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Swifts of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of Common Swifts in Ireland Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Species...

Issued on 2023-05-08

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Coastal and Marine Species Database Open Data

The records in this Dataset are general marine and coastal records of different taxonomic groups...

Issued on 2022-11-10

Coastal and Marine Species Database details >

Sawflies of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of records of Sawflies Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2023-06-19

Sawflies of Ireland details >

Shieldbug Records Open Data

Collation of shieldbug records submitted the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Geographic...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Shieldbug Records details >

Lacewings (Neuroptera) of Ireland Open Data

Neuroptera lacewings Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1850-2007 ...

Issued on 2018-03-03

Lacewings (Neuroptera) of Ireland details >

National Frog Survey of Ireland 2010/2011 Open Data

Frog records collected during the National Frog Survey and its pilot survey Geographic Coverage:...

Issued on 2017-09-05

National Frog Survey of Ireland 2010/2011 details >

Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Ireland Open Data

University College Dublin Plecoptera (stonefly) Dataset Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2023-02-02

Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Ireland details >

Hedgehogs of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of records of Hedgehogs Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2023-06-09

Hedgehogs of Ireland details >

NPWS Seal Database Open Data

Compiled dataset with records of Seal (Halichoerus gryphus; Phoca vitulina) observations for...

Issued on 2017-09-05

NPWS Seal Database details >

Bird Atlas 2007 - 2011 Open Data

A survey of bird distribution, in summer and winter, over the four year period between 2007 and...

Issued on 2017-07-28

Bird Atlas 2007 - 2011 details >

Amphibians and reptiles of Ireland Open Data

Amphibians and reptiles Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: Mostly...

Issued on 2023-06-20

Amphibians and reptiles of Ireland details >

Lice (Phthiraptera) of Ireland Open Data

Irish distribution of lice (Phthiraptera) Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2016-09-16

Lice (Phthiraptera) of Ireland details >

Vascular plants: Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012 Onwards Open Data

Data on the geographic distribution of Irish plants Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2023-07-10

Vascular plants: Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012 Onwards details >

Otter Survey of Ireland 1982 Open Data

Dataset with records of otter signs, and some fish species, made during the period of the survey. ...

Issued on 2017-09-05

Otter Survey of Ireland 1982 details >

Mid Ulster Hare Surveys 2012-2015 Open Data

Occurrence records of native Irish hares and non-native European hares from night-driven Distance...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Mid Ulster Hare Surveys 2012-2015 details >

Craneflies of Ireland Open Data

A complete database for the craneflies of Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Craneflies of Ireland details >

Longhorn Beetles of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of records of longhorn beetles. Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2023-02-03

Longhorn Beetles of Ireland details >

Harvestmen (Opiliones) of Ireland Open Data

Irish harvestmen Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1983-2004 Species...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Harvestmen (Opiliones) of Ireland details >

Birds of Ireland Open Data

Sighting of birds Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland and its territorial waters Temporal...

Issued on 2023-06-01

Birds of Ireland details >

REEHAB Project - Irish Sabellaria alveolata Records Open Data

Historical and extant records of Honeycomb Reef Worm (Sabellaria alveolata) from around the coast of...

Issued on 2021-11-30

REEHAB Project - Irish Sabellaria alveolata Records details >

Otter survey of Ireland 2004 & 2005 Open Data

Dataset with records of otter and mink signs made during the period of the survey. Geographic...

Issued on 2017-09-05

Otter survey of Ireland 2004 & 2005 details >

Bees of Ireland Open Data

Data on the distribution of bees from both published and unpublished sources have been compiled into...

Issued on 2023-04-25

Bees of Ireland details >

Mosquitoes (Culicidae) of Ireland Open Data

Mosquitoes Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1823-1991 Species Groups...

Issued on 2018-03-03

Mosquitoes (Culicidae) of Ireland details >

Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008 Open Data

Records of rare marine fish species taken in Irish waters by fishing vessels and sea anglers from...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008 details >

Pine Marten (Martes martes) Database (NPWS) Open Data

Incidental sightings of Pine Marten made by NPWS staff. Geographic Coverage: National Temporal...

Issued on 2018-03-03

Pine Marten (Martes martes) Database (NPWS) details >

Rocky Shore Macroalgae Open Data

Data collected on the macroalgae of rocky shores for Water Framework Directive assessment. ...

Issued on 2021-11-03

Rocky Shore Macroalgae details >

5-visit Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Open Data

Species records from 5-visit Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Geographic Coverage: Republic of...

Issued on 2023-01-04

5-visit Butterfly Monitoring Scheme details >

Ladybirds of Ireland Open Data

Collation of ladybird records submitted the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Geographic...

Issued on 2023-06-21

Ladybirds of Ireland details >

An Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Burren and Aran Islands 1993 - 1996 Open Data

Results of a survey of the breeding birds presented on a tetrad (2km X 2km) grid basis. Geographic...

Issued on 2016-09-12

An Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Burren and Aran Islands 1993 - 1996 details >

Hazel Dormouse in Ireland Open Data

The distribution of Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Hazel Dormouse in Ireland details >

Heritage Trees of Ireland Open Data

A database of tree of biological, cultural, ecological or historical interest because of their age,...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Heritage Trees of Ireland details >

Pseudoscorpions of Ireland Open Data

A complete database for the pseudoscorpions of Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Pseudoscorpions of Ireland details >

Wasps of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of Wasps in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2023-05-24

Wasps of Ireland details >

Grasshoppers, Crickets and Allied Insects (Orthoptera) of Ireland Open Data

A collated dataset of sightings of Orthoptera and allied insects in Ireland. Geographic Coverage:...

Issued on 2021-09-17

Grasshoppers, Crickets and Allied Insects (Orthoptera) of Ireland details >

National Lesser Horseshoe Bat Database Open Data

Dataset containing the counts made of know Lesser Horseshoe bat roosts to track population change. ...

Issued on 2017-09-05

National Lesser Horseshoe Bat Database details >

The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972. Open Data

A dataset of the distribution of the breeding birds of Britain & Ireland from 1968 to 1972,...

Issued on 2017-07-28

The First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972. details >

Moth Records of Ireland Open Data

Moth records collated from a variety of sources Geographic Coverage: The island of...

Issued on 2019-11-20

Moth Records of Ireland details >

Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013 Open Data

Records of all species recorded during Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013. Geographic Coverage:...

Issued on 2022-11-16

Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013 details >

Seabird 2000 Open Data

The Seabird 2000 dataset is a full census of all of the breeding seabirds in Britain and Ireland...

Issued on 2017-07-28

Seabird 2000 details >

Kingfisher Survey 2010 Open Data

A survey of Kingfisher and other riparian bird species along 6 river systems designated as Special...

Issued on 2017-07-28

Kingfisher Survey 2010 details >

Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Ireland Open Data

Fleas Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1892-2006 Species Groups...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Ireland details >

Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Ireland Open Data

A complete database for the Ephemeroptera of Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2023-02-07

Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Ireland details >

Irish Crop Wild Relative Database Open Data

Data on the distribution of Irish CWR species. Data on key ITPGRA species were compiled in 2010 from...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Irish Crop Wild Relative Database details >

Chondrichthyans Of Ireland Open Data

Chondrichthyan data collated from a variety of sources Geographic Coverage: The Exclusive Economic...

Issued on 2021-12-01

Chondrichthyans Of Ireland details >

The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84. Open Data

A dataset of the distribution and abundance of the wintering birds in Britain & Ireland from 1981 to...

Issued on 2017-07-28

The First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84. details >

Carrion Beetles of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of records of carrion beetles Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2023-02-03

Carrion Beetles of Ireland details >

Ireland's BioBlitz Open Data

Records of all species recorded during Ireland's BioBlitz Geographic Coverage: The island of...

Issued on 2023-01-25

Ireland's BioBlitz details >

Earthworms of Ireland Open Data

Records of earthworm distribution on the island of Ireland. Geographic Coverage: The island of...

Issued on 2022-10-27

Earthworms of Ireland details >

Hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Ireland Open Data

Data on the distribution of Irish hoverflies collected primarily by Dr Martin Speight & Dr Tom...

Issued on 2023-05-24

Hoverflies (Syrphidae) of Ireland details >

Anisopodidae and Thaumaleidae (Diptera: Nematocera) of Ireland Open Data

Anisopodidae and Thaumaleidae flies Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Anisopodidae and Thaumaleidae (Diptera: Nematocera) of Ireland details >

Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland Open Data

Dataset with records of badgers and other mammal species made during the period of the survey. ...

Issued on 2017-09-05

Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland details >

Dragonfly Ireland 2019 to 2024 Open Data

Dragonfly and Damselfly submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre 2019 – 2024 Geographic...

Issued on 2023-05-30

Dragonfly Ireland 2019 to 2024 details >

Reptiles and Amphibians Distribution Atlas 1978 (An Foras Forbartha) Open Data

Data collated by An Foras Forbartha Geographic Coverage: National Temporal Coverage: 1805-1978 ...

Issued on 2016-09-12

Reptiles and Amphibians Distribution Atlas 1978 (An Foras Forbartha) details >

Citizen Science Spider Records for Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of records of Spiders Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2021-08-31

Citizen Science Spider Records for Ireland details >

River Biologists' Database (EPA) Open Data

Riverine flora and fauna Geographic Coverage: Republic of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2005 to...

Issued on 2023-01-31

River Biologists' Database (EPA) details >

Dragonfly Records Open Data

Dragonfly and damselfly data collated from records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data...

Issued on 2022-04-01

Dragonfly Records details >

Mammals of Ireland 2016-2025 Open Data

Observations of wild and feral mammals. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland. Temporal...

Issued on 2023-05-02

Mammals of Ireland 2016-2025 details >

Irish Wetland Birds Survey (I-WeBS) 1994-2001. Open Data

Ireland's wetlands and their waterbirds Geographic Coverage: The coverage is for the Republic of...

Issued on 2017-07-28

Irish Wetland Birds Survey (I-WeBS) 1994-2001. details >

Community Foundation for Ireland Records Open Data

Records of various taxonomic groups, which have been submitted to the National Biodiversity Data...

Issued on 2022-12-14

Community Foundation for Ireland Records details >

General Biodiversity Records from Ireland Open Data

The records in this Dataset are general records of different taxonomic groups submitted to the...

Issued on 2023-07-07

General Biodiversity Records from Ireland details >

National Invasive Species Database Open Data

Dataset of Invasive species Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 19th...

Issued on 2022-11-02

National Invasive Species Database details >

Butterflies of Northern Ireland Open Data

Sightings of butterflies in Northern Ireland Geographic Coverage: Northern Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2023-01-25

Butterflies of Northern Ireland details >

Discrete vascular plant surveys Open Data

Vascular plant data collated from published reports and discrete surveys submitted to the National...

Issued on 2022-09-08

Discrete vascular plant surveys details >

Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Open Data

Butterfly data from the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme Geographic Coverage: Republic of...

Issued on 2022-07-02

Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme details >

Marine sites, habitats and species data collected during the BioMar survey of Ireland. Open Data

A database of marine species of the seashore and seabed of the island of Ireland. Geographic...

Issued on 2022-11-10

Marine sites, habitats and species data collected during the BioMar survey of Ireland. details >

LIVE - Iveragh Wildlife Records Open Data

Records of the Iveragh Peninsula's wildlife gathered by research assistants employed with the LIVE...

Issued on 2022-06-22

LIVE - Iveragh Wildlife Records details >

The Gibson spider collection Open Data

Complete dataset from the Gibson survey in Wexford. A collection of about 7000 spiders representing...

Issued on 2016-09-12

The Gibson spider collection details >

Explore Your Shore Open Data

Marine Species Records submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Citizen Science Portal...

Issued on 2023-06-20

Explore Your Shore details >

Aras an Uachtaráin Biodiveristy Audit 2019-2020 Open Data

Surveys of Áras an Uachtaráin to record and classify habitat types and plant, animal and fungi...

Issued on 2020-11-24

Aras an Uachtaráin Biodiveristy Audit 2019-2020 details >

Meniscus Midges (Dixidae) of Ireland Open Data

Dixidae flies Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1929-1989 Species...

Issued on 2018-03-03

Meniscus Midges (Dixidae) of Ireland details >

Butterflies of Ireland post 2021 Open Data

Irish butterflies. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2022 to...

Issued on 2023-04-19

Butterflies of Ireland post 2021 details >

Natterjack Toads of Ireland Open Data

Spatial distribution of Natterjack Toads in Ireland Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland ...

Issued on 2021-11-26

Natterjack Toads of Ireland details >

A national macroinvertebrate dataset collected for the biomonitoring of Ireland’s river network,... Open Data

The data described here were originally collected for one purpose – to assess rivers nationwide to...

Issued on 2022-03-04

A national macroinvertebrate dataset collected for the biomonitoring of Ireland’s river network,... details >

SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters Open Data

Records of marine species encountered by divers in Irish coastal waters. Geographic Coverage:...

Issued on 2022-12-06

SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters details >

Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 2021 Open Data

Irish butterflies. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1955 to 2021 ...

Issued on 2023-01-26

Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 2021 details >

Bryophytes of Ireland Open Data

Bryophytes of Ireland provided by the Biological Records Centre, UK. The dataset comprises the data...

Issued on 2018-04-09

Bryophytes of Ireland details >

The Ray Project - Shark, Skate and Ray Egg case Records Open Data

This dataset is comprised of the variety of skate and ray egg casings found on Wexford beaches...

Issued on 2022-06-17

The Ray Project - Shark, Skate and Ray Egg case Records details >

Clare Biological Records Centre Dataset 2004-2007 Open Data

Biological records from County Clare Geographic Coverage: The county of Clare Species Groups...

Issued on 2019-01-15

Clare Biological Records Centre Dataset 2004-2007 details >

Empididae of Ireland Open Data

A complete dataset of Empididae in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal...

Issued on 2023-05-30

Empididae of Ireland details >

Records of North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Irish waters Open Data

Distribution and temporal data for North Atlantic right whales within the Exclusive Economic Zone...

Issued on 2020-04-16

Records of North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Irish waters details >

Ants of Ireland Open Data

A dataset consisting of all known records of the ants in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island...

Issued on 2023-06-27

Ants of Ireland details >

Hare Survey of Ireland 2006 & 2007 Open Data

Dataset with records of sightings of mammal and bird species made during the period of the survey. ...

Issued on 2018-03-12

Hare Survey of Ireland 2006 & 2007 details >

Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 1979 (An Foras Forbartha) Open Data

Butterfly distribution in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage:...

Issued on 2018-03-12

Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 1979 (An Foras Forbartha) details >

Irish Lagoon Surveys 2016 - 2017 Open Data

Surveys of aquatic fauna carried out by Geoff Oliver and Eddie McCormack 2016-17 in 39 of the...

Issued on 2020-10-21

Irish Lagoon Surveys 2016 - 2017 details >

Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 Open Data

A collated Dataset of sightings of all wild and feral mammal species occurring in Ireland and its...

Issued on 2018-05-01

Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 details >
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