First published on December 12, 2024 in Horticulture Connected. Link below. In a changing world that urgently needs both local food and space for nature, Féidhlim Harty finds ways to combine these needs by using proxies in small-scale rewilding initiatives. Rewilding is a term that excites as much reticence as enthusiasm, depending on your perspective….
Category: Stormwater and SUDS
It’ll take a miracle… and we can do that
Our waterways are in crisis. Only about 1% of Ireland’s rivers and streams are pristine; down from nearly 15% in the 1980s. Despite a legal obligation to achieve “good” status for our waterways by 2027, we’ve hovered around only 55% of waterways at this status since 1987. The targets aren’t just to keep within EU…
Exploring Solutions in Knocklyon: for the Dodder River Catchment
Here’s a copy of a presentation given recently in Knocklyon, Dublin with the report underneath:
Do’s and don’ts of ponds – youtube
Site drainage with an eco-twist
Féidhlim Harty explains how to maximise the potential for biodiversity in your next stormwater management project First published in Horticulture Connected on April 3, 2020 (link below). Flood control is very much on the agenda in this period of climate consciousness; fuelling an increase in planning requirements for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) across Ireland. But…
In praise of swales
First published in Horticulture Connected on November 7, 2019 Feidhlim Harty explains why we need to see greater use of swales in the Irish landscape The incorporation of swales to mitigate the negative impacts of rainwater runoff in designed schemes is not new. However, their use in Ireland has really only taken off in the…