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Webinar: Origin Green ‘Pathways to Pollinator-biodiversity – a company viewpoint’, 26 April 2024

10th April 2024

Origin Green, Bord Bia’s food sustainability programme, in conjunction with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP), are delighted to announce the next webinar in the ‘Pathways to Pollinator-Biodiversity – a company viewpoint’ series. This webinar will focus on how companies are interacting … Continued

Pollinators with a ‘Taste For The High Life’

4th April 2024

We are fortunate to have some beautiful upland areas on the island of Ireland, they are generally referred to as over 300m above sea level (sub-montane), and land over 600m is described as Montane. Due to altitude and diverse weather … Continued

It’s Bluebell season!

3rd April 2024

Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise known as the Common Bluebell, is an early flowering pollinator-friendly plant that naturally occurs in Ireland. The Irish name Coinnle Corra, means tapered candles. Common bluebells can form beautiful blue carpets of colour from … Continued

Ecological Corridors

29th March 2024

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to release a new resource on ecological corridors for pollinators. This booklet provides an introduction to ecological corridors and tips on how to create them. What are ecological corridors? Ecological corridors connect isolated … Continued

Great Irish Grasslands Trail

25th March 2024

A new booklet has been released celebrating Great Irish Grasslands. This guide has been developed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, with support from the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. Species-rich grasslands (or native meadows) … Continued

Favourite Food Sources for Wild Bees in 2023

20th March 2024

Every year, the National Biodiversity Data Centre receives hundreds of bee sightings from all over the island of Ireland. In 2023, 1,824 bee records were submitted, including information about what the bee was feeding on. This is an increase of … Continued

Pollinator-friendly procurement for business sites

13th March 2024

As part of the new Businesses: actions for pollinators guidelines, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is delighted to launch a structure for businesses to identify pollinator-friendly procurement practices (Action 32 Page 29). Products When buying plants or products from nurseries or garden … Continued

Business supporters case studies

7th March 2024

We are delighted to share the new AIPP business supporters case studies section of www.pollinators.ie, an area devoted to highlighting the great work AIPP business supporters are delivering for pollinators-biodiversity. The first six case studies, based on the Annual Review Business … Continued

New online training course on ‘pollinator-friendly farming’ released.

5th March 2024

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to release a new online training course on ‘pollinator-friendly farming’ for farmers, farm advisors and agricultural students. The course aims to help farmers make their farms more pollinator-friendly, with information on what wild … Continued

New Pollinator Plan guidelines for local communities

28th February 2024

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to release an update of ‘Local Communities: Actions to Help Pollinators’. This free guideline provides simple, evidence-based recommendations for community groups on how to help pollinators and biodiversity. The guidelines are now also … Continued

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