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Small orchards have in the past been a feature of many farms across the island of Ireland, providing traditional varieties of apples, pears, plums and damsons. The crop from the orchard was sometimes destined for local sale or for use … Continued

Brendan Redmond, Executive Parks Superintendent at South Dublin County Council, tells us about the work the council is doing for pollinators and biodiversity.    2022 has been a very successful year to date. Work that has been carried out on … Continued

There are around 180 different species of Hoverfly in Ireland.  They are important pollinators of plants and crops, the second most important after wild bees.   Hoverflies may only live a few days to a few weeks, with many of … Continued

To introduce myself, my name is Alan Poole, formerly an ecologist and now an intensive dairy farmer from Gorey Co. Wexford. Also, on my team are, my wife Cheryl and 3 children. Last winter while doing some mundane job on … Continued

By Reg Richards, Whitechurch Parish     Since 2010, we at Whitechurch Parish (Church of Ireland) in Rathfarnham, Dublin, have been transforming the church grounds and graveyard into a bee-friendly area with very helpful literature from the National Biodiversity Data … Continued

By Joan Crawford, Mullingar Shamrocks Green Clubs Officer   Here in the Mullingar Shamrocks GAA Club we have been ‘as busy as bees’ making positive changes for the betterment of our flora, fauna, pollinators at large and biodiversity in general. … Continued

  This summer, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is inviting schools to help save the bees by taking part in ‘Pitches for Pollinators’. This campaign aims to help Ireland’s pollinators like wild bees by leaving school pitches unmown over the summer, … Continued

By Dr Noeleen Smyth   We would never tolerate the release of an exotic animal to our wider environment yet we appear happy to release packets of unregulated wildflowers. Just as we enjoy seeing exotic animals from all over the … Continued

Protecting Farmland Pollinators In 2019, the National Biodiversity Data Centre received funding through the Department of Agricultural, Food and the Marine for a five-year European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project called ‘Protecting Farmland Pollinators’. By working closely with a group of … Continued