Our latest county reports are now out and freely available to view in both English and Irish. Overall 2020 was a phenomenal year for biological recording, there was huge surge in recording activity which was noticed around April of last … Continued
On February 11th 2021, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan launched a new publication to mark the conclusion of the first phase of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020. ‘Working Together for Biodiversity: Tales from the All-Ireland … Continued
The annual report for the Protecting Farmland Pollinators European Innovation Partnership Project is available for download Protecting Farmland Pollinators Annual Report January 2021 or simply click on the image below. Inside you can find out about: The Projects key achievements … Continued
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is hiring! Thanks to funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Data Centre is looking to appoint a Project Officer to support the delivery of farmland actions in the new All-Ireland … Continued
Biodiversity Ireland Issue 20 Autumn/Winter 2020 Catch up on all the latest news from the National Biodiversity Data Centre in our latest issue of the Biodiversity Ireland magazine – free to download! View or Download Biodiversity Ireland Issue 20 Read … Continued
A chance encounter with a dead Slow Worm on a lane in the Burren led to Nick Parry’s six-year quest to understand this mysterious reptile The mysterious slow worm is a species of legless lizard with a snake-like appearance … Continued
‘People engaged more actively with nature during the Covid-19 lockdown’, is the picture that emerged from the network of volunteers that contribute biodiversity data to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. During the first six months of 2020, 5,277 recorders submitted … Continued
Biodiversity is all around us. Everywhere, there are species living out their lives in our local areas, providing valuable services such as pollination, decomposition, nutrient recycling and pest control. Species come in all shapes and sizes, and many bring us … Continued
A significant milestone was reached recently when the number of records submitted through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal in 2020 passed the 100,000 mark. The 100,000th record was of Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) or Mínscoth as Gaeilge and was from … Continued
Anne Sundermann, Ricky Whelan and Brian Gaynor explain how natural meadows are flourishing under management practices of the Irish Wildlife Trust Laois/Offaly branch One of the best and most successful ways for communities to promote biodiversity is by … Continued
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