Ireland’s pollinating insects are under threat, with one-third of our 98 wild bee species at risk of extinction. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to reverse these declines and has identified 42 specific evidence-based actions to make public land, farmland, and … Continued
When we published the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan at the end of 2015, I didn’t envisage businesses playing a big role in helping. I couldn’t have been more wrong! It seems like every time I quote the number of business supporters, … Continued
Dr Neus Rodriguez-Gasol explains how farms can be surveyed for biodiversity and provides details on the surveying techniques used by the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Survey Team. Nowadays it is well known that the world is experiencing a … Continued
50 years ago, our farms were pollinator havens. Extensive hedgerows flowered in spring and hay meadows in summer; and well-fed pollinators buzzed around, free from chemicals. Times change and things move on, but sometimes hidden within progress there can be … Continued
I think if our wild bees could talk, the two things they would ask us to do is to let our hedgerows flower and to let more grassy areas bloom. If we did this across the island it would provide … Continued
Dr. Liam Lysaght, Centre Director, provides an overview of his recording activities using Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal during the Coronavirus lockdown. and highlights some of the functionality of the system that he finds most useful. The Coronavirus lockdown … Continued
Does the national lockdown have any silver linings? Well, one was seeing the motorway verges covered in Dandelions and Cowslips on a recent trip to Newbridge. The delay in routine mowing along the motorways has allowed these wildflowers to flourish … Continued
Dr. Liam Lysaght provides an update on the Butterfly Atlas 2021 and reports on the large amount of information that is being generated through this citizen science project on the impacts of climate and landscape change on butterfly populations. … Continued
Dr Úna FitzPatrick explains how you can help to monitor our bee populations and test the impact of your actions for pollinators. One third of Ireland’s 98 wild bees are threatened with extinction and our common bumblebees continue to show … Continued
Intern Miriam Harvey Graham discusses her passion for nature and her time with the National Biodiversity Data Centre ‘If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden… as long as you have a … Continued
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