Free beginners guide to Irish hoverflies now available
A beginners guide to the 180 species of Irish hoverflies is now available to freely download. It is a comprehensive guide, 100 pages in length and 5MB in size. It is NOT
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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Osmia aurulenta behaving strangely
Osmia aurulenta is a solitary bee that is found along our east and south coasts. It nests in empty snail shells, and we have always assumed it is restricted to
Special Issue articles: Alien species related information systems and information management
The Management of Biological Invasions open access online journal has published a special issue with many articles related to alien species information systems: http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2015/Issue2.aspx
New Grasshopper & Crickets of Ireland dataset
A new dataset of all sightings of Grasshoppers, Crickets and related insects (Orthoptera and Allied Insects of Ireland) has been added to Biodiversity Maps. The database brings together all the
Update on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2015-2020
A final version of the Pollinator Plan is currently being agreed by all supporting organisations The final version of the Plan has 5 objectives, 21 targets and 81 actions. More than
Updated species accounts for all 97 Irish bees & 180 Irish hoverflies
Species accounts are available for all 97 Irish bee species and all 180 Irish hoverfly species. These have been fully updated and include additional photographs.
Pdf guide to identifying Irish bumblebees is available
A pdf guide to identifying Irish bumblebees is now available. It can be freely downloaded from the ID guides page. This page also has access to a series of other free
Grass identification guide now available
An Identification guide to Ireland's grasses was published by the Data Centre in late 2014. It is a field-friendly 164 page guide that simplifies grass identification. It is rich in photographs and
Irish Forum on Natural Capital
Irish Forum on Natural Capital - launch event on June 18th For more information or to register visit http://www.naturalcapitalireland.com/news/join-us-for-the-ifnc-launch-event-on-june-18th
Kerry County Council – Biodiversity Assistant, Ref. INTE 931915
Kerry County Council is advertising for a job bridge post in association with the Vincent Wildlife Trust on a Bat project and with Killarney National Park Education Centre, Knockreer House.