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National Biodiversity Data Centre has developed diverse work programme that is supported by a state-of-the-art bioinformatics infrastructure and a small but dedicated team of staff.

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.

Click on any of the tabs below to learn more about the work carried out at the National Biodiversity Data Centre:

New ‘pollinator-friendly farming’ online training course.

  The National Biodiversity Data Centre are delighted to release a new online training module on ‘pollinator-friendly farming’,  for farmers,  farm advisors and agricultural students.       A Hawthorn/Whitethorn

National Biodiversity Data Centre Strategic Plan 2024-2028

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to launch its first Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2028. This ambitious plan outlines the Data Centre’s core objectives over the next five

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal – Recording Activity 2023

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal – Recording Summary 2023  We had another great year of recording activity with 163,502 records submitted through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal in 2023. Records were received

New Hedgerow Resources

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to release two new free resources exploring the importance of native hedgerows, and how to plant them to help biodiversity. We would like

Biodiversity Ireland magazine – Winter 2023

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has published its 25th  edition of Biodiversity Ireland which is our bi-annual newsletter. It is a way of showcasing aspects of the project work of

New Dataset Alert! Sherkin Island Marine Station Phytoplankton Records from the Southwest Coast of Ireland Series 1 has been published to Biodiversity Maps

Sherkin Island Marine Station was founded in 1975 by Matt Murphy and his late wife, Eileen and was run by Matt and his family until 2015, when project work ceased.

Latest trends from the Butterfly and Bumblebee Monitoring Schemes

The Annual Reports for the All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme and the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme have been published. Both monitoring schemes are citizen science schemes that track population and phenology

‘Festival of Farmland Biodiversity’ farm survey 2023

‘Festival of Farmland Biodiversity’ farm survey results 2023 The National Biodiversity Data Centre hosted a month-long (virtual) ‘Festival of Farmland Biodiversity’ in May 2023. The purpose of the Festival was

100,000th record through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal 2023

Throughout 2023 there has been a great level of recording activity across a wide range of various taxonomic groups. During July we passed a major annual milestone of 100,000th records

Gardening for butterflies – helping butterflies with native plants

We are delighted to release "Gardening for Butterflies" by the National Biodiversity Data Centre which is part of Ireland's Butterfly Series. Unfortunately, findings from the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme indicate
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