63 Species recorded during a 2hr Great Rocky Shore BioBlitz with the Maherees Conservation Association on Sunday. Thanks to all who attended. How many species can you record on your Rocky Shore?? exploreyourshore.ie/surveys/the-gr…

A 30 minute Big Beach Biodiversity Survey at Ballyheigue Beach in Kerry yesterday produced 30 species. How many species can you find on your local shore? exploreyourshore.ie/surveys/the-bi…

Former Irish Times columnist Ethna Viney dies aged 95 irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/0…

Rats causing havoc on offshore islands, which provide an all-you-can-eat buffet for the invaders irishtimes.com/science/2024/0…

Rat and feral ferret eradication also being addressed on Rathlin Island LIFE Raft

#CheckCleanDryIrl #ReportInvasives #InvasivesIE

Primrose has become the most commonly recorded wildflower through Ireland's Citizen Science Portal for April.

ID tips:
Flowers - 5-petalled, cream with deep yellow center. Leave - Large and wrinkled

All records can be submitted here:
records.biodiversityireland.ie/record/spring-…

We have uploaded an updated and Open Access dataset of Irish Marine Turtle Records to Biodiversity Maps. Many thanks to Gabriel King, Rod Penrose and all data contributors for their support. Explore more at: maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/114

Top 100 Explore Your Shore! Species - #80 - Horned wrack / Feamainn inbhir / Fucus ceranoides is a mid-shore seaweed found in brackish water (e.g. estuaries) and near freshwater outflows. Distribution: All coasts. exploreyourshore.ie

Explore Your Shore! record of the week is this beautiful nudibranch - Aeolidiella sanguinea - submitted in March but spotted last July at Shot Head, Roosk on the Beara Penninsula, West Cork by Julia Cooper. Join our Great Rocky Shore Bioblitz at exploreyourshore.ie/surveys/the-gr…

Ugh... you wouldn't think it looking at the weather... but Dragonfly and Damselfly season is here again! We are running four Dragonfly and Damselfly ID workshops in Limerick, Roscommon, Kilkenny and Meath in June. To book your spot visit: biodiversityireland.ie/workshops/

Lesser Celandine is still undisputed as the most commonly recorded wildflower in 2024, with 458 sightings already submitted through Ireland's Citizen Science Portal.

Remember you can submit all of your sightings here: records.biodiversityireland.ie

Last year 151 #butterfly transects were monitored under the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme allowing us to track population trends in Ireland's butterflies. Thank you so much for this hugely important data. shorturl.at/emwJ9

Wild cherry has almost white flowers in the spring and later cherries will hang from the branches.

Include as a tree in a species-rich hedgerow or as a tree in a non-farmed area or field corner.

Find out more
bit.ly/3TZxorU

All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Results of the Garden Butterfly Monitoring Scheme show 2023 was a good year for our common butterflies. Read 2023's Annual Report shorturl.at/kqJMO

Our new FIT Count newsletter has arrived 🐝

Thank you to all who submitted counts.

We were close to the 100 FIT Count target for Dandelion!

If you have 10 minutes, why not watch a patch of flowers to count how many insects visit biodiversityireland.ie/surveys/fit-co…