All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

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All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p> Anja Murray: "Leaving fallen leaves in situ offers many benefits. Not only do they provide crucial wintering habitat and foraging resources for many invertebrates and birds; they are also a natural mulch that helps suppress weeds while fertilising the soil as they break down." </p>

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Anja Murray: So-called 'leaf litter' doesn't mean gardens need a clean sweep

There is a very good biodiversity case for leaving the leaves alone

<p>A ‘Biodiversity in Schools’ survey has found that nature tables, once a key part of every Irish child’s education on our native flora and fauna, are increasingly not a feature of Irish classrooms</p>

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Donal Hickey: Do kids still need nature tables in their classrooms?

<p>A bee's body is covered with tiny hairs, which accumulate static from the flying motion. When the bee lands on a flower, the static causes pollen to cling to these hairs — like when you rub a balloon in your hair and it sticks there. The bee can then easily rub herself down and push all the pollen in to her pollen baskets Picture: Alamy/PA</p>

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Anja Murray: Do more for pollinators by doing less in the garden

Fields of Ireland

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Juanita Browne: Celebrate World Bee Day by helping our wild bees

Sit back and do nothing — to your lawn anyway — for No Mow May

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Sit back and do nothing — to your lawn anyway — for No Mow May

Stephen Cadogan: Farmers must get on board the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

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Stephen Cadogan: Farmers must get on board the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan