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Making Meadows at St. Joseph’s Secondary School

17th September 2025

In this guest blog, St Joseph’s Secondary School tells us how they have created new wildflower meadows in the school grounds. St Joseph’s Secondary School is an all girls school located in Castlebar in the West of Ireland. We … Continued

Make hay while the sun shines

18th August 2025

To celebrate Heritage Week 2025, and this year’s theme ‘Exploring Our Foundations’, we thought it would be nice to look back at the tradition of haymaking on farms, which has taken place in Ireland for several centuries and forms part … Continued

Seed mixes – be careful of unintended consequences

29th July 2025

As an ecologist, my heart sinks when I see brown areas that have been sprayed with herbicide in advance of putting down a wildflower seed mix. I know that in most cases, it is done with the intention of wanting … Continued

Wild Bee Festival 2025

1st July 2025

On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan visited Abbyleix, Co. Laois, for the 2025 Wild Bee Festival. Organised by the National Biodiversity Data Centre in collaboration with Abbeyleix Tidy Towns and Laois County Council, the annual … Continued

Pitches for Pollinators: How schools can help bees over the summer

3rd June 2025

Over the summer holidays, schools are invited 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, allowing wildflowers … Continued

The Grasslands Trail – Showcasing some Great Irish Grasslands

21st May 2025

In collaboration with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to launch an updated version of the Grasslands Trail booklet. The ‘Grasslands Trail’ is a network of public and private grasslands spread across the island. All of these sites … Continued

New ‘Farmland Pollinator-friendly Hedgerows’ online training course

21st May 2025

New ‘Farmland Pollinator-friendly Hedgerows’ online training course The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to launch a new online training course on ‘Farmland Pollinator-friendly Hedgerows’, developed by the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. With Ireland believed to be the most … Continued

New course: Managing communities for pollinators

19th May 2025

To celebrate World Bee Day on the 20th May, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is delighted to launch a new online course ‘Managing Communities for Pollinators’. This free course is aimed at community groups who are interested in making their community pollinator … Continued

Wild Bee Festival

14th May 2025

The Wild Bee Festival is an annual event coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, aiming to raise awareness of Ireland’s pollinators and how to help them in local communities. Wild Bee Festival 2025 The Wild Bee Festival 2025 … Continued

New resource: Protecting pockets of nature

7th May 2025

We are delighted to release a new resource: Protecting Pockets of Nature This new booklet, developed in collaboration with South Dublin County Council, provides guidance on identifying and protecting areas for nature in local communities. In 2019, the Irish and … Continued

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