The football club giving house martins a place to nest

A new living mural at the home of an Irish league premiership team is bringing more than just a splash of colour to the grounds.

Cliftonville Football Club in north Belfast is offering a new home to endangered house martins.

Their numbers are in decline across the UK and Ireland, partly due to a lack of suitable nesting sites.

Nesting cups have been incorporated into the mural at one of the stands in the club's Solitude stadium. These cups mimic the mud nests that house martins create for their broods.

Read more about effort to bring house martins to the area here.