2020 was a relatively good year for butterflies but some worrying trends continuing Butterfly populations in Ireland generally had a good season in 2020. The multi-species butterfly index which tracks the populations of our 15 commonest species shows that the … Continued
Spring Flowers Project 2021 Newsletter What is it? This project is a joint initiative between the BSBI and the National Biodiversity Data Centre which was kicked off in 2017 and comprises an agreement between both parties to target 16 easily … Continued
Shane McAuliffe is a well known pig farmer who also farms beef & tillage across Kerry and Offaly. He has a wide range of habitats on his farms including upland blanket bog and ancient woodland, and is taking actions to … Continued
Thomas Duffy, outgoing President of Macra na Feirme, shares his views on how to make CAP policy work for biodiversity and farmers Agricultural Policy has been a significant driver of both positive and negative change, both national and EU policy … Continued
Invasive alien species and our woodlands This video introduces some of the impacts of invasive species on our woodlands and ways we can help prevent their spread. To find out more about the species shown in the video (plus a … Continued
High Nature Value farmland areas jewels in the crown of Ireland’s biodiversity! In the next of our guest blogs for the Festival of Farmland Biodiversity Dr. James Moran Department of Natural Sciences, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology talks about High Nature Value … Continued
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has just published the first three guides in it’s new series, ‘Ireland’s Butterfly Series’. The first three guides are habitat management for the Marsh Fritillary, Small Blue and the Small Heath. Each guide also details … Continued
For the Festival of Farmland Biodiversity we have some guest blogs written by people involved in farming and farmland biodiversity. In our first to these blogs Bruce Thomson tells us about the importance of dung beetle We owe so much … Continued
Species Alert for: Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Issued by: the National Biodiversity Data Centre on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Reason for issue: to notify of the reappearance of Chinese mitten crab in Ireland, a … Continued
Species Alert for: Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). Issued by: the the National Biodiversity Data Centre on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Press release issued 7th of May 2021. Reason for issue: to notify of the first … Continued
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