Dr. Saorla Kavanagh

Project Manager

Saorla is the Project Manager of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators project, which seeks to test evidence-based actions to make farmland more pollinator friendly. This is a five-year project funded under the European Innovative Partnership programme.

Articles by Dr. Saorla Kavanagh

Protecting Farmland Pollinators Midterm Report

We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP project to date (July 2019 – August 2022) and to thank all those who have participated in and contributed to the project. You can download the report at: Protecting Farmland Pollinators Midterm Report. read more
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Protecting Farmland Pollinators – A Farmer’s Perspective

Tom Tierney, one of the 40 participating farmers shares his perspective of the Protecting Farmland Pollinators EIP. Tom owns and manages a family farm at Ballinafagh, Prospereous. He is currently growing cereals and 30 acres of forestry on the 180-acre Kildare farm. I joined the Protecting Farmland Pollinator European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project in 2019. read more
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How to create solitary bee nest sites on your farm

Protecting Farmland Pollinators Action Sheet 1 In 2019, the National Biodiversity Data Centre received funding through the Department of Agricultural, Food and the Marine for a five-year European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project called ‘Protecting Farmland Pollinators’. By working closely with a group of 40 farmers, chosen to reflect differing farm types and intensity levels, it read more
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