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Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms.

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Episode Notes

Mooney Goes Wild – Monday September 28th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild – Monday September 28th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday September 21st 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday September 21st 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday September 14th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday September 14th 2026

MGW Special: Terry's Reports (Monday 07/09/26) show image

MGW Special: Terry's Reports (Monday 07/09/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 31st 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 31st 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 24th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 24th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 17th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 17th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 10th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday August 10th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Bank Monday August 3rd 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Bank Monday August 3rd 2026

Nature On One: Casement (03/08/26) show image

Nature On One: Casement (03/08/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 27th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 27th 2026

MGW Special: Terry's Reports (Monday 20/07/26) show image

MGW Special: Terry's Reports (Monday 20/07/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 13th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 13th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 6th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday July 6th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 29th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 29th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 22nd 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 22nd 2026

Nature On One - Lapwing (15/06/26) show image

Nature On One - Lapwing (15/06/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 8th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday June 8th 2026

Mooney Goes Wild At Bloom! (01/06/26) show image

Mooney Goes Wild At Bloom! (01/06/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday May 25th 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday May 25th 2026

News and Events

Rare encounter with elusive ocean giant off Mayo coast show image

Rare encounter with elusive ocean giant off Mayo coast

Central Bank encourages people to have their say on designs for new euro banknotes show image

Central Bank encourages people to have their say on designs for new euro …

Curlew chicks released after eggs rescued from wildfire show image

Curlew chicks released after eggs rescued from wildfire

PRESS RELEASE: Adventure for Nature Alliance - Free Nature Workshops show image

PRESS RELEASE: Adventure for Nature Alliance - Free Nature Workshops

BirdWatch Ireland surveys underway to locate nest sites of the endangered Swift show image

BirdWatch Ireland surveys underway to locate nest sites of the endangered Swift

Care Of Animals In Hot Weather show image

Care Of Animals In Hot Weather

Carlow Garden Festival 2026, July 25th - Aug 2nd show image

Carlow Garden Festival 2026, July 25th - Aug 2nd

Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference 2026 show image

Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference 2026

Ancient Music Festival, Dorlindon, Co Wicklow, June 27th & 28th show image

Ancient Music Festival, Dorlindon, Co Wicklow, June 27th & 28th

Red Squirrels At Threat Of Extinction In England show image

Red Squirrels At Threat Of Extinction In England

BirdWatch Ireland Publishes Plan For Habitat Restoration show image

BirdWatch Ireland Publishes Plan For Habitat Restoration

IWDG Sanctuary Day, June 7th show image

IWDG Sanctuary Day, June 7th

Fluorescent spider, dragonflies among new species found in Angola by scientists show image

Fluorescent spider, dragonflies among new species found in Angola by scientists

Call for public to assist in nationwide hedgehog count show image

Call for public to assist in nationwide hedgehog count

Public urged to check roofs, sheds during bee swarming season show image

Public urged to check roofs, sheds during bee swarming season

World Bee Day: 5 bees to identify this summer show image

World Bee Day: 5 bees to identify this summer

Humpback whales make record swims between Australia and Brazil show image

Humpback whales make record swims between Australia and Brazil

Bureau formed to manage invasive species in Ireland show image

Bureau formed to manage invasive species in Ireland

Back From The Brink show image

Back From The Brink

Biodiversity Week 2026 show image

Biodiversity Week 2026

Latest Clips & Podcasts

Gull-ible Youngsters! show image

Gull-ible Youngsters!

Mon 28 Sep • 6 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Barn Owl Nestboxes At Work show image

Barn Owl Nestboxes At Work

Mon 28 Sep • 17 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Lapwings Thriving Once More On The Mullet Peninsula show image

Lapwings Thriving Once More On The Mullet Peninsula

Mon 28 Sep • 16 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

A Hard One To Swallow! show image

A Hard One To Swallow!

Mon 28 Sep • 13 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Saving Africa's Penguins: SANCCOB show image

Saving Africa's Penguins: SANCCOB

Mon 21 Sep • 15 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Wildlife On Rising Time: Robins & Insects show image

Wildlife On Rising Time: Robins & Insects

Mon 21 Sep • 3 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Stars In Their Eyes At Dunsink show image

Stars In Their Eyes At Dunsink

Mon 21 Sep • 12 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Nairobi Flyways & World's Birds show image

Nairobi Flyways & World's Birds

Mon 21 Sep • 4 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Tiger Cubs In Fota Wildlife Park, Cork show image

Tiger Cubs In Fota Wildlife Park, Cork

Mon 21 Sep • 13 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Fishy Behaviour in Arctic Norway show image

Fishy Behaviour in Arctic Norway

Mon 14 Sep • 18 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Do Farmed Salmon Affect Wild Fish? show image

Do Farmed Salmon Affect Wild Fish?

Mon 14 Sep • 23 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

2026: A Good Year For Irish Butterflies show image

2026: A Good Year For Irish Butterflies

Mon 14 Sep • 12 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

The Ghost Of The Mountains: Unraveling The Secrets Of The Snow Leopard show image

The Ghost Of The Mountains: Unraveling The Secrets Of The Snow Leopard

Mon 31 Aug • 31 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Pigeons Galore! show image

Pigeons Galore!

Mon 31 Aug • 15 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Wild Ireland show image

Wild Ireland

Mon 31 Aug • 6 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Caterpillars Attacking Horse Chestnut Trees show image

Caterpillars Attacking Horse Chestnut Trees

Mon 17 Aug • 12 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

An Irish Atlantic Rainforest show image

An Irish Atlantic Rainforest

Mon 17 Aug • 36 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Roger Casement: An Exploration Of His Deep Love Of Nature show image

Roger Casement: An Exploration Of His Deep Love Of Nature

Mon 17 Aug • 4 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

The Odyssey: Five Stars From Éanna! show image

The Odyssey: Five Stars From Éanna!

Mon 03 Aug • 5 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Asian Hornets: Keep An Eye Out For These Invasive Alien Insects show image

Asian Hornets: Keep An Eye Out For These Invasive Alien Insects

Mon 03 Aug • 7 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Bees Getting Busy! show image

Bees Getting Busy!

Mon 03 Aug • 1 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Scrutinising Strange Sicilian Swarms show image

Scrutinising Strange Sicilian Swarms

Mon 03 Aug • 2 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Lilywhite Barn Owls show image

Lilywhite Barn Owls

Mon 03 Aug • 13 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Roger Casement: An Extended Interview About His Natural History Work show image

Roger Casement: An Extended Interview About His Natural History Work

Mon 03 Aug • 24 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Nature On One: Casement show image

Nature On One: Casement

Mon 27 Jul • 4 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Headstarting Chicks Helps Ireland's Curlew Numbers show image

Headstarting Chicks Helps Ireland's Curlew Numbers

Mon 27 Jul • 22 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Chasing The Curlew's Call show image

Chasing The Curlew's Call

Mon 27 Jul • 7 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

The Sounds Of Clara Bog show image

The Sounds Of Clara Bog

Mon 27 Jul • 10 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Adult Woodpecker Feeding Young show image

Adult Woodpecker Feeding Young

Mon 27 Jul • 7 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Bill Oddie, RIP show image

Bill Oddie, RIP

Mon 27 Jul • 2 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Wildlife & The Wallace Line show image

Wildlife & The Wallace Line

Mon 13 Jul • 28 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Elvis The European Robin show image

Elvis The European Robin

Mon 13 Jul • 12 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Nursing Homes Week - Connected With Nature show image

Nursing Homes Week - Connected With Nature

Mon 13 Jul • 11 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Nature Activities In July show image

Nature Activities In July

Mon 06 Jul • 2 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mystery Monaghan Mustelid show image

Mystery Monaghan Mustelid

Mon 06 Jul • 5 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Invasive Species Week show image

Invasive Species Week

Mon 06 Jul • 19 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Blooming Orchids show image

Blooming Orchids

Mon 06 Jul • 15 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Kew Report: State Of The World's Plants & Fungi show image

Kew Report: State Of The World's Plants & Fungi

Mon 06 Jul • 10 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Full Episodes - Listen Back

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 17 August 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 17 August 2026

Mon 17 Aug • 1 Hr 4 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 10 August 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 10 August 2026

Mon 10 Aug • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 3 August 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 3 August 2026

Mon 03 Aug • 55 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Nature On One: Casement (03/08/26) show image

Nature On One: Casement (03/08/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 27 July 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 27 July 2026

Mon 27 Jul • 54 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 20 July 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 20 July 2026

Mon 20 Jul • 54 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild - Terry's Reports

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 13 July 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 13 July 2026

Mon 13 Jul • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 6 July 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 6 July 2026

Mon 06 Jul • 54 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 29 June 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 29 June 2026

Mon 29 Jun • 54 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 22 June 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 22 June 2026

Mon 22 Jun • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 15 June 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 15 June 2026

Mon 15 Jun • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild: Nature On One - Lapwing

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 8 June 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 8 June 2026

Mon 08 Jun • 52 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 1 June 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 1 June 2026

Mon 01 Jun • 54 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild At Bloom!

Nature On One - Lapwing (15/06/26) show image

Nature On One - Lapwing (15/06/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 25 May 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 25 May 2026

Mon 25 May • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 18 May 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 18 May 2026

Mon 18 May • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 11 May 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 11 May 2026

Mon 11 May • 53 Mins • Nature On One: Talking Birds

Nature On One: Talking Birds (11/05/26) show image

Nature On One: Talking Birds (11/05/26)

Mooney Goes Wild Friday 8 May 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Friday 8 May 2026

Fri 08 May • 55 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild Special: David Attenborough At 100

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 4 May 2026 show image

Mooney Goes Wild Monday 4 May 2026

Mon 04 May • 53 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild

Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus Sunday 3 May 2026 show image

Dawn Chorus Sunday 3 May 2026

Sun 03 May • 6 Hr 53 Mins • Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus 2026 - Sun. May 3rd, 00:00 - 07:00 (Notes) show image

Dawn Chorus 2026 - Sun. May 3rd, 00:00 - 07:00 (Notes)

Dawn Chorus Sunday 4 May 2025 show image

Dawn Chorus Sunday 4 May 2025

Sun 04 May 25 • 6 Hr 57 Mins • Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus Sunday 5 May 2024 show image

Dawn Chorus Sunday 5 May 2024

Sun 05 May 24 • 7 Hr 4 Mins • Dawn Chorus

Dawn Chorus Sunday 7 May 2023 show image

Dawn Chorus Sunday 7 May 2023

Sun 07 May 23 • 6 Hr 57 Mins • Dawn Chorus

Mooney Goes Wild - Dawn Chorus 2022 show image

Mooney Goes Wild - Dawn Chorus 2022

Sun 01 May 22 • 50 Mins • Lyrical Bird Song

Mooney Goes Wild: Dawn Chorus 2021 show image

Mooney Goes Wild: Dawn Chorus 2021

Sun 02 May 21 • 5 Hr 57 Mins • Mooney Goes Wild: Dawn Chorus 2021

Dawn Chorus Saturday 4 May 2019 show image

Dawn Chorus Saturday 4 May 2019

Sat 04 May 19 • 54 Mins • Dawn Chorus Preview

Intercontinental Dawn Chorus Programme show image

Intercontinental Dawn Chorus Programme

Dawn Chorus Saturday 5 May 2018 show image

Dawn Chorus Saturday 5 May 2018

Sat 05 May 18 • 1 Hr 4 Mins • Dawn Chorus Preview

Dawn Chorus Saturday 6 May 2017 show image

Dawn Chorus Saturday 6 May 2017

Sat 06 May 17 • 6 Hr 4 Mins • Dawn Chorus

Nature On One Documentaries

Nature on One Garden Bird Special – Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd February 2026 show image

Nature on One Garden Bird Special – Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd February 2026

Nature on One: Arctic Saxifrage show image

Nature on One: Arctic Saxifrage

Nature on One ChoughWatch show image

Nature on One ChoughWatch

Nature on One 'Irelands Wild People' Monday 5 June 2023 show image

Nature on One 'Irelands Wild People' Monday 5 June 2023

Nature on One 'The Mooney Goes Wild Dawn Chorus' show image

Nature on One 'The Mooney Goes Wild Dawn Chorus'

Nature on One 'The Bird Confernce' show image

Nature on One 'The Bird Confernce'

Nature on One 'The Dandelion' Friday 17th March 2023 show image

Nature on One 'The Dandelion' Friday 17th March 2023

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Archive Page

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NestWatch Archive

NestWatch 2025: Sand Martins, Blue Tits and Choughs show image

NestWatch 2025: Sand Martins, Blue Tits and Choughs

Nature on One Documentaries show image

Nature on One Documentaries

Winter Birds: Waders and Garden Birds - December 30 2024 show image

Winter Birds: Waders and Garden Birds - December 30 2024

Mooney's Box of Docs show image

Mooney's Box of Docs

Terry's Nature Notes show image

Terry's Nature Notes

Nature Notes from the Archive show image

Nature Notes from the Archive

Mooney Talks at University College Cork show image

Mooney Talks at University College Cork

Back from the Brink Returns Sunday June 4th show image

Back from the Brink Returns Sunday June 4th

A Look back at Nestwatch show image

A Look back at Nestwatch

Derek is honoured by UCC show image

Derek is honoured by UCC

Meet The Team show image

Meet The Team