Do you want to become a butterfly recorder?
Butterflies are a wonderful symbol of a summers day adding extra colour to our beautiful countryside. Many of us enjoy and appreciate butterflies but by learning how to do identify
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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Seoladh Sraith Fhéileacáin na hÉireann
Tá na chéad trí leabhrán threoracha i 'Sraith Fhéileacáin na hÉireann' seolta ag an Ionad Náisiúnta le Sonraí Bithéagsúlachta.
Farmers working together to help biodiversity
Dr Saorla Kavanagh, Project Manager with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, discusses some of the successes of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP Project. I started managing the Protecting Farmland
Press Release: up-dated ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ Campaign materials launched today
For information on the Check Clean Dry aquatic biosecurity campaign and to access resources, go to the National Biodiversity Data Centre's website on invasives.ie website and visit the Check Clean
Irish Pollinator Monitoring Scheme
The Irish Pollinator Monitoring Scheme is a pilot project that aims to monitor the status, trends and distribution of wild bees, hoverflies butterflies and their floral resources across a range
Farmers’ Wildlife Calendar 2022
The Farmers’ Wildlife Calendar is an annual recording initiative by the National Biodiversity Data Centre that is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The aim of
The National Biodiversity Indicators have been updated
The latest update to the National Biodiversity Indicators shows that there has been a significant improvement in the general awareness and knowledge of biodiversity in Ireland in recent years, but
Managing Invasive Species at Belvedere Gardens and Park
Many woodlands and park areas across Ireland are under demise due to the presence of invasive alien plants. In this guest blog, Heritage Officer Melanie McQuade outlines the response Westmeath
Great Spotted Woodpecker continues its remarkable spread in Ireland
The Great Spotted Woodpecker has continued its dramatic range expansion in Ireland and now occurs in all counties. Records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre show it is
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
