Survey Details - Community Rhododendron ponticum mapping survey
Community Rhododendron ponticum mapping survey
Public survey collecting the location and various attributes of Rhododendron ponticum.
2024
2025
To map the locations of R. ponticum plants with the aim of controlling its spread.
Data captured through a purpose-made GIS app used by trained volunteers on their mobile phones
Currently covering the north Beara peninsula, with a particular focus around the Lauragh and Tuosist areas
Minimum zoom level required before users are able to place a location marker; user manual input of townland to verify location; photo of plant required to verify correct plant identification; offering of training workshops on app use to increase quality of data capture.
Data provided by University College Cork. More information on the project: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f22b54dcdeef4a9ebda7598384b3db3e
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, National Invasive Species Database, Survey: Community Rhododendron ponticum mapping survey, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 19 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/397/Survey/1798
Survey Statistics
277
0
1
Survey species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Survey records distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Records per year
Species per year