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The winners of the Tidy Towns Local Authority Pollinator Award 2022 have been announced.  The Pollinator Award is a Special Award which has run since 2016 as part of the annual Supervalu Tidy Towns awards. It is administrated by the … Continued

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to release a new free resource: a poster of Ireland’s solitary bees. This new poster aims to raise awareness of this important but often overlooked group of bees, who are vitally important to … Continued

  The Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has become the latest local authority to join the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as a council partner.  Welcoming participation in the plan, the Mayor, Councillor Ivor Wallace said: “Our Council already carries out … Continued

  The 2022 Green Flag Awards were announced today by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens. A record-breaking 104 awards were given to parks, heritage and community sites around the island. Of these, 85 are … Continued

  In August 2022, Skerries celebrated its first Wild Bee Festival. This three-day event ran from the 26th to the 29th of August, and was a collaboration between Fingal County Council, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, and Sustainable Skerries. Over … Continued

  This summer, the unsung heroes of Northern Ireland’s best loved parks and green spaces were encouraged to continue making space for nature at the annual Green Flag awards. The Green Flag Award is an internationally recognised certification for environmental … Continued