Invasive Species Northern Ireland

15/05/2026

15/05/2026

Staff from DAERA/NIEA, AFBI and NPWS form all over NI and Ireland, attended Track and Trace training yesterday at the Greenmount Campus. It was a great opportunity to swap stories and get their hands on some of the equipment and try out some of the track and trace tools we will be using in the case of an Asian hornet incursion.

12/05/2026

Northern Ireland pest controllers attended Asian hornet nest removal training by Killgerm expert at Greenmount facilitated by Shared Island Biosecurity & Invasive Species Initiative and hosted by NIEA

06/05/2026

Our Invasive Species Team attended the Fermanagh Classic Fishing Festival last week, supporting DAERA Inland Fisheries with net dipping to help of harmful invasive species. 🎣

27/04/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly03xp91v4o

After the invasive species was found in Northern Ireland last year, entomologists are on high alert.

24/04/2026

Come and see NIEA and NBDC staff from the Shared Island Initiative who will be promoting Check Clean Dry at the Fermanagh Classic Fishing Festival on Monday the 27th April in Enniskillen

15/04/2026

https://x.com/daera_ni/status/2044408840431563201?s=20

02/04/2026

NIEA INNS Team Mollie Bullock and NBDC's Shared Island Biosecurity & Citizen Science Officer, Chantel Carr attended the North West Angling Fair last weekend to share their joint knowledge about biosecurity for anglers and other water users. The Shared Island Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative has enabled both organisations to work together and produce resources jointly for events across the island of Ireland.

02/04/2026

https://youtu.be/MqlXzqDkSjo - something to think about when you are enjoying the countryside this Easter. Although this video was made in GB the reporting numbers for Crimestoppers and the 101 numbers are the same. In Northern Ireland you can also report a wildlife crime online to the PSNI - https://www.psni.police.uk/report

Operation Easter is a UK National Operation to highlight and target people involved in the illegal taking and trading of wild birds eggs.

26/03/2026

A great turnout for the inaugural Shared Island Local Action Groups workshop at Waterways Ireland headquarters in Enniskillen on the 24th and 25th of March.