Date: 04/02/2025
Time: 19:00 - 20:30
Location: Ennis Civic Room

 

 

Location: Buttermarket Building, Drumbiggle Road, Ennis, Clare  Eircode: V95RR72

Date and Time: 7pm−8:30pm; Tuesday, 4th of February 2025.

 

Event Description:

This event is organised by Clare County Council’s Biodiversity Office to celebrate World Wetlands Day. The event will see the launch of both the Clare Wetland Story Map  and  new wetland guidelines aimed at community groups and landowners called ‘Community Action: A Beginner’s Guide to Wetlands’ .

The Clare Wetland Story Map is a new online digital interactive map that profiles ten wetland sites the public can visit and value in County Clare. It also includes a description of wetland habitats found in County Clare and a list of resources for communities, schools and landowners.

The new wetland guidance ‘Community Action: A Beginner’s Guide to Wetlands’ was developed  in conjunction with the Community Wetlands Forum, Clare County Council and Monaghan County Council.  is aimed at community groups and landowners to encourage the promotion of wetlands in their local area, or to help those who wish to embark on a wetland conservation project. This could range from including wetlands in Community Biodiversity Action Plans, undertaking a conservation project to hosting walks and talks.

The event will also provide an update on the  2024 Clare Wetland Field Surveys. Speakers will include Laurence Fullam of the Community Wetlands Forum, Patrick Crushell and Poppy Overy of Wetland Surveys Ireland and Barry O’Loughlin, Biodiversity Officer with Clare County Council. This event is aimed at communities and landowners undertaking biodiversity actions in their locality and as an educational resource.