The invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina var. nigrithorax) has been confirmed for the first time in Great Britain. The Asian hornet is a highly aggressive predator of native insects and poses a significant threat to honeybees and other pollinators. The … Continued
Answers to the most frequently asked questions on Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) are now available to download. While these questions and answers relate to Japanese knotweed, they are also applicable to the regulated invasive species Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis), Bohemian … Continued
Verified sightings of Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) seen in Co. Wicklow from June 2011 to December 2013 have been published on Biodiversity Maps. This adds to the sighting of 3 Roe deer seen in Co. Armagh in 2014. The risk … Continued
Let us know if you’ve seen this ‘hitch-hiker’. New Zealand flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) is an invasive flatworm in Ireland that eats our native earthworm species. It is most likely introduced and spread around Ireland as a hitch-hiker on potted plants … Continued
The Data Centre is seeking nominations for the Distinguished Recorder Award 2016. The annual award was established by the Data Centre in 2008 and is made to an individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the recording … Continued
The Regulation 1143/2014 on invasive alien species which entered into force on January 1st, 2015 seeks to address the problem of invasive alien species in a comprehensive manner so as to protect native biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well as to minimize … Continued
Final preparations are underway for the Island BioBlitz event next week, running from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June. The event will see more than 150 surveyors spread across the five participating off-shore island to undertake perhaps the single largest biodiversity … Continued
Invasive Alien Species Action Plan For Dublin City 2016-2020 to be officially launched today. The objectives of the Draft Plan are to control and reduce the spread of existing invasive alien species (IAS) and to prevent any new IAS from … Continued
To celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity on 22nd May, the National Biodiversity Data Centre will launch a ‘5,000 biodiversity records challenge’ running from 20th to 22nd May. The Data Centre is inviting everyone to get outdoors and record Ireland’s … Continued
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