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Does the lockdown bring any silver linings?

28th April 2020

Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio), a rare wildflower species has recently appeared on a grassy verge in a Portlaoise housing estate, which is usually mown regularly. Does the national lockdown have any silver linings? Well, one was seeing the motorway verges … Continued

Debunking some myths about bees

14th April 2020

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8 ways to help pollinators without leaving your garden

31st March 2020

These are very difficult times as we all come together to fight Covid-19 by staying apart. The most important thing is to help each other and to stay at home. Given the current situation, we have had requests for biodiversity-related ways … Continued

Is your action making a difference? You can help by tracking changes

5th March 2020

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

Ennis Tidy Towns transform roundabouts into wildlife havens

29th October 2019

Chairman of Ennis Tidy Towns Group, Cormac McCarthy explains how they let the native seedbank do the work, with cut-and-lift management, to produce wonderful wildflower displays on the town’s roundabouts. Beechpark Roundabout Currently in Ennis, 80% of our grassed … Continued

Reducing mowing for pollinators – brilliant for bees, harder for humans!

25th September 2019

Our wild bees are in trouble, but in their droves, people are taking actions to help. We can never adequately express our thanks for the support and goodwill shown by all sectors for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. One of the … Continued

Wildflowers – to plant or not to plant?

19th September 2019

One of the most common questions I get when talking about bee decline, what causes declines and the consequences, is “what can I do to help?”. Given that one of the key drivers of decline is loss of forage resources, … Continued

Bumblebees are good for you

27th June 2019

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan co-founder and Project Coordinator, Dr Úna FitzPatrick explains how she welcomes the wild bees that visit her garden Bee on Lavender, a pollen-rich choice for your garden. (© Andrea McDonagh) Having bumblebees visit my garden improves … Continued

Summer bedding for people and pollinators

24th April 2019

Rich purple, flaming red, burnt orange, soft pink, cool white, vibrant yellow and sky blue are the hallmarks of beautiful summer bedding schemes in cities, towns and villages in every county in Ireland. Many are provided by highly dedicated Tidy … Continued

TECHNICAL BLOG: Designing a pollinator-friendly roundabout

10th March 2019

Designing a pollinator-friendly herbaceous scheme for roundabouts – By Peter Cuthbert, Horticultural Services Roundabouts can provide the opportunity for very attractive herbaceous planting schemes and excellent resources for pollinators. Successful long-lasting herbaceous schemes need considerable plant knowledge, both in terms … Continued

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The Buzz

Job opportunity: Farmland Pollinator Officer

This is a really exciting opportunity to help drive the implementation of more pollinator-friendly management on Irish farmland. Details

RTE Nationwide coverage of the AIPP is now available to view from our website

How are councils, community groups and farmers supporting pollinators? Sincere thanks to RTÉ and HiLite Productions for allowing us to share this programme as an educational tool. Details

NEW: Free online interactive course:

Learn to identify our 6 most common bumblebees. There are activities and quizzes to test your progress and get feedback on answers. Details

Pollinator Plan December Newsletter

Plan updates as well as what to spot and what action to take this month! Details

New short animation: What's the buzz about bees?

Learn about Ireland's 99 bee species Details

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AllIrelandPollinatorPlan @PollinatorPlan·

14 Jan

Delighted that Danone in Macroom has just become a business supporter of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and agree to take actions to help. Fantastic to see so many companies willing to help in a biodiversity crisis

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AllIrelandPollinatorPlan @PollinatorPlan·

14 Jan

Great to chat to Sustainable Skerries last night about their excellent plans to protect the declining Large Carder Bee within their community. Small actions taken together can make a huge difference!

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13 Jan

Delighted that Vyra has just become a business supporter of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and agree to take actions to help. Thanks to the growing network of companies who have committed to helping pollinators!

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Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre·

12 Jan

It's once again getting to that time of year for the #SpringFlowersProject - this project is really easy to take part in, there's now 20 species to record, most of which are very distinctive.

Check out our 2020 Newsletter and plans for 2021 here: https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/spring_flowers/

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Woodrow Sustainable @WoodrowSustain·

11 Jan

Lovely piece on this evening's Nationwide about the great work of TidyTowns groups helping with All Ireland Pollinator Plan. @TidyTownsIre @PollinatorPlan

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RTÉ Nationwide @RTENationwide·

11 Jan

Tidy towns groups keeping the show on the road throughout these challenging times, we visit groups in Bray & Shankill & we talk to sustainable horticulturist Aoife Munn about her new project on #RTENationwide Monday 11th Jan @RTEOne 7pm & RTE+1 8pm @rte @TidyTownsIre @plantmad RT

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