Naturalists buzzing as new bee arrives in Ireland
Amid worries about declines in Irish bees, one solitary bee species is bucking the trend and has just arrived. The Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) has migrated from Britain to set
Since its establishment in 2007, the National Biodiversity Data Centre has developed into an essential component of the national heritage infrastructure to make information on Ireland’s biodiversity more accessible for decision-making, to assist engagement by both the public and private sectors with biodiversity and to support the conservation of biological diversity in Ireland. It achieves this through a diverse work programme that is supported by a state-of-the-art bioinformatics infrastructure and a small but dedicated team of staff.
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Invasive Species Alert for Quagga mussel
Species Alert for: Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis). Issued by: Dr. Jan-Robert Baars. Invasive Ecology (InEco) Laboratory, and Dr. Dan Minchin, Lough Derg Science Group. See Species alert issued 9th
Recorders reach the 100,000th record in the first half of 2021!
100,000th Record through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal 2021 A significant milestone was reached recently when the number of records submitted through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal in 2021 passed the 100,000
Biodiversity Ireland Spring/Summer 2021
Catch up on all the latest news from the National Biodiversity Data Centre in our latest issue of the Biodiversity Ireland magazine – free to download and flick through! Read
Results of the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 2020 released
2020 was a relatively good year for butterflies but some worrying trends continuing Butterfly populations in Ireland generally had a good season in 2020. The multi-species butterfly index which tracks
Spring Flowers Project 2021
Spring Flowers Project 2021 Newsletter What is it? This project is a joint initiative between the BSBI and the National Biodiversity Data Centre which was kicked off in 2017 and
Farmland Biodiversity Guest Blog – Shane McAuliffe on how he is helping biodiversity on his farm
Shane McAuliffe is a well known pig farmer who also farms beef & tillage across Kerry and Offaly. He has a wide range of habitats on his farms including upland
Farmland Biodiversity Guest Blog No. 3 – Thomas Duffy shares his views on the new CAP
Thomas Duffy, outgoing President of Macra na Feirme, shares his views on how to make CAP policy work for biodiversity and farmers Agricultural Policy has been a significant driver of
Invasive alien species and our woodlands
Invasive alien species and our woodlands This video introduces some of the impacts of invasive species on our woodlands and ways we can help prevent their spread. To find out
Farmland Biodiversity Guest Blog – High Nature Value farmland by Dr. James Moran
High Nature Value farmland areas jewels in the crown of Ireland’s biodiversity! In the next of our guest blogs for the Festival of Farmland Biodiversity Dr. James Moran Department of
