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2020 Green Flag Pollinator Awards for Parks announced

17th September 2020

The Green Flag for Parks Awards 2020 have been announced. The Green Flag for Parks Pollinator Award is jointly run with An Taisce Environmental Education to support the All Ireland Pollinator Plan, and is kindly sponsored by Young’s Nurseries. There … Continued

Creating ecological corridors in Bruff

15th July 2020

The community of Bruff, Co. Limerick, are planning to create ecological corridors through the town to join up green spaces using pollinator-friendly planting. This whole-landscape network approach is hugely valuable to biodiversity and could be considered by all community groups.

Practical advice on managing wildflower meadows

30th June 2020

Anne Sundermann, Ricky Whelan and Brian Gaynor explain how natural meadows are flourishing under management practices of the Irish Wildlife Trust Laois/Offaly branch New meadow in a housing estate in Portlaoise One of the best and most successful ways for … Continued

Monaghan’s ‘Dispersed Urban Orchard’ for Pollinators

28th June 2020

We’re going to tell you the story of how this project came about, grew and became the most important pollinator project in Co. Monaghan and possibly well beyond. We were delighted when the All-Pollinator Plan was published in 2015. We … Continued

Communities helping our endangered pollinators

28th June 2020

Since the publication of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan in 2015, we have been blown away by how local communities have embraced actions and have led the way in the fight for our biodiversity. It has been truly inspirational to witness … Continued

The secret life of solitary bees

27th June 2020

Grey Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) © Lill Dunne Dr Úna FitzPatrick, Senior Ecologist at the National Biodiversity Data Centre and co-founder of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, introduces the amazing, little-known world of our solitary bees. Have you ever heard … Continued

55% of Councils have become partners with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

26th June 2020

Ireland’s pollinating insects are under threat, with one-third of our 98 wild bee species at risk of extinction. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to reverse these declines and has identified 42 specific evidence-based actions to make public land, farmland, and … Continued

The business of helping pollinators

25th June 2020

When we published the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan at the end of 2015, I didn’t envisage businesses playing a big role in helping. I couldn’t have been more wrong! It seems like every time I quote the number of business supporters, … Continued

Working together with farmers to help pollinators

24th June 2020

50 years ago, our farms were pollinator havens. Extensive hedgerows flowered in spring and hay meadows in summer; and well-fed pollinators buzzed around, free from chemicals. Times change and things move on, but sometimes hidden within progress there can be … Continued

Don’t mow, let it grow – and amazing things will happen!

23rd June 2020

I think if our wild bees could talk, the two things they would ask us to do is to let our hedgerows flower and to let more grassy areas bloom. If we did this across the island it would provide … Continued

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The Buzz

New garden insect count scheme launched for 2020

Flower-Insect Timed Counts (FIT Counts) involve watching a patch of flowers for 10 minutes and counting how many insects visit. Find out how to take part here: 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 September 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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Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre·

Want to find out more about the National Biodiversity Data Centre & our Citizen Science Portal?

Want to find out how you can contribute to the collection of biological records in Ireland?

Then check out the full below video!

Full video available here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LweaCPGapZI

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Ivy Ireland @IvyIrlandreisen·

‘Even on a cloudy day, you can rise tall like a 🌻, brightening up a cloudy sky with it’s radiant and positive energy. Remember that positive thoughts will keep you standing tall during the darker days!

Bees lovin’ my #Conamara #sunflower 🐝

⁦@PollinatorPlan⁩ #Motivation

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Jane E Hall @clothofnature·

22 Sep

In celebration of Autumn equinox, a Nature mandala, from our wildlife habitat, with love to all Nature’s friends and followers, especially those in who’s good company I find myself here. #AutumnEquinox #naturemandala #wildflowers #nature #creativity #SolaceInNature

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O'Foghlu @rayofoghlu·

22 Sep

School Woodland

Planted in 2018!

Many schools in Ireland have a corner suited to one of these. @LEAFIreland

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Jane Stout @JaneCStout·

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I'm looking for a short-term postdoc to work on @FarmEcos for 8 months on farmland habitat scorecards and to develop policy docs - deadline Monday 28th September. Please pass on to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!
https://campusbuzz.blog/2020/09/23/short-term-postdoc-wanted/

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NRN @ruralnetwork·

We all need to play our part to protect pollinators. Fantastic work being undertaken as part of the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan https://twitter.com/PollinatorPlan/status/1308692175983706113

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