Dr. Úna FitzPatrick

Senior Ecologist

Úna is responsible for the development of, and oversees delivery of, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, and is responsible for the plant and vegetation work programmes of the Data Centre. This includes management of the National Vegetation Database and contributing to development of the Irish Vegetation Classification System.

Articles by Dr. Úna FitzPatrick

National Biodiversity Data Centre launches new app to collect pollinator data

10/05/2022

There are concerns that the numbers of pollinating insects such as wild bees and flies are declining, but we need much more data to be able to track changes in abundance. You can help by doing a Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) which is designed to collect new data on the numbers of flower-visiting insects. read more

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Hairy-footed Flower Bee spotted in Ireland for the first time!

30/03/2022

Less than six-months after the arrival of the Ivy Bee, another new solitary bee species has been spotted in Ireland. The Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) has migrated from Britain to set up home in Ireland for the first time. The first sighting was made by Mary Molloy in her garden in Harold’s Cross, Dublin read more

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Naturalists buzzing as new bee arrives in Ireland

20/10/2021

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 up home in Ireland for the first time. The first sighting was made at the Raven Nature Reserve by recorder Jim Kenny on the 12th read more

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