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…
Tag: Biodiversity
A lovely rainbow ending in Ballyteague Forest with the Hill of Allen just behind. Taken during a walk in Lodge Bog today, which is being rewetted by Bord na Móna under the €108M PCAS scheme.
The Bord na Mona Recycling Drehid Community Grant Scheme supports lots of good projects in the local area. One of my favourite projects is a Lapwing Conservation project near Blackwood. Following a visit to a National Parks and Wildlife Service managed conservation area, BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch decided that the only way to protect the…
Hamilton Bridge on the Grand Canal in Killina is looking lovely these days, with the pollinator friendly areas left uncut on the water-side. Thanks to the local residents who mind it so well. You might see that notices have gone up along the canal about new surveys that are taking place. This is preparation work…
It was Biodiversity Day yesterday at Maynooth Green Campus and Tom from BirdWatch Ireland Kildare Branch led us on a tour of the university grounds to listen to and see the birds living there. It is really impressive to see how nature is able to thrive alongside the educational facilities, when the campus is managed…
We had a great day at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre last weekend for #biodiversityweek. Aisling loves pond-dipping so much that I have to drag her away from it. Thanks to Nuala, Tristram, Ruari and Sorcha for looking after us all so well with so much going on. They have more events on this…
My company has a great scheme where they allow us to take some time off to volunteer with charities and other groups, to assist their efforts. Last year I used most of my volunteer time to help the Irish Peatland Conservation Council in Lullymore with their work on bog conservation. It’s great to get out…
Well done to all in Ticknevin Community Group on the completion of their boat project at the bridge. Thanks to Jim Connolly for telling Doreen Daly and I about all the hard work that was done behind the scenes. I have been working with the group to secure grants for equipment and projects over the…
I met with Ministers Simon Coveney and Martin Heydon recently to discuss the new Climate Action Plan 2021. I raised the need for the Government to finalise the Draft Revised Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These guidelines will provide rural communities with the technical guidance they need in order to allow them to participate fully in…
A few months back, I wrote about the damage that was done at Derrinturn Community Garden and how I was going to work with the volunteers involved to make it more secure. In April, we secured funding of €6,550 from a Local Property Tax fund for Community Gardens & Markets, to install a fence around…