaff Press, Belfast