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The National Biodiversity Data Centre

The National Biodiversity Data Centre works to make biodiversity data and information more freely available in order to better understand and assist the protection of Ireland’s biodiversity.

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Records

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Species

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Datasets

Submit data

Submit casual records through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal

Surveys

Learn more about our citizen science surveys to track changes in Ireland’s biodiversity

Biodiversity Action Plans

Helps groups to raise awareness of special areas for biodiversity in their commuinity

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan aims to protect Ireland's pollinators and the service that they provide

How to generate a biodiversity report for your area

Biodiversity Maps generates reports for all species found in an area. Reports can be generated for designated sites, local areas and grid squares. Visit Biodiversity Maps here:

Biodiversity Maps

Helping you to improve biodiversity in your area

Recording network submits data through online recording forms or through Biodiversity Data Capture app

Validated records informs management guidelines

Use these evidence based documents to improve biodiversity in your area

Festival of Farmland Biodiversity

A month long festival to promote positive engagement on farmland in Ireland.

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

Check out resources on how to make farmland more biodiversity friendly

Protecting Farmland Pollinators

funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.

Species profiles

Access information on the status, biology and distribution of different species

Introduction to the Protecting Farmland Pollinators

This project is about small actions that will allow biodiversity to co-exist within a productive farming system. It aims to help farmers to provide small habitats that will offer food, safety and shelter on their farms for pollinators (bees, hoverflies) and other biodiversity.

Protecting Farmland Pollinators

Biodiversity Maps

Biodiversity Maps is a national mapping and data portal that provides easy access to biodiversity data.

Species profiles

The species profiles system provides information on the status, biology and distribution of Ireland Threatened, Protected and Invasive species.

National Biodiversity Indicators

National Biodiversity Indicators are a suite of indicators that tracks Ireland's progress with implementing policy and actions to conserve biological diversity.

Invasive Alien Species

The National Biodiversity Data Centre provides national co-ordination of data and information on Ireland’s invasive species.

How councils can support the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.

There are many actions that councils can take that are either cost neutral or cost saving that will enhance the local landscape for pollinators. Find out more on pollinators.ie

Councils: actions to help pollinators

Invasive Species Alert System

Verified (or likely to be credible) reports are sent to the relevant authorities

The authorities trigger on-site verification or rapid response where necessary

Response actions are documented

GBIF

GBIF is an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth

Biodiversity Maps

Biodiversity Maps is the national biodiversity mapping and data portal providing access to data on Ireland's biodiversity

Species profiles

Species profiles are online resource detailing the status, biology and distribution of species

Biodiversity Inventory

Biodiversity Inventory is a method of understanding the state of our knowledge on biodiversity in Ireland

Mapping Ireland’s Biodiversity

Biodiversity Maps is the national mapping and data portal on Ireland’s biodiversity. All records have been validated by the national experts or by our partner organisations . Visit Biodiversity Maps here:

Visit Biodiversity Maps

How your input helps national and global conservation

Submit your records and datasets to National Biodiversity Data Centre

Your data will help us to track Ireland’s progress towards our goals to conserving biodiversity

We will share your data with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, a global biodiversity database of more than 6 billion records

Record biodiversity

Submit your records or view record statistics on Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal

Submit Records

Explore data maps

Biodiversity Maps is Ireland's mapping and data portal, compiling biodiversity data from multiple sources and making it freely available online

Explore Maps

Top 10

Biodiversity Ireland's Top 10

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News from the Centre

New Farmland Pollinator-friendly Hedgerow online training course

08/05/2025

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to launch a new online training course on ‘Farmland Pollinator-friendly Hedgerows’. A farmland Hedgerow in flower. Photo: Ruth Wilson read more

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