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NATURE ON ONE: IRELAND’S WILD PEOPLE

People have their passions. Some of us like football, some become obsessed with music, cooking or vintage cars, but what inspires someone to devote their lives to wildlife? Following on from Colin Stafford Johnson’s 10-part radio documentary series ‘Nature on One’, broadcast in 2013, in this second series, ‘Ireland’s Wild People’, Colin meets those wildlife enthusiasts and experts who have spent a lifetime trying to learn about and protect our natural heritage.

Colin explores the psychological benefits of nature for human beings, attitudes towards the countryside, and the outlook for Irish wildlife We meet each interviewee in a wild place that has special meaning for them and it is here they explain their passion – that special place or species that has captured their imagination.

PROGRAMME 3: ZOE DEVLIN
When she was just eight years old, Zoe Devlin was handed a magnifying glass and shown an Irish orchid by a family friend, leading to a lifelong love of Ireland’s wild flowers. Some 60 years later, in 2009, her hobby spurred her to create her own website which lead to two books ‘Wildflowers of Ireland – A Personal Record’ (2011) and ‘The Wildflowers of Ireland – A Field Guide’ (2014). Zoe has an infectious love for these small delicate plants often overlooked in Irish landscapes.

(Recorded on location at: Kilmichael Point, Gorey, Co Wexford; Slieve Carran Nature Reserve, Co Clare; Glenmalure Valley, Co. Wicklow)

RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday 13 September, 7.30pm