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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

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

Life on the edge

21st January 2019

Donna Rainey explains how a phonecall to her local Roads Service kickstarted a project that has protected many wildflower-rich verges in Northern Ireland. Routine mowing of roadside wildflower verges has troubled me for years. My summer walks and … Continued

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June Pollinator Plan newsletter

New partners, a new animation and recording schemes to take part it. Lots of news in our latest issue Details

Wildflower Seed

Don't Sow, Let it Grow! We strongly endorse natural regeneration of meadows Details

New All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 launches

A new five-year roadmap that aims to help bees, other pollinating insects and our wider biodiversity. Details

Create a natural wildflower meadow

Don't Mow, Let it Grow! Pollinators don't want you to plant wildflower seed - they want you to allow common wildflowers to grow naturally. Learn how by watching these videos 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

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AllIrelandPollinatorPlan @PollinatorPlan·

Blog: "Beekeeping is important, but getting hives is not an action that is helping the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan. Honeybees are not in decline and adding new hives to the landscape is not a biodiversity action"
Instead we must help our 98 wild bee species.
https://pollinators.ie/beekeeping-is-important-but-getting-honey-bee-hives-is-not-an-action-that-is-helping-the-all-ireland-pollinator-plan/

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Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre·

12 Jun

Butterfly numbers are finally begining to pick up with the sunny weather. We are looking for volunteers to participate in the Garden Butterfly Monitoring Scheme to make regular 15 minute counts of butterflies. Check out https://bit.ly/3zkFQ9O if you'd like to help 🦋🌼🌻🌞

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UCD Earth Institute @UCDEarth·

🐝🐝Are solitary bees the working single mothers of the pollinator world? @kburns_buzz from @ucdagfood tells us more about these often overlooked bee species and explains what we can do to support them in the second entry in our new A-Z series.

https://www.ucd.ie/earth/a-z/bisforbees/

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Newbridge Tidy Towns Association @TTNewbridge·

12 Jun

The grassed area along the Green Road here in #Newbridge is being subjected to a reduced mowing regime

Noticing a number of wildflowers appearing which would not bloom there otherwise.

@PollinatorPlan

Well done @KildareCoCo
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Ailís Ní Chofaigh @Aily_NC·

Having a great time buzzing about the @PollinatorPlan park in #Birdhill. Such a gorgeous park with so many thoughtful features like "pick some herbs" garden & the Nook sensory space.

We'd the whole place to ourselves.

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Catherine Wall @catherine_wall·

Planted loads of catmint last year, because I love it but also it’s a great source of nectar for bumblebees acc to @PollinatorPlan . Always buzzing in this part of the garden 🐝

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