A large area of the Ward River Valley is dominated by the non-native Cherry Laurel shrub. Work is due to start this week to remove the invasive species and this work is likely to have a dramatic effect on certain parts of the park. The Cherry Laurel shrub which is very common in gardens around…
Contractors and the operations staff of Fingal County Council have reduced the list of 40 items, compiled by the Swords Pickers group, to 11 difficult to remove items from the Ward River Valley. In the coming weeks a contractor for Fingal County Council will visit each of the difficult to reach items and prepare an…
A number of barriers to migrating fish are to be dismantled along the Ward river and a ‘fish bypass’ is to be installed at the Arches near Ushers Lake, the Fingal Biodiversity Forum has heard. A study of fish along the Ward found that a number of barriers have badly impacted the ability of salmon…
A plan to increase, or stabilise, the population of otter, kingfisher, dipper, bats, salmon, brown trout and badger in the Ward River Valley is now part of Phase 1 of the Fingal Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2030. This plan, which was originally unfunded and effectively shelved, is now one of the first 20 projects prioritised in…
Plans to address historic dumping sites in the Ward River Valley and additional resources to clean up the Ward River through the town, were committed to by Fingal County Council this week. At an area committee meeting on Thursday, officials from Fingal agreed to work through and prepare a response to a list of 40…
There is still time to register and take part in the Darkness into Light event tomorrow in Rivervalley, Swords. The fundraiser for Pieta House starts at 4.15am on Saturday morning at the Rivervalley Community Centre. Participants will walk a 5km route through the Ward River Valley as the dawn breaks. Last year – which was…
Sites such as the Ward River Valley and pocket forests around the Swords area could get a protected status under new laws being proposed. Community groups, environmental groups, public representatives, and biodiversity officers, will be able to propose areas of ecological value that if a new bill coming before the Oireachtas is passed. The new…
Some remarkable images of what the Ward River Valley as it will look should the proposed three projects were unveiled at a webinar this week. The three projects – the sports hub in Brackenstown, the Walled Garden restoration, and the historic canal rewetting – are all proposed as part of the first phase of projects…
The designers working on the Ward River Valley Regional Park project have come back with their first draft and there are some really incredible proposals. The team are putting forward three projects for the first phase of the park redevelopment with a fourth that will come after, but is so interesting that it is worth…
A preliminary draft of the new Ward River Valley Regional Park will be unveiled to the public next Wednesday. An online Webinar will take place next Wednesday, April 26th, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, where the draft plan will be explained. This will mark the start of the second phase of the community consultation on the…