This is the text of a talk which was given to the Eco-Quaker group in summer 2020. Re-imagining Society Sustainably Imagining a future as clear,clean and beautiful as can be,with wholesome human interactions,enjoyment of natureand our needs met from the abundant earth. As we look at the state of the world around us and the impacts we are having on the natural world andone another, it can be quite overwhelming. It can often be difficult to know how to best respond. I’dlike to suggest five things that we can do in our own lives that can make a difference. Firstly,…
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Here’s a copy of a presentation given recently in Knocklyon, Dublin with the report underneath:
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First published in Horticulture Connected on August 24, 2023 Mopping up sewage pollution, sequestering carbon and promoting biodiversity – willow wastewater systems are the solution we need for one-off houses in the countryside. WORDS: Féidhlim Harty. We seem to be on a whole suite of collision courses, including housing, climate, biodiversity and water pollution. Many young people in rural areas are looking at family land, with no prospect of being allowed to build due to poor soil percolation characteristics. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Code of Practice: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems is a government guidance document. It outlines methods…
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Posted on 24 Apr 2023 by Green Foundation Ireland, in this talk Feidhlim Harty gives an overview of pond design and construction to help landowners and local communities create new ponds. Ponds provide valuable habitat for wildlife as well as beautiful areas to walk near and watch nature. We explore siting, sizing, shape, edge slope, depth and aftercare; looking at the steps needed to get from discussing the initial idea through to design, construction and finish.
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Following is a selection of wildlife gardening articles that I wrote in 2007 and 2008 while living in West Cork. They were all first published in the then West Cork Advertiser magazine. For anybody wanting to add wildlife interest to their garden, they may offer useful tips and suggestions. January in the Wildlife GardenThe Hazel catkins are one of the few signs of life in the wildlife garden this early in the year. The long male catkins, or lambs-tails are the obvious flowers of the hazel. Despite being more colourful, the small size of the female flowers makes them less…