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Spring Surveys – Do your Bit for Citizen Science
The Spring Flowering Plant Survey is well under way, from an early launch. Most sightings have been of lesser celandine and primrose, but the others are all readily found in Mayo. And not much data in from Mayo yet. http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Spring-Flowering-Plants_ID-Guide.pdf … Continue reading
Posted in bio-diversity, citizen science, Early Spring forage, NBDC
Tagged All Ireland Pollinator Plan, Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Nature Conservation, pollinators, wildflower meadow, wildlife gardening
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Creating Wildflower Meadows
How to create a wildflower meadows is one of the questions we get asked most frequently at our Pollinators course. The National Biodiversity Centre has brought out a new “How to Guide” which will hopefully answer lots of your questions. … Continue reading
Important plants for our wild bees
Originally posted on Murtagh's Meadow:
At this time of year as queen bees are beginning to emerge from hibernation it is really important that there is food for them. Yesterday, I received this fascinating table in my inbox. The…
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Tagged bees, National Biodiversity Data Centre, wild bees, wildlife garden
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Guides for creating pollinator friendly gardens
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has now a whole series of guides to help you make your garden / property more pollinator friendly. Check out the guide on creating wild pollinator nesting habitat. There is advice on providing and protecting … Continue reading
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Tagged All Ireland Pollinator Plan, bee hotels, bees, bumblebees, collecting wildflower seed, hedgerows, National Biodiversity Data Centre, pollinators, Solitary Bees, wildlife garden, Wildlife garden guide, wildlife gardens
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GARDENS: Actions to help pollinators
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has produced the second of it’s publications under the All Ireland Polliantor Plan. The Publication is entitled: GARDENS: Actions to help pollinators There are many suggestions about how to make your garden more pollinator friendly. … Continue reading
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