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Estimated from 11 chart positions in 11 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Nature#1345K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Nature#1805K to 30K
- 🇪🇸ES · Nature#1091K to 10K
- 🇮🇹IT · Nature#1231K to 10K
- 🇯🇵JP · Nature#1261K to 10K
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36K to 128K🎙 Daily cadence·99 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
121K to 426K🇮🇪70%🇨🇦7%🇦🇺7%+8 more - Active Followers
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48K to 170K
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Looking Back At The Longest Day Of The Year
Jun 22, 2026
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35 Years Of Ireland As A Whale And Dolphin Sanctuary & Rare Stranding Of Gervais’ Beaked Whale
Jun 22, 2026
Unknown duration
Paddy The East Wall Heron
Jun 22, 2026
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Basking Sharks And Humpback Whales In Donegal Bay
Jun 22, 2026
Unknown duration
Barn Owl In Co. Wexford
Jun 8, 2026
0m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/26 |  Looking Back At The Longest Day Of The Year | Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Midsummer is a vital time for Ireland’s wildlife, with long daylight hours helping plants and animals grow, reproduce and build energy reserves. It’s a season of abundance worth celebrating – though from now on, the days gradually begin to shorten again... | — | ||||||
| 6/22/26 |  35 Years Of Ireland As A Whale And Dolphin Sanctuary & Rare Stranding Of Gervais’ Beaked Whale | The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group marks 35 years since Ireland became a whale and dolphin sanctuary. Ireland’s waters host over 25 cetacean species, but threats remain. Dr. Simon Berrow also discusses a rare Gervais’ Beaked Whale stranding in Clare, offering scientists valuable insights into one of the world's least-understood whale species... | — | ||||||
| 6/22/26 |  Paddy The East Wall Heron | Reporter Terry Flanagan visits East Wall in Dublin to meet listener Carol Corri and her unusual garden guest, Paddy the Grey Heron. While herons typically feed on fish, frogs and other aquatic prey, Paddy has developed a taste for chicken legs and rashers, making him a regular and much-loved visitor to Carol’s garden... | — | ||||||
| 6/22/26 |  Basking Sharks And Humpback Whales In Donegal Bay | Donegal Bay is witnessing an exceptional gathering of Basking Sharks, with dozens of the world's second-largest fish feeding, travelling in groups and even breaching near Mullaghmore Head. Mark O’Connor of Donegal Bay Conservation Trust also discusses a visiting Humpback Whale, known as "Humpback 102", now delighting observers in the bay... | — | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  Barn Owl In Co. Wexford✨ | Barn Owlwildlife recording+3 | — | Barn Owl | Co. Wexford | Barn OwlCo. Wexford+3 | — | 0m 55s | |
| 6/8/26 |  Robot Lawnmowers Impacting German Hedgehogs✨ | hedgehogsrobot lawnmowers+4 | Dr Anne Berger | RTÉ Radio 1 | GermanyEurope | hedgehogsrobot lawnmowers+5 | — | 12m 09s | |
| 6/8/26 |  A Blooming Good Time For BirdWatch Ireland✨ | birdwatchingconservation+3 | Niall Hatch | BirdWatch IrelandIreland+1 | — | BirdWatch IrelandNiall Hatch+3 | — | 2m 08s | |
| 6/8/26 | A Banshee In Wexford?✨ | owlsbanshee legend+3 | — | banshee | WexfordIreland+1 | Barn OwlWexford+5 | — | 5m 39s | |
| 6/8/26 |  A Sneak Peek At A Greek Squeak✨ | birdwatchingowls+3 | Niall Hatch | Long-eared Owl | LemnosGreece | Long-eared Owlbirdwatching+5 | — | 3m 21s | |
| 6/8/26 |  You Wait Ten Years For A Blue Tit To Turn Up, Then Seven Appear At Once✨ | garden wildlifebirdwatching+3 | Terry Flanagan | Blue Tits | Terenure | Blue Titsgarden nestbox+5 | — | 13m 55s | |
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| 6/8/26 |  A Birdie On The Golf Course✨ | golfbirds+3 | Garry Kennedy | — | Blainroe Golf ClubWicklow | golf courseRook+5 | — | 15m 10s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Nature On One - Lapwing✨ | endangered speciesconservation+4 | — | Lapwing | Ireland | Lapwingendangered species+4 | — | 0m 55s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Bloom, Biodiversity & Invasive Species Bureau✨ | biodiversityinvasive species+3 | — | BloomInvasive Species Bureau | — | biodiversityinvasive species+3 | — | 7m 39s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Do Daddy Robins Feed The Chicks?✨ | bird behaviorparental care+3 | Dr. Richard CollinsTerry Flanagan | RTÉ Radio 1Do Daddy Robins Feed The Chicks? | garden | Daddy Robinsfeeding behavior+3 | — | 7m 24s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Badger-Watching In Dublin | Mooney Goes Wild reporter Terry Flanagan meets up with wildlife enthusiast Gustavo Zoladz, who recently discovered two badger setts along the River Dodder in Dublin... | — | ||||||
| 5/25/26 |  Cruising The Skelligs | Cruising doesn’t have to mean the Bahamas or Antarctica — there’s magic on our own coast. This evening, ornithologist Jim Wilson joins us from the National Geographic Explorer, currently sailing around the Skelligs in search of Puffins, Gannets and other spectacular seabirds... | — | ||||||
| 5/25/26 |  Burren Archaeology Festival | The Burren’s vast limestone, wildflowers and ancient tombs shape a landscape where people and deep history meet. Heritage Keepers Coordinator Mary Dillon of Burrenbeo joins Derek, Richard and Terry to discuss the Burren Archaeology Festival, which takes place from June 20th–21st... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Did Derek Smell A Rat? | On his way to the RTÉ car park, Derek briefly recoiled after spotting what he assumed was a Brown Rat. Moments later he realised it was actually a Grey Squirrel, and his revulsion disappeared. He asks the panel why his instinctive response to each rodent was so different... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  The Conference Of Birds | Two special performances of The Conference of Birds at the Mill Theatre in Dundrum highlighted the plight of Ireland’s Red-listed birds through theatre, music and art. It was performed by The Elders and Cór na Nóg. Derek, Niall and John MacKenna reflect on the moving show and its BirdWatch Ireland links... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Going Round In Circles: What Could Bee Causing It? | Listener Henrietta Broderick filmed a Honeybee in her Galway garden pacing in tiny circles, releasing a mustard-yellow droplet before continuing. She chats about what she saw, and our panel discuss what the cause of this odd behaviour might be... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  What Are Those Starlings Up To? | Listener Nikola Brady, from Co. Kildare, e-mailed mooney@rte.ie after spotting strange Starling behaviour outside her bedroom window and recording it. Curious, reporter Terry Flanagan visited Nikola to learn more about these scuffling Starlings... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Whale Watch Ireland 2026: Saturday, May 23rd | Whale Watch Ireland 2026 takes place next Saturday, with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group running free expert-led whale- and dolphin-watching events at 18 coastal sites from 17:00–19:00. IWDG Sightings Officer Pádraig Whooley outlines the event’s aims, the importance of sightings data and how listeners can get involved... | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Back From The Brink | A new series of Derek's TV show, Back From The Brink, began last night on RTÉ One, in which he explores urban wildlife restoration across Europe. Episode two, airing next Sunday, brings us to Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork, where Peregrines Macheda and Solomon thrive thanks to conservation work by Sam Bayley and Alan McCarthy... | — | ||||||
| 5/4/26 |  Remarkable Reefs✨ | coral reefsmarine biodiversity+3 | Professor Olivier Thomas | University of Galway | — | coral reefsmarine life+3 | — | 18m 01s | |
| 5/4/26 |  In A Walled Garden In Meath✨ | walled gardensustainable gardening+3 | Ciarán de Buitléar | Nature's Acre | StamullenCo. Meath | walled gardensustainable gardening+5 | — | 11m 07s | |
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Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.