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NEWSLETTER: DECEMBER 2020

1. To do this month:  Take some Willow Cuttings

Willow is a vital food source for bees in spring. At this time of year, you can take hardwood cuttings from existing Willows, creating a new willow plantation at little cost.

2. To spot this month: Keep an eye out for Winter Bumblebees

The normal lifecycle of most Irish bumblebees ends when the workers and males die off and the newly mated queens hibernate through the cold Winter months. However, in recent years, the Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) has been seen foraging during winter months in both Ireland and in southern Britain. It is not known for certain what exactly is causing this. You can help improve our understanding by letting us know if you spot winter-active bumblebees.

Please submit your sightings here: https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/record/bumblebees

3. AIPP Blog Series

Don’t forget, we have an AIPP blog series that shares advice and expertise. The latest one provides an overview of some of the excellent activities taking place in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

https://pollinators.ie/blog/

4. Business supporters annual review for 2020

We are delighted that we now have more than 270 business supporters of the AIPP. In supporting the Plan, they all agree to take actions to help pollinators. We express our huge thanks to them all for their support. 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for the business sector, but despite this, companies have continued to sign up as supporters and take action to help. The 2020 annual report outlining actions taken by each business supporter is just complete.

You can view it here: https://pollinators.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AIPP-Business-Supporters_Annual-Review_2020.pdf

5. GAA Green Clubs

We are delighted to partner with the GAA on Phase 1 of their new Green Club Programme, which includes a biodiversity strand. To support this, we have developed an evidence-based guideline document for how sports clubs can become more pollinator and biodiversity-friendly. It will be launched in January.

https://www.gaa.ie/news/45-clubs-to-take-part-in-phase-1-of-gaa-green-club-programme/

6. Thanks to SuperValu

We thank SuperValu, who funded the project officer position in the final year of the first phase of the Pollinator Plan. Thanks to their 2020 support, we have been able to continue to expand our work with schools and local communities.

7. THANK YOU

The first phase of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan for 2015-2020 has been a huge success and we thank each and every one of you for your support. We have a very full January planned as we will celebrate the successful completion of the first phase and let you see the new and more ambitious version for the next five years. Through your efforts, you have all made the Pollinator Plan a reality. We thank you for that, and hope that we can continue working together for the next five years to improve things even further for our pollinators and our biodiversity.

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Christmas and New Year.

 

 

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2020

1. To do this month:  help us understand what plants are important to bumblebees in October

Most bumblebees have gone into hibernation by now. Often the last one to hang around is the common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum). You can recognise it by its all ginger thorax and ginger tail. It is very useful to know what this bee is feeding on at this time of year. You can see it below on Rosemary in spring. If you spot this bee and are able to identify its food plant, please help by submitting your sighting and filling in the foraging box:  
https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/record/bumblebees

2. To spot this month: Can you be the first to spot the Ivy bee in Ireland?

It has never been recorded here, but it is now common in Britain and seems likely to arrive on our shores very soon. This solitary bee has an autumn flight period to match the flowering of its favourite plant – Ivy. In Britain it can be found from early September until early November. It nests in south facing banks of light soil, you might even be lucky enough to have it set up home in your garden!
The Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) is quite large and has very distinctive bands of white on the abdomen. To make it a little easier, most of our solitary bees have completed their life cycles now, although there will still be hoverflies and honeybees on the wing. If you think you have spotted this bee, please try to take a photograph and email it to me for validation.
http://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/watch-for-new-arrivals

3. 2020 Green Flag Pollinator Award for Parks – congratulations to Maynooth Campus!

The Green Flag for Parks Pollinator Award is jointly run with An Taisce Environmental Education to support the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan and is kindly sponsored by Young’s Nurseries. There are pollinator awards across different park categories, with Maynooth Campus being crowned overall winner for 2020. This site features not only reduced mowing, wildflower meadows, and pollinator-friendly planting, but Maynooth University grounds staff also make a great effort to educate the public and to promote their efforts through its website and social media.
https://pollinators.ie/2020-green-flag-pollinator-awards-for-parks-announced/

4. Nationwide coverage of the AIPP is now available to view from our website

What is the Pollinator Plan? How are councils, community groups and farmers supporting pollinators? This clip was produced as part of an RTE Nationwide programme about the work of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, filmed summer 2020. Sincere thanks to RTÉ and HiLite Productions for allowing us to share this programme as an educational tool. We have also added a short new video on wild bees made by Midlands Science and Dr Saorla Kavanagh to the school resource page:
https://pollinators.ie/videos/
https://pollinators.ie/schools/

5. All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme

Within the National Biodiversity Data Centre, our bumblebee monitoring scheme volunteers walk a fixed 1-2km route once a month from March-October and record the number of different bumblebees that they spot. Without the generous efforts of this group of citizen scientists, we simply would have no way of understanding what is happening with our wild pollinators in the landscape. See the latest annual report on the scheme below. Unfortunately, it paints a worrying picture for our two carder bumblebees, including the common carder bumblebee mentioned above. The more quickly we can all come together through the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan to return food and shelter to the landscape, the better for our wild bees and other insects!
https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Bumblebee-Monitoring-Scheme-Newsletter-2020.pdf

 

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

 

NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER 2020

1. To do this month: help our hungry bumblebees prepare for hibernation

This is the time when pollinator-friendly garden plants can be incredibly important. As our wildflowers wind down for the season, autumn-flowering garden plants can provide vital pollen and nectar for bumblebees as they fatten up for hibernation. Gardens, schools, businesses & parks can be lifesavers for pollinators at this time of year. Try to make sure you have pollinator-friendly plants where you are.

Flyer: https://pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AIPP-Garden-Plants_A5-Flyer-PRINT.pdf

Pollinator-friendly planting code: https://pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Planting-Code-2018-WEB.pdf

2. To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the common carder bumblebee

By September, many of our bumblebees are thinking about hibernation. One of the last to be spotted is the Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) which still flies into October. Keep an eye out for this very common bumblebee this month. It is variable and can become bleached in the sun. However, there are no other bumblebees that have all ginger hairs on the thorax, a ginger tail and then some black hairs on the abdomen. The photograph shows two common carder bees on Knapweed. 

3. September is the perfect time to collect seed from pollinator-friendly wildflowers in your local area

If you have reduced mowing to allow a natural wildflower meadow to develop, you can help it along by collecting seed from pollinator-friendly wildflowers growing in your local area. This month is the perfect time to do this and is especially useful if your meadow is not as flower-rich as you would like. Our ‘Collecting and using pollinator friendly wildflower seed’ guide contains great tips and advice on how to find the right seeds to collect, how to collect and store seeds, and how to sow them. Knapweed is an easy one to start with. This late-flowering wildflower is brilliant in meadows as it has huge amounts of pollen and nectar.

Seed collecting guide: https://pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/How-to-guide-Seeds-2018-WEB.pdf

4. Mini orchards

The apple blossoms in my small garden had lots of solitary bees and bumblebees visiting earlier in May. I’m now reaping the rewards with a brilliant crop of fruit. Apple blossoms are a great source of food for pollinators in spring and you see the benefits of their hard work come autumn. Now is a good time to think about adding an apple tree to your garden or perhaps considering a mini orchard in your local community, business site, church grounds etc. Irish Seed Savers sell heritage fruit trees, so you can also help preserve our genetic heritage at the same time! You have plently of time – late winter or early spring is usually the best time to plant.

Read about Monaghan’s ‘Dispersed Urban Orchard’ for Pollinators: https://pollinators.ie/monaghans-dispersed-urban-orchard-for-pollinators/ 

5. Can you help us get to 400 Flower-Insect Timed Counts (FIT Counts) for 2020?

317 FIT Counts have been submitted online since the beginning of April. We are currently 83 short of our target of 400 before the scheme finishes for the year at the end of September. If you have 10 minutes to spare, this is a great way to get involved in helping us monitor changes in our pollinators. At the site level, it will help you track if the actions you have taken as a result of the AIPP are working. You just need to watch a 50cmx50cm patch of flowers for 10 minutes and count how many insects visit. Counts from Knapweed or Lavender would be especially useful this month.

https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/fit-count/ 

 

JULY POLLINATOR PLAN NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER: JULY 2020

To do this month: make sure any annual bedding includes some pollinator-friendly options

At this time of year, the shops are full of traditional annual bedding (Begonia, Petunia, Geranium). Just bear in mind, that while these plants are very colourful, they are not good sources of pollen and nectar for bees and other insects. The good news is that there are a few options that you can mix in that are excellent sources of food for pollinators. Both these are relatively widely available

To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the Wool Carder Bee

This solitary bee is very distinctive and can be spotted in gardens, especially in the South East.

Please help us by completing a short survey?

This short survey, in collaboration with TCD, is to help us better understand current engagement with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. We are always trying to improve and as we move towards a new version of the AIPP for 2021-2025 the insights from this survey would be invaluable. If you do have 10 minutes, we would be very grateful if you are able to take part. It is entirely anonymous.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjHnCywytG-3xUAfykV31E4V9a5l9aN3-Q0N9KczDS5TCIfQ/viewform

Read our seven short success stories to mark Pollinator Week 2020

To mark Pollinator week (22-28th June) we released a short good news blog each day. You can see each of those here: https://pollinators.ie/blog/

Flower-Insect Timed Counts (FIT Counts)

If you have 10 minutes to spare, this is a great way to get involved in helping us monitor changes in our pollinators. At site level, it’s a great way to track if the changes you may have made as a result of the AIPP are working. You just need to watch a 50cmx50cm patch of flowers for 10 minutes and count how many insects visit. The most useful counts are those that are repeated over time at the same location (or very nearby). You can use different target flowers at different times of year.

https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/fit-count/

Thank you to all who submitted their ideas for the next version of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025

We recevied a total of 134 ideas to the Survey Monkey form. We are incredibly grateful for all the constructive suggestions and all will be considered. All AIPP partner organistions will be contacted to capture their ideas over the coming months. The public will still have another chance to feed in. Once a draft of the next Plan is agreed later in the year it will go out for a short public consultation. Thank you again to all those who helped at this stage.

 

JUNE POLLINATOR PLAN NEWSLETTER

 

 

NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2020

To do this month: make sure your garden doesn’t have any hunger gaps

Try to make sure your garden has something flowering from March to October for pollinators to feed on. In mine, it’s currently the Clover in the lawn as well as various trees and shrubs (Laburnum, Lavender, Wallflower, Catmint). The bumblebees and solitary bees are earning their keep at the minute as they’re also very busy pollinating my fruit trees/bushes, strawberries, tomatoes and courgettes!

Pollinator-friendly garden plants: https://pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AIPP-Garden-Plants_A5-Flyer-PRINT.pdf

Pollinator-friendly herbs: https://www.pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AIPP-Herbs-A5-Flyer-PRINT.pdf

To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the Red-tailed Bumblebee

This bumblebee is very common. The females are entirely black with a red tail.

Thank you for helping us to promote World Bee Day

Many of you shared our message or took actions yourselves on World Bee Day. We are very grateful to you all for your support. Pollinator Week is happening this year from June 22-28, 2020 https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week Keep an eye on the AIPP website for anything happening in Ireland.

See the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan on Nationwide

Nationwide covered the work of the National Biodiversity Data Centre as well as the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan on their show on the 27th May. You can see the episode on the RTE player at:

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH000382854

Now is the time to input your ideas into AIPP 2021-2025!

We are now actively working on the next version of the AIPP. If you have any thoughts or ideas that you think we should consider please send them to us. You can do this using the survey monkey form – anonymously if you wish! All ideas, big, small and radical are gratefully received and all will be given consideration.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/35SSJ89

Amazing things are happening as a result of reduced mowing across the island!

It’s hard to describe in full, but amazing biodiversity has been reappearing as a result of reduced mowing for pollinators. Follow us on twitter @PollinatorPlan where people are sharing pictures. A rare Green-winged Orchid appeared on an unmown grassy verge in a Portlaoise housing estate, nearly 120 years after it was previously found in the general area! Since last weekend, over 300 rare bee orchids have appeared on Midleton roadside verges (photo below)! This is the first year of their reduced mowing regime as part of the town Pollinator Plan.

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has written to all Council CEO’s in RoI to highlight what a positive impact recent reduced mowing on public land has had.

 
https://pollinators.ie/does-the-lockdown-bring-any-silver-linings/
 
https://www.naturalcapitalireland.com/post/guest-blog-the-district-council-bringing-back-the-bees-with-a-pollinator-plan
 

 

 

MAY POLLINATOR PLAN NEWSLETTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWSLETTER: MAY 2020

To do this month: #NoMowMay

If you’ve cut your grass after allowing Dandelions to flower and provide vital food, now is the time to let it get slightly longer again as it’ll allow important plants like Clover to flower. You don’t have to let things go wild! Reducing mowing, even in small areas, will have a very positive impact on our pollinators (and it’s free!)

To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the Red Mason Bee

This is another of our more distinctive solitary bees – look out for the rounded abdomen with orange hairs. This species is commonly found in gardens and will nest in existing cavities – usually loose masonry or bee boxes. It’s reckoned that just one of these can do the pollination work of over a hundred honeybees!

Debunking myths – make sure you’re doing the best thing to help

The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan has received a huge amount of support across all sectors. We are incredibly grateful to each and every person who has answered the call to action. Thousands of positive changes have already been made to help address the critical problem of pollinator decline.

It is the beginning of a long journey, but pollinators are undoubtedly better off than before we all began this process. However, sometimes certain ideas can take hold that are not necessarily the most effective evidence-based actions. If you are generous enough to help, we want to make sure that what you are doing is the right thing and is having as positive an impact as possible. Some common myths are addressed in the pdf presentation below:

https://pollinators.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Debunking-myths-blog.pdf

Now is the time to input your ideas into AIPP 2021-2025!

We are now actively working on the next version of the AIPP. If you have any thoughts or ideas that you think we should consider please send them to us. You can do this using the survey monkey form – anonymously if you wish! All ideas, big, small and radical are gratefully received and all will be given consideration.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/35SSJ89

Four new Councils have become formal partners of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

We are delighted that Westmeath County Council, Clare County Council, Offaly County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council have signed up as formal partners, bringing the total to 23 (55%). Huge thanks to all who have made this happen.

https://pollinators.ie/councils/council-partners/

Learn about some of the amazing work carried out by Tidy Towns Groups for pollinators in 2019

We have set up a special communities’ blog series so that we can share the amazing work carried out by Tidy Towns groups to help our pollinators in 2019. Although the competition is unfortunately not happening this year, it should give lots of food for thought for the future. You will find blogs from last year’s regional winners – Dunboyne, Ennis, Kilkenny, Buncrana, Geashill, Sneem, Tullahought & Belmullet. Fingers crossed we can establish something similar in the NI equivalent in the next phase!

https://pollinators.ie/communities-blog/

Or the full 2019 newsletter here: https://pollinators.ie/communities/tidytowns-pollinator-award/2019-local-authority-pollinator-award-results-newsletter/

 

 

 

 

APRIL POLLINATOR PLAN NEWSLETTER

 

 

NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2020

Dear all,

I hope that you are staying well in these challenging times. While we will continue to maintain the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, and plan for the next phase (2021-2025), public health is the key priority and we hope you and your family remain safe over the coming months.  Within the National Biodiversity Data Centre, we are continuing to run some of our pollinator recording schemes, but please only take part if it is possible to do so in accordance with government guidelines. See our guidance for biological recording here: https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/guidance-on-biological-recording-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-issue-by-the-national-biodiversity-data-centre

Úna FitzPatrick

1. To do this month: Carry out a 10-minute Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) in your garden

You can contribute vital pollinator data from your own garden. Watch a 50x50cm patch of flowers for 10 minutes and record how many insects visit. You don’t have to identify the insects to species, just to broad groups (e.g., bumblebee, wasp, fly etc.). We have lots of resources online to help you. Great activity to try with kids in the Easter holidays! You can submit as many FIT Counts online as you like between now and the end of September. You do need to wait until it’s sunny and at least 13C though! Visit the link to learn how to take part:

https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/fit-count/

2. To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the Tawny Mining Bee

This is another of our most distinctive solitary bees – look out for deep red hairs on the thorax and orange hairs on the abdomen. It usually comes out of hibernation in April and will be around until June. It nests by making little volcano-like burrows into bare soil and is most often found in gardens.

The Tawny Mining bee was thought to be extinct for 87 years in Ireland, before being rediscovered in 2012. A new location was reported from Wicklow this week, but its still only known from counties Wicklow, Dublin, Kilkenny and Kildare. Can you help find new populations?

https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/help-find-the-tawny-mining-bee/

3. Eight ways to help pollinators from your own garden

In these difficult times, we have been receiving requests for biodiversity-related ways that people can fill their time, as well as information on how they can help pollinators. For those who are fortunate enough to have a garden, you may be interested in our new blog which outlines eight simple and free things that you can do to help.

 

https://pollinators.ie/8-ways-to-help-pollinators-without-leaving-your-garden

4. Learn about some of the amazing work carried out by Tidy Towns Groups for pollinators in 2019

We have set up a special communities blog series so that we can share the amazing work carried out by Tidy Towns groups to help our pollinators in 2019. Over the coming weeks we hope to share blogs from each of the eight regional winners in the 2019 Tidy Towns special pollinator award. The Local Authority Pollinator Award is sponsored by the Heritage Offices & Biodiversity Offices of Local Authorities across Ireland. This amazing mural was made by Geashill Tidy Towns Group using old bottle caps!

https://pollinators.ie/communities-blog/

5. Follow us on Twitter

We have set up a dedicated All-Ireland Pollinator Plan twitter account at @PollinatorPlan We hope to use this to share information on our pollinators and activities across the Plan in the coming weeks and months. We’d be very grateful if you can follow us and help spread the word.

 

 

 

 

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Register Now!

Spring has arrived, and with it the National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to bring you its Spring Summer 2020 Workshop Programme.

The delivery of an annual workshop programme is a crucial part of the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s role, that aims to support the recording and citizen science network in Ireland, building on and improving Ireland’s recording base. 2019 was an exceptional year for the Data Centre’s workshops, having registered over 500 participants across 24 workshops in total. That brings the total number of people registered for any of our workshops over the course of 10 years since the very first workshop to over 3,500!
 
Onlookers view the results of a night’s worth of moth trapping in Lullymore, July 2019.
Participants putting their seabird identification skills to the test at Downpatrick Head, Co. Mayo, June 2019.
 

It is very humbling to witness the interest shown in our workshops across the country, and ultimately a willingness by people to learn more about Ireland’s natural heritage. A huge thanks is owed to all those who attended and took part in our workshops over the years, and to all those who the Data Centre had the pleasure of working with since the introduction of the very first workshop programme in 2009.

In 2020’s Spring Summer workshop programme, we are delighted to be able to partner up with several organisations and recognised experts from the field of ecology and biological recording to bring you 12 workshops to choose from.

What’s in store for biodiversity recorders from February to June? Download your own copy of the new workshop programme to find out:
 

Spring Summer 2019 Workshop Programme

Booking a place at a workshop

Places are limited so advance booking and payment is essential. To book a spot on one or more of our workshops, visit the events section of our website: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/events/. Please note, you will need your bank card during the booking process to complete registration for any of our workshops.

Booking fees per person range from €20.00 for students, to €30.00 for standard attendees. Our professional workshops fee is €50.00.

For further information please contact the National Biodiversity Data Centre. You can call us at 051306240, or email us at info@biodiversityireland.ie.

 

New animation released!
“Mapping Ireland’s biodiversity“

Check out our new short animation introducing Biodiversity Maps – a national portal that collects biological data from multiple sources and makes it freely available online. Find out what biodiversity occurs in Ireland, and where!
 

Ireland’s Buzzing:
International Conference on Pollinator Conservation

Join us for an exciting international pollinator conference in Limerick in May 2020! All welcome – but book early to ensure your place in advance. Book here.

International conference brochure

 

Half a million species recorded milestone!

A significant milestone was reached during January when the no. of records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre via Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal passed the 500,000th mark.

Read more

 

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal

 
Enjoy instant visibility of Ireland’s biological recording activity in Ireland and visit our portal if you want to find out more about Ireland’s wildlife, or to submit your own records of Ireland’s biodiversity.

Citizen Science Portal

 

Biodiversity Maps

Explore over 4.2 million species occurrence records with Biodiversity Maps; find out what biodiversity occurs in your locality; interrogate the latest dataset uploads and download your very own species distribution maps.

Biodiversity Maps

 

 

October Pollinator Plan Newsletter

 

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NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 2019

1. To do this month: Submit your data for 2019

If you have taken part in any of our pollinator recording schemes e.g., Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme, Solitary Bee Monitoring scheme or the Flower-Insect Timed Count, now is the perfect time to make sure you safely submit the data to us 
https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/

 

2. To spot this month: Keep an eye out for the Ivy Bee

The Ivy Bee has never been spotted in Ireland, but it is now common in Britain and seems likely to arrive on our shores very soon. It’s a solitary bee with an autumn flight period, to match the flowering of its favourite plant – Ivy. In Britain it can be found from early September until early November. It nests in south facing banks of light soil, you might even be lucky enough to have it set up home in your garden!
It should be fairly easy to recognise – it’s quite large and has very distinctive bands of white on the abdomen. To make it a little easier, most of our solitary bees have completed their life cycles for this year, but there will still be hoverflies and honeybees on the wing. If you think you’ve spotted this bee please try to take a photograph and email it to me for validation.
http://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/watch-for-new-arrivals/ 

3. Congratulations to Buncrana (pictured) and Geashill, Irelands most pollinator-friendly large and small town for 2019Buncrana won the national large town Pollinator Award at the Tidy Towns 2019 awards, recognising all that has been done by the town to help pollinating insects. Geashill continues to excel in this competition and this year proudly took the top award for most pollinator-friendly small town in Ireland. Congratulations to both and to the other regional winners: Dunboyne, Ennis, Kilkenny, Sneem, Tullahought and Belmullet. Over 160 pollinator-friendly towns and villages, from every county in Ireland, have entered the Local Authority Pollinator Award since 2016.
https://pollinators.ie/tidy-towns-gone-pollinator-friendly-in-2019/ 
4. Important new guideline just published: Pollinator-friendly management of Transport CorridorsWorking with partners, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Iarnród Éireann, Translink and the Department of Infrastructure Northern Ireland, the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan has published guidelines on how transport corridors can be managed in a pollinator-friendly way. These new guidelines detail 21 different actions transport managers can take to help pollinators. You can read more and download the guidelines here: https://pollinators.ie/transportcorridors/ 
5. Helping our most threatened bumblebee

We have released the first document in a new series on protecting rare pollinators. This one is focused on the endangered Great Yellow Bumblebee. Visit the web page to download the guideline document as well as a poster and other resources.
https://pollinators.ie/helping-endangered-pollinators/great-yellow-bumblebee/

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NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER 2019

1. To do this month: Collect pollinator-friendly wildflower seed to use locally

Now is a good time to collect your own pollinator-friendly wildflower seed to add to your meadow. Knapweed seed is easy to collect and it’s a great plant to have in your meadow as it is extremely rich in nectar. To learn more about collecting your own seed locally see our guide: https://pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/How-to-guide-Seeds-2018-WEB.pdf

 

2. To spot this month: Keep an eye out for leafcutter solitary bees

They are coming to the end of their season, but one of the most interesting solitary bees to spot are the leafcutter solitary bees (Megachile). They cut sections of leaf or petal and bring it back to line the cells in their nest. These are the solitary bees that most often use bee boxes. You’ll know your box is occupied if you see a little circular piece of leaf closing the cavities.
 

3. Thanks to the amazing efforts of Tidy Towns groups in making their local communities pollinator friendly!
 

We have been blown away by the quality of the Tidy Towns entries in the 2019 special pollinator award. Good luck to everyone who entered this year – winners will be announced on the 30th September at the Tidy Towns awards ceremony in the Helix. The map shows all those Tidy Towns groups in the RoI who have made their area pollinator-friendly since 2016!
 

4. Councils continue to sign up as partners of the AIPP
 

To date, 12 Councils across the island have signed up as partners of the AIPP and agreed to take action. We know that for others the process is in train. If your Council is not yet taking part, it would be very useful if you could encourage them to do so. It is also very helpful to contact Local Authorities and show your support when you see them taking positive actions like reducing mowing or pollinator-friendly planting. Often they only hear from the people who don’t like it! See our current Council partners here: https://pollinators.ie/councils/

5. Helping our most threatened bumblebee

The next in our How-to-guide series is on protecting rare pollinators and identifies actions to help the endangered Great Yellow Bumblebee. Unfortunately, this bumblebee is on the verge of extinction, with the Mullet Peninsula in Mayo now it’s most important remaining location.  The guideline document will be officially launched in early October at an event organised by Mayo County Council. You’ll be able to download it from www.pollinators.ie then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsletter

Dragonfly Dash & Butterfly Bash

National Heritage Week Recording Challenges

National Heritage Week runs from tomorrow Saturday 17th to Sunday 25h of August, a celebration of Ireland’s rich natural and cultural heritage. To support National Heritage Week, celebrate Ireland’s natural heritage, and contribute to the Butterfly Atlas 2021 & Dragonfly Ireland Atlas 2024, we’re running both a Butterfly Bash and Dragonfly Dash challenge to encourage everyone to get out and record wildlife over the course of the week.
 
Brimstone. Post-hibernation adults can be seen flying from March to June, with their offspring being on wing from July to November. Image credit: Liam Lysaght
Common Darter. Common all throughout Ireland, only absent from upland areas.Can be seeing flying from June to October (occasionally May and/or November). Image credit: Eamonn Brennan
 

Everyone can get involved and no matter how common or rare the speciesplease submit your records as normal through our butterfly and dragonfly recording forms: https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/start-recording

You can keep an eye on the real-time progress of the Butterfly Bash here:
http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/record-biodiversity/butterfly-bash-2019/

Or if you would like to keep an eye on progress with the Dragonfly Dash click here: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/record-biodiversity/dragonfly-ireland-2019-2024/dragonfly-dash-aug-2019/

The message is simple: we’re hoping to capture as many records of Butterflies, Dragonflies and damselfies as possible during National Heritage Week!

Over the course of National Heritage Week (17-25 August) we are encouraging everyone to visit 10 km squares that are blue or green to help fill gaps for Butterfly Atlas 21.

Filling the gaps for Butterflies

Following on from our success in filling in the gaps for the Butterfly Atlas 2021last year, we’re running with a more targeted approach this year again. Given the fantastic support we’ve received to date for the Atlas there are certainly fewer gaps than last year, but if you’re out and about over Heritage Week please take a look at the map on our Butterfly Bash page to see where your butterfly recording will have the most impact and keep track of what butterflies are being recorded too!

Dragonfly recorder survey

Casual records are the bread and butter of most of our recording challenges. But if you are able to offer a bit more experience in identifying Dragonflies and Damselflies, why not try completing our Dragonfly recorder survey – much the same as casually recording the presence of particular species except with the added dimension of estimating numbers and doing a very quick and simple habitat assessment. All data gathered during site surveys also counts towards our Dragonfly Dash!

Identification swatch giveaway

We’re feeling generous at the Data Centre for National Heritage Week! For some of our lucky followers on Facebook and Twitter, you might be in with a chance to win yourself a Butterfly or Dragonfly swatch – head to our respective social media profiles to find out more!

 
The Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme supports and coordinates a network of citizen scientists across the island of Ireland. In collaboration with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in Northern Ireland, the scheme now records greater than 13,000 bumblebees from over 100 sites each year.

If you are interested in becoming part of the community of Bumblebee Monitoring recorders and want to find out more about about the scheme, click on the image above for a short 10-minute clip and a perfect introduction!

 

New recording scheme launched!

Citizen scientists have been called upon to help the National Biodiversity Data Centre track Ireland’s dragonflies and damselflies and more volunteers are needed.

Dragonfly Ireland 2019-2024

 

Flower Insect Timed (FIT) Count

 

Help us track changes in our insect communities. Recorders are needed and anyone can get involved, even from the comfort of your own home!

More Information

 

Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal

 
Enjoy instant visibility of Ireland’s biological recording activity in Ireland and visit our portal if you want to find out more about Ireland’s wildlife, or to submit your own records of Ireland’s biodiversity.

Citizen Science Portal

 

Biodiversity Maps

Explore over 4.2 million species occurrence records with Biodiversity Maps; find out what biodiversity occurs in your locality; interrogate the latest dataset uploads and download your very own species distribution maps.

Biodiversity Maps

 

 

 

 

 
NEWSLETTER: AUGUST 2019

1. To do this month: Make sure your garden still has plants in flower for pollinators
 

From late summer into autumn it is very important that pollinators still have a source of food. Many will need to fatten up before going into hibernation in the autumn. Garden plants like Lavender, Aster (photo) and Rudbeckia are great sources of pollen and nectar. 

2. To spot this month: keep an eye out for bumblebee males

There are lots of bumblebee males in flight at the minute. Males only fly for a short time each year. Once they emerge, they aren’t allowed to live in the nest and instead have to fend for themselves. You might see them first thing in the morning hanging onto flowers (like Lavender) where they’ve spent the night. See our guide for how to identify common bumblebee males in Ireland: https://www.pollinators.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CommonBBmales_v1_lowres.pdf

3. Number of business supporters of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan continues to increase
 

We have had a lot of support from the business sector, with the number of companies agreeing to support the Plan and take action now exceeding 170, including Glanbia Ireland (photographed). We have decided to release regular short case studies outlining what different businesses are doing to help and are delighted that the first one profiled is Gannon Homes: https://pollinators.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Gannon-Homes-business-case-study-August-2019.pdf

4. Congratulations to Malahide Demesne and Talbot Botanical Gardens, winners of the Green Flag for Parks Pollinator award in 2019
 

Malahide Demesne and Talbot Botanical Gardens, is managed by Fingal County Council. They have invested a lot of work in making the grounds more pollinator-friendly in recent years, including protecting 37 acres of wildflower meadows, extensive native hedgerows, planting 45,000 pollinator-friendly bulbs; and elimination of pesticide use.
 
Category awards were also given to Tymon Park, South Dublin County Council for the Best Town Park; the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden in Phoenix Park for Best Walled Garden; and a new Community Garden award went to Headford Community Orchard.

The Pollinator Award is jointly run with An Taisce Environmental Education to support the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, and is kindly sponsored by Young’s Nurseries. 

5. ‘Actions for Pollinators’ mapping system reaches a milestone as 1,000 sites log their actions for pollinators!

‘Actions for Pollinators’ is an online mapping system where you can tell us what action you have taken to help. To see what’s happened near you, or to log your own site please visit: https://pollinators.biodiversityireland.ie/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our forward planning, choosing and planting of the correct pollinator plants this year is really paying dividends. A lovely selection of butterflies have been seen over the summer and bees are very plentiful.
In the last number of weeks we have been advised that about 8 swarms of bees had arrived in Ballincollig and had to be relocated. In all the years we have never heard of this number of swarms.
Well done to everyone who took the time to add to the Pollinator Corridor and/or chose the appropriate plants for their garden. It has made a huge difference. 

 

 

 
NEWSLETTER: JULY 2019

1. To do this month: Allow some wildflowers to naturally grow in your lawn to provide food for pollinators
 

If you don’t cut the grass so often, plants like Dandelion, Clovers, Vetches, Self-heal, Dog Daisy and Bird’s-foot-trefoil will get a chance to flower. These are all fantastic sources of pollen and nectar for our bees and other insects. You can allow the whole lawn to flower, just have a patch or even cut summer swirls like this garden in County Offaly.

2. To spot this month: keep an eye out for the Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)

Keep an eye out for this distinctive bumblebee. The top of the thorax is entirely covered in ginger hairs and it has some black hairs on the abdomen. You can find it in most habitats including gardens and parks. If you spot it please submit a record: 
https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/record/bumblebees

3. We’ve released a new guideline document!
 

This one explains simple actions that can be taken on golf courses to make them more pollinator-friendly. We were delighted to collaborate with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland in developing this document. With over 300 clubs across the island, the impact golf courses could have is huge. If you’ve involved in a local club, please help by letting them know about these new guidelines https://pollinators.ie/new-guidelines-on-how-to-make-golf-courses-pollinator-friendly/

4. Download our new Bumblebee poster

We have a new identification poster showing the 21 different types of bumblebees that occur on the island of Ireland. You can download it for free here https://pollinators.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SE-29-NBDC-Bee-Poster-2019_EMAIL.pdf

5. All-Ireland Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme

 

The Bumblebee Monitoring Scheme was established in 2011. It’s a citizen science scheme run by the National Biodiversity Data Centre where volunteers agree to walk a fixed 1-2km route once a month and record how many bumblebees they see. New volunteers are always welcome! If you’d like to learn more about what is involved, you can watch this excellent video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExCO4yM-bkg

 
 
 
We work closely with senior members of Ballincollig Scout Group and one of the projects one group did was to build a Bug Hotel. They built it from scratch. The Bug Hotel is designed to provide shelter for insects. and providing nesting facilities particularly during winter.We also welcome the pollinators who have lots of areas to shelter.  Thankfully we are nearly at full capacity and the bugs are fascinating to watch..
A second group of scouts wanted to do something different so they got two barrels and painted them and gave us both  Male  and Female Floral Displays. The two barrels are positioned on either side of the Bug Hotel and the plants attract the bees to the area.

 

             

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2019
 
1. To do this month: Help us
 
by doing a FIT Count
 
To better monitor our pollinators into the future, we have launched a new scheme called Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count). We are asking volunteers to watch a 50cm x 50cm patch of flowers for 10 minutes and record how many insects visit. You just need to count the insects by type e.g. bumblebee, beetle etc. We are very grateful to anyone who can help by taking part in their garden, park, school, farm etc.  
https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/fit-count/
 

2. To spot this month: keep an eye out for the Red-tailed bumblebee

Keep an eye out for this very distinctive bumblebee. Females are jet black with a red tail and black hairs on their hind leg. You can find it in most habitats including gardens and parks. If you spot it please submit a record: 
https://records.biodiversityireland.ie/record/bumblebees

3. Join us this weekend at Burren in Bloom (7-9th June)
 

Burren in Bloom is an amazing festival that happens across the Burren each June. This year we are delighted to collaborate with the festival which will have a special focus on pollinators. There are lots of walks, talks and events over the three days – most free to attend. Hope to see some of you there!
https://www.burreninbloom.com/

4. Councils supporting the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

We were delighted to be at the launch of the Fingal County Council Bee Postive garden at Bloom in the Phoenix Park last week (photograph above). To date, 10 Councils across the island have formally signed up as partners of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, With almost a quarter on board already, we hope that more Councils will follow over the coming months https://pollinators.ie/councils/

5. Thanks to the Irish Examiner for helping raise the profile of pollinators

 

The Irish Examiner covered the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan very extensively in May. This included a beautiful 32-page brochure and a poster to mark World Bee Day on the 22nd May. We are very grateful for their help in spreading the message. They have a another great article in today’s paper on how farmers can help pollinators: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/specialreports/creating-a-buzz-about-diversity-will-benefit-all-928527.html

 

BIODIVERSITY  CRISIS
IS  ABOUT  TO  PUT HUMANITY  AT  RISK UN SCIENTISTS TO WARN

‘We are in trouble if we don’t act,’ say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilation.

 
Climate protesters in Adelaide, South Australia
Students protest in Adelaide. UN experts warned people alive today are at risk unless urgent action is taken. Photograph: Kelly Barnes/EPA

The world’s leading scientists will warn the planet’s life-support systems are approaching a danger zone for humanity when they release the results of the most comprehensive study of life on Earth ever undertaken.

Up to 1m species are at risk of annihilation, many within decades, according to a leaked draft of the global assessment report, which has been compiled over three years by the UN’s leading research body on nature.

The 1,800-page study will show people living today, as well as wildlife and future generations, are at risk unless urgent action is taken to reverse the loss of plants, insects and other creatures on which humanity depends for food, pollination, clean water and a stable climate.

The final wording of the summary for policymakers is being finalised in Paris by a gathering of experts and government representatives before the launch on Monday, but the overall message is already clear, according to Robert Watson, the chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

“There is no question we are losing biodiversity at a truly unsustainable rate that will affect human wellbeing both for current and future generations,” he said. “We are in trouble if we don’t act, but there are a range of actions that can be taken to protect nature and meet human goals for health and development.”

The authors hope the first global assessment of biodiversity in almost 15 years will push the nature crisis into the global spotlight in the same way climate breakdown has surged up the political agenda since the 1.5C reportlast year by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Like its predecessor, the report is a compilation of reams of academic studies, in this case on subjects ranging from ocean plankton and subterranean bacteria to honey bees and Amazonian botany. Following previous findings on the decimation of wildlife, the overview of the state of the world’s nature is expected to provide evidence that the world is facing a sixth wave of extinction. Unlike the past five, this one is human-driven.

Mike Barrett, WWF’s executive director of conservation and science, said: “All of our ecosystems are in trouble. This is the most comprehensive report on the state of the environment. It irrefutably confirms that nature is in steep decline.”

Barrett said this posed an environmental emergency for humanity, which is threatened by a triple challenge of climate, nature and food production. “There is no time to despair,” he said. “We should be hopeful that we have a window of opportunity to do something about it over these two years.”

The report will sketch out possible future scenarios that will vary depending on the decisions taken by governments, businesses and individuals. The next year and a half is likely to be crucial because world leaders will agree rescue plans for nature and the climate at two big conferences at the end of 2020.

That is when China will host the UN framework convention on biodiversity gathering in Kunming, which will establish new 20-year targets to replace those agreed in Aichi, Japan, in 2010. Soon after, the UN framework convention on climate change will revise Paris agreement commitments at a meeting in either the UK, Italy, Belgium or Turkey.

Watson, a British professor who has headed both of the UN’s leading scientific panels, said the forthcoming report will delve more deeply than anything before into the causes of nature collapse, chief among which is the conversion of forests, wetlands and other wild landscapes into ploughed fields, dam reservoirs and concrete cities. Three-quarters of the world’s land surface has been severely altered, according to the leaked draft. Humanity is also decimating the living systems on which we depend by emitting carbon dioxide and spreading invasive species.

Watson said the authors have learned from attribution science, which has transformed the debate on the climate crisis by showing how much more likely hurricanes, droughts and floods have become as a result of global heating.

The goal is to persuade an audience beyond the usual green NGOs and government departments. “We need to appeal not just to environment ministers, but to those in charge of agriculture, transport and energy because they are the ones responsible for the drivers of biodiversity loss,” he said.

A focus will be to move away from protection of individual species and areas, and to look at systemic drivers of change, including consumption and trade.

The political environment is changing in some countries due to overwhelming scientific evidence and increasing public concern about the twin crises of nature and climate, which have prompted more than 1 million students to strike from school and led to street protests by Extinction Rebellion activists in more than a dozen countries.

The UK parliament declared a climate emergency this week and the government’s chief climate advisory body recommended an accelerated plan to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050. Until now, however, the nature crisis has been treated as far less of a priority. “Where are the headlines? Where are the emergency meetings?” asked the school strike founder, Greta Thunberg, in a recent tweet on the subject.

Extinction Rebellion activists said protests that blocked several London streets last month were as much aimed at the defence of nature as stabilising the climate. “They are two sides of the same destructive coin,” said Farhana Yamin, a coordinator of the movement who is also an environmental lawyer and formerly a lead author of the IPCC report.

“The work of IPBES is as crucial as the work done by the IPCC on the 1.5-degree report. That is why Extinction Rebellion is demanding an end [to] biodiversity loss and a net-zero phaseout by 2025. We can’t save humanity by only tackling climate change or only caring about biodiversity.”

 

 

 

 
How can Local Communities help Pollinators?

Communities_CoverLocal communities can lead the way in creating an Ireland where pollinators can thrive. To find out how to make your community pollinator friendly, download our publication: Local Communities: actions to help pollinators


Suitable for:
 TIDY TOWNS, Keep Northern Ireland beautiful, local wildlife groups, historic graveyard groups, college campuses, etc.

 
 
 
Features of our Local Community Guidelines: 
  • Range of 24 low/no-cost pollinator-friendly actions provided to suit all local communities
  • Pollinator-friendly planting lists
  • Important advice for purchasing wildflower seed mixes for pollinators
  • Information about our pollinators, why they are declining and what they need to survive
2016-05-07 14.58.38Allium_Peter CuthbertVolunteers at Moneypenny's Lock_Heather CrawfordPollinator friendly annual planting_Peter Cuthbert

Have you taken any pollinator friendly actions in your local community? If so, log them on our online mapping system, Actions for Pollinators, to help track the build-up of food and shelter in our landscape. 

Instructions on how to use this mapping system: Tutorial on Actions for Pollinators: Community groups

 

How Councils can support the Pollinator Plan

Councils can play a leading role in making the island of Ireland a place where pollinators can survive and thrive. To help, we’ve produced these guidelines: Councils: actions to help pollinators

 

We understand that each Council is different, so there are a range of 30 pollinator-friendly actions to choose from. There are instructions for each action, suggestions for where it might be applied, what staff could assist, and a pollinator-friendly planting code.

Suitable for:   ROI: County and City Council staff.   NI: Borough, District and City Councils.

 

TidyTowns Pollinator Award

The Local Authority TidyTowns Pollinator Award

In 2016, when the Local Authority Heritage Officer and Biodiversity Officer Network offered to establish and fund the special Pollinator Award in the national Tidy Towns competition, the team behind the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan were delighted to support this new way to create awareness of pollinators and increase pollinator-friendly habitats right across the country.

There has been an amazing reaction to this special award and reading about all the achievements and actions taken for pollinators in towns and villages across the country is truly inspirational.

A total of 140 towns and villages have entered the Pollinator Award competition since 2016, comprising wonderful projects, each improving and creating much-needed habitats for biodiversity and pollinating insects.

Since then, the entries have improved year on year. We would like to thank you sincerely for all you are doing locally to help create a more pollinator-friendly Ireland, and wish you every success in 2019!

– the Pollinator Plan team

To learn more about some of the wonderful work being carried out by TidyTowns groups around the country, please see our newsletter from the 2018 competition:  TidyTowns Local Authority Pollinator Award 2018 newsletter

To learn about entries and winners in the past three years of the award, please click on the appropriate tab to the left of this page: 2016, 2017, 2018.

Download our top 10 tips on how to improve your entry for the Pollinator award: Tips on entering Tidy Towns Pollinator Award

Local Authority Pollinator Award Prize Fund: €9000

Overall Winner €1000

Regional Winner Small Town/Village: 4 winners receive €1000 each.

Regional Winner Large Town/Urban centre: 4 winners receive €1000 each.

 

 

 

 

 

France Becomes The First Country To Ban All Five Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths

 

In May 2018 the EU banned three of the significant pesticides implicated in the collapse of bee populations. Clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are now prohibited for use on crops.

However France has gone a step further and set the high bar in the effort to save the bees. Given the importance of pollinators to nature and the survival of the biosphere, this could not happen too soon!

Studies have reported that the neonicotinoid pesticides attack the central nervous system of insects, leading to loss of memory and homing skills, in addition to reduced fertility. Bees that cannot find their way back to the hive quickly die. However the pesticides have also been shown to affect butterflies, birds and other pollinating insects.

There is a reason why France is ahead of the field in this regard: The “bee killing” pesticides were tested first on French fields in the 1990’s – and the French farmers witnessed first-hand the catastrophic effects that occurred in 1994; describing “a carpet of dead bees”. 400,000 bee colonies died within days – yet the story was buried under a layer of corruption and distorted science.

Since that time, activists and manufacturers have battled to control the situation. We covered this story in full in a previous post: Overwhelming Evidence Linking Neonicotinoid Insecticides To Massive Die-off Of Bees And Songbirds

The new move is certain to be celebrated by ecologists and sets an example of protection of nature that the rest of the world needs to follow.

 

NEWSLETTER: APRIL 2019

1. To do this month: Let Dandelions flower

Dandelions are a vital food source of pollen and nectar for bees and other insects when they emerge from hibernation. Let them flower if you can. This is the Grey Mining bee collecting pollen.

2. To spot this month: keep an eye out for the Tawny Mining bee 

Extinct for 87 years in Ireland – before it reappeared in 2012 in counties Wicklow and Kilkenny. On 28th March 2019 it was spotted for the first time in Dublin City! Can you help find new populations? 
pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/help-find-the-tawny-mining-bee/

3. Councils are formalising their support
 

A new 2019 Framework allows Local Authorities to become AIPP partners. In doing so they agree to support the Plan ethos and take dedicated actions. So far these Councils have followed Kilkenny’s lead (photo) and signed up: Dublin City; Dún Laoghaoire Rathdown; Fingal; Limerick; Lisburn & Castlereagh. 
pollinators.ie/councils/

4. Tidy Towns 2019 pollinator award
 

2018 newsletter released showing the amazing actions by Tidy Towns groups for pollinators. Clonmel won the award last year – who will take the title in 2019?
www.pollinators.ie/app/uploads/2019/03/TidyTowns-Local-Authority-Pollinator-Award-2018-newsletter.pdf

5. Number of business supporters reaches 115
 

AIPP business supporters agree to take one pollinator-friendly action in the first year and another two by 2020. We are only 5 away from doubling our original target of 60 business supporters by 2020! Photo shows a native meadow at O’Donnell Furniture Makers.

pollinators.ie/businesses/

 

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