Midlands 103 – Weekly Tips 21 – The importance of Pollinators
Pollinator Significance: Ecosystem Role: Bees, butterflies, birds, and bats are essential for plant reproduction and biodiversity. Food Security: Animal pollination supports 75% of global food crops, ensuring diverse diets. Biodiversity Support: Pollinators enhance plant diversity, strengthening ecosystems and wildlife. Pollinator Challenges: Habitat Loss: Urbanization, agriculture, and deforestation reduce pollinator habitats. Pesticides: Harmful chemicals […]
Midlands 103 – Weekly Episode 21 – Greashill Tidy Towns – Pollination
Listen back to this week’s episode as Sinead Hubble chats with Pat Foley from Geashill Tidy Towns about their pollination plans for the area. For more in this series listen in to Midlands 103 every Thursday at 11.20am.
Sunshine 106.8FM – Weekly Tips 20 – Pollinators
Ours to Protect on Sunshine 106.8 – October 23rd 2023 On this week’s show we talked about pollinators with Kate Chandler from the National Biodiversity Data Centre Here’s some things that you can do to help: Don’t mow, let it grow! Reduce mowing to allow native wildflowers like Dandelions, Clover and Birds-foot Trefoil to […]
Sunshine 106.8FM – Weekly Episode 20 – Pollinators
Listen back to this week’s episode as Carol Dooley chats with Kate Chandler from the National Biodiversity Data Centre about the importance and role of pollinators. For more in this series listen in to Sunshine every Monday at 7pm.
Q102 – Weekly Tips 18 – Bí Urban
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Bí Urban’s plantation sites Did you know… Messiness can be good for a biodiverse garden Biodiverse gardens can be small and not take up large spaces Biodiversity in the city Parks are vital to keep biodiversity thriving in cities around the world Inner city houses and gardens play […]
Q102 – Weekly Episode 18 – Bí Urban
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Bí Urban’s plantation sites and how they are working to help pollinators across Dublin. For more in this series listen in to Q102 every Wednesday at 7pm
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 6 – Spotlight on Moths
Moths are often considered a nuisance and the culprit of pesky holes in your clothes, however Limerick man Kevin Hannon has spent years discovering rare species of the insect throughout the county and studying these unassuming yet fascinating insects. For this week’s episode of Ours to Protect, Live 95’s Aislinn Kelly met Kevin in Limerick […]
LMFM – Weekly Tips 5 – Top Ten Ways to Help Pollinators
Don’t mow, let it grow! Reduce mowing to allow native wildflowers like Dandelions, Clover and Birds-foot Trefoil to naturally return over time Manage native hedgerows for biodiversity The more blossom your hedgerow has in spring, the better it is for biodiversity. Allow hedges to grow into a natural A-shape profile rather than […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 6 – EVRA
Listen back to this episode as Cork’s Red FM reporter Elaine Smith chats to Eadaoin McCarthy, Founder of ERVA about the importance of bio-diversity, pollinators and our friends the bee’s and find out how you can make a difference at home. For more in this series, Listen in to Corks Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm
Ocean FM – Weekly Tips 2 – Greenways and Green Ways…
On Ours to Protect this week we asked all Ocean FM listeners to go for a Slow Mow Summer – cutting grasses and lawns every less often – maybe every 4 or 6 weeks. Did you know… For millennia, flower-rich ‘semi-natural’ grasslands have provided ample food and shelter for wildlife across Ireland. However, […]
