Survey Name:

Plant Phenology

Survey purpose:

To provide a time series of the earliest phenophase dates of plant species found in Irish phenological gardens.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Not applicable

Periodicity:

Annual

Statistical Population:

Specific plants in phenological gardens in Ireland

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable

Reference Area:

Garden

Time Coverage:

1966-2020

Base Period:

Not applicable

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

Around 7,300 observations

Principal Variables:

Phenological garden, plant species, phenophase stage, date of occurrence of a phenophase stage

Principal External Users:

Government, policy-makers, environment sector, national media, general public

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Environment Statistics

Contact Person:

Paul McElvaney

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Berna Lawlor

Contact email:

environment@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000