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World Bee Day on Monday May 20 was marked by researchers at University of Galway posing a quest to the people of Galway, following their calls for the public to support the monitoring of more than 500 wild and native honey bee colonies.

County Galway is gearing up for an action-packed week in celebration of Ireland’s biodiversity and natural heritage, from the unique birdlife along the Shannon Callows in East Galway to the wildflowers on the limestone pavement of Inis Meáin.

Midlands Science is supporting National Heritage Week 2023 which this year takes place from August 12 to 20 inclusive.

The Connemara Greenway Alliance has been actively campaigning for the completion of a circa 76km dedicated off-road cycling and walking connection across the world-renowned Connemara landscape since 2012.

Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD and Minister of State for Land-Use & Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, have encouraged businesses to sign up to Business for Biodiversity, a new platform to guide them in taking action to tackle the biodiversity crisis.

The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, at Turlough Park, Castlebar, is encouraging people to build some ‘hedgehog highways’ this spring to help one of Ireland’s best loved wild animals.

At a ceremony at the recent Mayo Day event in Turlough House, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Blackie Gavin and Chief Executive Peter Hynes, signed a framework agreement with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, to formalise Mayo County Council’s long-term commitment to support pollinators in the county.

Headford will be hosting six walking wildlife workshops in the coming months.

The Calvey Family from Keel has become the inaugural winners of the National Farming for Nature Award 2018.