Nature Watch
Highlighting Bees
Herbal medicine has a long tradition in Croatia and is still much in use today. A new detailed handbook aims to promote awareness of the natural resources which can benefit human health.
Jelsa's Trees and History
The trees which adorn Jelsa have marked significant changes in Jelsan culture and attitudes to the environment over time. Vito Gospodnetić is a dedicated protector of Jelsa's precious natural resources alongside its cultural and historical heritage.
Rue: a Paradox Plant
A plant family full of amazing magical promises!
Precious Birds: Saving Owls
The Scops Owl is a welcome visitor to Hvar Island every summer. Arriving between the middle of March or beginning of April its persistent single-note call is the hallmark of the warm season.
Birdwatching report Hvar Island: May - October 2024.
Reading Steve Jones' report earlier this year, keen birdwatcher Tomislav Sjekloća was inspired to check out the Dračevica pond and other parts of Hvar, and we are delighted he has shared his sightings with us.
Hvar birds, September 2024
In early September 2024 a birdwatching couple visited Hvar and we are delighted to report that their trip was reasonably fruitful!.
BATS: know, cherish and protect them!
In 2023 the honour of celebrating International Bat Night, which aims to raise people's awareness of the vital importance in our ecosystem, fell to the Krka National Park,which organised a superbly imaginative programme beside its exquisite Skradinski Buk Waterfall.
Orchids need care
Highlighting Croatia's wild orchids and the need to treat them with love and respect, the highly active and successful BIOM ASSOCIATION published an article in the spring of 2024 with a plea to pay attention to these fascinating and invaluable plants.
Orchids: Humble, Amazing, Delightful!
In 2023 on Hvar there were two special orchid finds by visiting experts from Zagreb, who located the endemic Ophrys pharia and the Himantoglossum robertianum.
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Re-wilding in Rovinj: success and failure
Birdwatch April - May 2024
Birdwatching, April 2023.
'Gulls in the harbour - storm at sea'
"BEE HAPPY" 2022.
Brief Nature Watch, Spring 2022
Beware: caterpillars processing!
Luki finds the first Orchids!
Hvar's Springtime Treats
Saving Wildlife and Biodiversity: Looking to the Future
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Birdwatch, June - July 2019
Dead bats in Pitve, July 2019
Birdwatch, May 2019
Birdwatch, April 2019
Birdwatch, March 2019
Birdwatch, January 2019
Bush cricket - seeking identity
Birding at the end of 2018
Birdwatch October 2018
Birdwatch: rounding up the summer of 2018
Bee-Eaters, one of Hvar's prime attractions
Nature Watch, May 2018
Birdwatch March-April 2018
Birdwatch, January - February 2018
Birdwatch & Insects, Autumn-Winter 2017
The Bee Hotel: Encouraging Wildlife in our Garden
Birdwatch, August - September 2017
Birdwatch, June - July 2017
Storks visit Jelsa!
Nesting swallows: good luck promised!
Birdwatch, May 2017
Birdwatch, April 2017
Birdwatch, March 2017
Birdwatch, February 2017
Birdwatch, January 2017
SOS: Bats Gone Missing!
Orchids on Pelješac
Hvar's Wildflowers and Plants in Winter
Another Kingfisher sighting, in December!
Pesticides: UNESCO-approved?
Bird sightings 2016
Cranes in flight
Hvar's Butterflies
Hvar's Wild Flowers in the Late Summer
Autumn update from Dol, 2016
Summer nature report from Dol, 2016
A guide to Hvar's wildflowers - Spring edition
Black-winged stilts at Soline
April Bird Watch, 2016
March Bird Watch, 2016
January Bird Watch, 2016
February Nature Watch, 2016
Bird Watch early January 2016
Trees and Hvar's Youngest Eco-Warrior
Birds and Insects Autumn-Winter 2015
Wild Lilies, a May Treat
Summer birds returning, 2014
Poppy Death. In Memoriam
First Poppy of 2014
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