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Debunking some myths about bees

14th February 2021

Excerpt: “Honeybees are a managed pollinator and are often classified as livestock. Adding honeybee hives to the landscape is NOT a biodiversity action. …One third of our 98 wild bee species are at risk of extinction. If lost, they will … Continued

New publication celebrates first five years of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

10th February 2021

Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, launching the new publication ‘Working Together for Biodiversity – Tales from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020‘. On February 11th 2021, Minister of State for Heritage … Continued

New guidelines published to help Sports Clubs become more Biodiversity Friendly

15th January 2021

With approximately 15,000 clubs across the island, sports clubs can play a vital role in the conservation of our biodiversity. The newest publication from the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, ‘Pollinator-friendly management of Sports Clubs’ offers 10 actions to help pollinators, ranging … Continued

Job opportunity: Farmland Pollinator Officer

4th January 2021

Thanks to funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the National Biodiversity Data Centre is looking to appoint a Project Officer to support the delivery of farmland actions in the new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. This is a … Continued

Some recent case studies on helping pollinators from Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

4th December 2020

Since the publication of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan in 2015, local authorities across the island have offered support and adopted pollinator-friendly policies. In addition to training parks staff on actions, reducing mowing, and switching to pollinator-friendly planting, staff in many … Continued

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

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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 February 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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Trinity College Dublin@tcddublin·

Just like humans, ecosystems can vary in health status! 🌱

In today's @IrishTimes, Professor @y_buckley looks at how to we can identify a fully functioning eco system by observing its plant life: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/can-you-tell-the-health-of-an-ecosystem-by-looking-inside-its-flowers-1.4487344 #TrinityExperts #Biodiversity #ecosystems

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Niamh Phelan @niamhailbhe·

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Conservation of the Great Yellow Bumblebee should focus on delaying cutting until September, winter stock grazing and reducing fertiliser and pesticide use to increase food resources.
- Thrilled to see my first paper published 😁 https://twitter.com/DaraStanley/status/1364667057158180865

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Caroline Nolan @carolinenolan99·

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Who has seen the Great Yellow Bumblebee in Ireland? @PollinatorPlan @BelmulletCoMayo https://twitter.com/darastanley/status/1364667057158180865

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Dara Stanley @DaraStanley·

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What do we know about the Great Yellow Bumblebee in Ireland, and how can we conserve it? Read our latest paper by @niamhailbhe from her @ucdagfood MSc research to find out more! Great job Niamh! @TidyBelmullet @BirdWatchIE #conservation #RBAPS #bumblebees https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10841-021-00299-7

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RTÉ News@rtenews·

22 Feb

Community groups in east Galway are showcasing the benefits of a bog restoration programme. Since turf-cutting there ended almost a decade ago, conservation work has been under way to boost native wildlife and tackle carbon emissions. | Read: https://bit.ly/2NRo22I

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Seán Keane @SeanHort1·

23 Feb

@sugallagher2 @WaterfordCounci These "weeds" are important for insects in general. Each plant has a story. Common bird foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatis a low growing legume is abundant @waterfordit
campus in @PollinatorPlan
zones there. It is the larval food plant of common blue butterfly. Taken on 25/05/20

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