Measuring Farmland Biodiversity
Dr Neus Rodriguez-Gasol explains how farms can be surveyed for biodiversity and provides details on the surveying techniques used by the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Survey Team. Nowadays
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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Working together with farmers to help pollinators
50 years ago, our farms were pollinator havens. Extensive hedgerows flowered in spring and hay meadows in summer; and well-fed pollinators buzzed around, free from chemicals. Times change and things
Don’t mow, let it grow – and amazing things will happen!
I think if our wild bees could talk, the two things they would ask us to do is to let our hedgerows flower and to let more grassy areas bloom.
Dragonfly Ireland – Newsletter # 2
Welcome to the Spring 2020 newsletter of Dragonfly Ireland 2019 - 2024, a joint project of the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the Centre for Environmental Data and Recording, Northern
Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal
Dr. Liam Lysaght, Centre Director, provides an overview of his recording activities using Ireland's Citizen Science Portal during the Coronavirus lockdown. and highlights some of the functionality of the system
Does the lockdown bring any silver linings?
Does the national lockdown have any silver linings? Well, one was seeing the motorway verges covered in Dandelions and Cowslips on a recent trip to Newbridge. The delay in routine
Protecting Farmland Pollinators Newsletter for Kids!
A free pollinator newsletter for children has been produced by the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Project Team. Learn about pollinator science, history and geography. Games and art are included too!
2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award newsletter published!
Our newsletter on the 2019 Local Authority Pollinator Award has just been published. The Local Authority Pollinator Award is a special award in the Tidy Towns competition, funded by the
Press Release: Why you should take a bit of time to record what nature you see and how to get involved
Press Release Issued: Thursday 16th April 2020 For Immediate Use Download press release document here. Joining Ireland's community of citizen scientists could be the tonic you need to help
Dung beetle volunteers from the farming community needed to assist research project!
“All good things come in poos!” If the above line was designed to grab people’s attention, it sure caught mine. The statement originates from a tweet posted last week
