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Summer bedding for people and pollinators

24th April 2019

Rich purple, flaming red, burnt orange, soft pink, cool white, vibrant yellow and sky blue are the hallmarks of beautiful summer bedding schemes in cities, towns and villages in every county in Ireland. Many are provided by highly dedicated Tidy … Continued

West Cork GAA Club welcomes pollinators

26th March 2019

This Saturday March 30th, Kilmeen/Kilbree GAA are doing something amazing to help bees and other pollinators. They are devoting some of their club’s lands to planting pollinator-friendly plants and 1,000 native trees, with help from children in Kilmeen National School … Continued

Can you help find the rare Tawny Mining bee?

26th March 2019

Each April, we ask people to keep an eye out for one of our rarest and most beautiful solitary bee species. The Tawny Mining bee (Andrena fulva) was thought to be extinct … Continued

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan conference heads to Cork in 2019

11th March 2019

Local Authority staff, Councillors, Planners, Engineers, Landscape Architects, Sustainability, Parks and Gardens staff from all over the island have been invited to this conference on how public lands can be managed to support pollinating insects. Pollinators have suffered huge declines … Continued

Kilkenny becomes first local authority to officially partner with Pollinator Plan

11th March 2019

Chief Executive Colette Byrne and Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Cllr. Eamon Aylward signing a framework agreement with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan to formalise Kilkenny County Council’s long-term commitment to support pollinators in County Kilkenny. Pictured with Dearbhala Ledwidge, … Continued

TECHNICAL BLOG: Designing a pollinator-friendly roundabout

10th March 2019

Designing a pollinator-friendly herbaceous scheme for roundabouts – By Peter Cuthbert, Horticultural Services Roundabouts can provide the opportunity for very attractive herbaceous planting schemes and excellent resources for pollinators. Successful long-lasting herbaceous schemes need considerable plant knowledge, both in terms … Continued

Latest update from the Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme

1st March 2019

With the start of the 2019 Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme today, the project co-ordinator Tomás Murray provides an update on what the latest data from the scheme is telling us. Our network of 76 citizen scientists monitoring 106 sites across the … Continued

Lessons we’ve learned about engaging across sectors for biodiversity

26th February 2019

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan was invited to run a session at the National Biodiversity Conference on engaging across sectors for biodiversity: 21st February 2019 at Dublin Castle. As part of that process, we’ve been reflecting on ten things the All-Ireland … Continued

Life on the edge

21st January 2019

Donna Rainey explains how a phonecall to her local Roads Service kickstarted a project that has protected many wildflower-rich verges in Northern Ireland. Routine mowing of roadside wildflower verges has troubled me for years. My summer walks and … Continued

Job announcement

14th December 2018

Job Announcement Protecting Farmland Pollinators: EIP Project Manager Background The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a national centre that collates, manages, analyses and disseminates data on Ireland’s biodiversity. It manages a large work programme of biodiversity data management and associated thematic … Continued

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The Buzz

Submit your ideas for the next All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025

2018-10-04 15:57

The next version of the AIPP will be developed across 2020. Please submit your ideas/suggestions - however big, small, radical or many! Idea

Join us for an exciting International Conference on pollinator conservation - May 2020 in Limerick

2018-10-04 15:57

More details here along with how to book your place Details

Pollinator Plan January Newsletter

2018-10-04 15:57

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?

2018-10-04 15:57

Learn about Ireland's 99 bee species Details

88% believe more needs to be done to protect Ireland's bees

2018-10-04 15:57

Survey on 1,000 adults in Ireland discovers how they feel about bees and measures that have been taken to help save them. Details

#AllIrelandPollinatorPlan

Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre·

21 Jan

Fantastic to see @FotaIsland leading the way in making their golf courses pollinator friendly #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan https://www.thecork.ie/2020/01/16/fota-island-hotel-engages-with-all-ireland-polinator-plan/

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Stephanie Dickenson @StephDickenson·

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@leafybatter @seaneensullivan @Cianmm @JamesODonov Given we’re working with partners across Stoneybatter to advance the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan this might also be interesting - a (new-ish?) set of suggestions for transport corridors https://pollinators.ie/transportcorridors/

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Jane Stout @JaneCStout·

23 Jan

Delighted to see Green's commitment to biodiversity and to support the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan http://www.pollinators.ie.
But how will biodiversity be taken into account in decision making across all gov depts @EamonRyan?
Natural Capital approach could help... @NatCap_Irl https://twitter.com/MichaelEwing1/status/1220363432114950145

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

We signed up to the #allirelandpollinatorplan in @TreesCork someone explain it again to @Corkcoco @BioDataCentre https://twitter.com/Stephen_thinks/status/1220387372224958466

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23 Jan

We signed up to the #allirelandpollinatorplan in @TreesCork someone explain it again to @Corkcoco @BioDataCentre

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23 Jan

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Biodiversity Ireland @BioDataCentre·

14 Jan

Join us on the 14-15th February at the UBKA conference in Antrim when we'll have a day of talks/discussions on the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan @ulsterbees https://www.ubka.org/latest-news/ubka-2020-conference/

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14 Jan

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