Legendary singer David Gray and Minister Malcolm Noonan joined us in Blackwood on Friday. We celebrated World Wetlands Day by visiting the wader conservation area on lands owned and managed by the Earley family.
Together with BirdWatch Ireland Kildare and the National Parks and Wildlife Service we have created a successful breeding area for waders like Lapwing here. The site is protected by a specially designed electric fence which was funded by Local Property Tax and Bord na Móna Drehid through their Community Grant.
