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A Farm Biodiversity Walk, by Alan Poole

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

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Protecting the Northern Colletes Bee

  Funded by the Environment Fund from Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the research to learn more about a rare solitary bee known as the Northern Colletes bee (Colletes floralis) was commissioned by the National Trust NI and carried … Continued

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Whitechurch Parish on Becoming Bee-aware

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

Read More on Are Bees Dying and are Pesticides to Blame?

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Are Bees Dying and are Pesticides to Blame?

By Dr Edward Straw, University College Dublin This blog is part of the ‘Dispatches from Researchers’ series, which features guest articles written by experts in pollination and related fields.   Bees are a beloved group of animals. Fuzzy, cute and … Continued

Read More on Let’s celebrate our native hedgerows!

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Let’s celebrate our native hedgerows!

  It’s a perfect time of the year to celebrate our native hedgerows, as the early flowering Willow and Blackthorn fade, we are now being treated to an abundance of Hawthorn blossom. It’s a sure sign that spring is turning … Continued
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