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Why ‘wildflower seed’ is a prickly issue

15th March 2021

– Rethinking the wildflower meadow By Yvonne Buckley, Professor of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin There’s something madly romantic about a sea of poppies and cornflowers shimmering in a summer breeze. We imagine lazing in this mirage of a wildflower meadow, … Continued

New Pollinator Action Plan for Co Kildare

9th March 2021

Kildare County Council signed up as a Local Authority Partner to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan on February 22nd 2021. Councillor Mark Stafford, Cathaoirleach of Kildare County Council and Peter Carey Chief Executive of KCC signed the agreement between Kildare … Continued

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

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

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