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Appendix 1: Baseline Studies Studies Organisation Birds -Winter and Summer BirdWatch Ireland Bats Scott Cawley Fish / Aquatic Flora / Aquatic Invertebrates / Water Quality Central Fisheries Board Planning Context Study Brady Shipman Martin Mammals and Deer Mammal Research Unit, UCD Habitat Mapping, Biodiversity and Geodiversity Mary Tubridy & Associates Grey Squirrel Mammal Research Unit, UCD ‘An Illustrated History of the Phoenix Park, Landscape and Management to 1880’ Dr. John A. McCullen Recreational Analysis OPW Trees Arboriculture Consultants Transportation Study Faber Maunsell and OPW THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 91 92 THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN Appendix 2: Facilitated Workshops Representatives from 53 stakeholder groups were invited to facilitated workshops. Given the large numbers interested in participating it was decided to hold two consultative group workshops, which met twice for day long facilitated workshops, with a view of informing the project management team and the Conservation Management Plan. Four themed workshops were held with four key questions to focus the group as follows : 1. What do you want to see in place for The Phoenix Park in the future? 2. What are the issues stopping us from moving towards our vision? 3. What are the strategic directions in which we must move in order to deal with the issues and move us towards our vision? 4. What practical actions must we take to implement the new directions? List of Attendees of Workshops April/May 2007 Name Organisation Declan Bermingham OPW Michael Brown Rtd Diageo Ltd. and Phoenix Cricket Club Declan Byrne Cycling Ireland Maurice Cleary OPW John Coyne Central Fisheries Board Olivia Crowe Birdwatch Ireland Helen Cunningham Phoenix Cafe Rory Deeghan Dublin City Council Nuala Deghan Chapelizod Assoc./Festival/Heritage Committee Joyce Dillon Friends of Phoenix Park Jerimiah Ellis Leinster Football League Ann Fagan Chapelizod Old Village Laura Farrell OPW Pat Farren Irish Deer Society Alexander Fennell OPW Patrick Gilchrist An Garda Siochána HQ Tom Hayden UCD Alan Hunter UCD Paul Keane Fingal Co. Co. Rebbeca Jeffares An Taisce Ellen Lynch N.C.R. and Area Residents Group Simon McGuiness Navan Road Community Council Margaret McGuirk Phoenix Park Visitor Centre Eamon Mullins OPW Margaret Murphy Infirmary Road and District Community Development Group Margaret Murray Navan Road Community Council Michael O’ Brien Tree Council of Ireland Donnacha O’ Dulaing Dublin City Council Dermot Quigley Motorsport Ireland Rosemary Robinson Navan Road Community Council Alice Sherratt Cycling Ireland Gerry Walsh OPW THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 93 94 THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSERVATION THE PHOENIXPARK Workshop 1 Vision Question: What do you want to see in place for The Phoenix Park in the future? Conservation Traffic Conserve Eco-friendly Park Policy for Developing spatial Secure legislative Unique heritage Safe environment Enhance and reuse of built management and enhance recreation, and community status of Park experience communication heritage measures biodiversity cultural and linkages and interpretation leisure usage Magazine Fort Traffic (Less). Standards of Hire of bicycles. More cultural More links with Secure legislative Unique heritage More policing. Greater Restoration excellence in activities/ facilities river, RHK, War status of the Park. experience. integration of Park - Museum. horticuture. (markets). Memorial, etc. management. Develop and Transport link Natural recreation Improved Outdoor area to Awareness and Higher visibilty of Eye catching manage Magazine (Luas). area for Dublin pedestrian links to display sculpture. linking with wider Park Rangers. signs in places of Fort for public and visitors. the Park. planning context. interest. access. Development Allow buses into Preservation of Eco-friendly Park. Balance active of toilet area the Park to allow Habitats/Species. (no increase) and (Infirmary Rd). more people passive (more) access. activities. Development of New solutions Ecology, Pedestrian cycle More recreational Magazine Fort. for public access biodiversity, access. facilities for (cycles, buses, car tree species very adults e.g. tennis, parking issues). important. bowling greens. Conservation of Less traffic/noise Biodiversity Manage cultural, the boundary of in the Park, enhancenment and sporting uses. the Park. improvements development. for cyclists, pedestrians. Building Policy Reduce traffic Greater amenities (New/Existing). impact. for children e.g. deer, Children’s Corner. Reduction/change More user/family to traffic on a friendly. phased basis linked to public transportation. Provision of litter bins. Workshop 2 Vision Question: What do you want to see in place for The Phoenix Park in the future? Enhance user facilities and Recreational policy for the Protection of integrity and Minimise traffic and optimise World Heritage Park Conservation and reuse Promotion, Education, experience Phoenix Park setting of the Phoenix Park appropriate movement within of the Built Heritage Interpretation the Phoenix Park Tourist ice rink, winter cycle Develop (Sport) GAA and No further encroachment. Reduce the traffic volume in World Heritage Site. Redevelopment of the Information points at main rentals, summer events, musical cricket within the Park. - Drainage. the Park. - 1750s events - Period Magazine Fort. entrance to hand out maps, (jazz, classical). Restore and - Transport to, but not transport - International advice and information on reuse old buildings. through. events. deer and wildlife. Reunite Phoenix Park and War Promote recreational usage. Defend the Park boundary Less traffic - LRT loop in the Park as example of best Magazine Fort Education resources. Memorial Gardens - tunnel from and reunite the two parks. Park - buses to boundary - no practice of urban park - Restore Islandbridge to Chapelizod. commercial - cycle franchise. management. - Reuse. Safe access to all areas in the Preserving form and heritage Traffic to be diverted Eco-friendly Park, Existing buildings to be Education Centre. Park. of the Park. underground e.g. Main Road - biodiversity, habitats, restored e.g. Magazine to be underground. eliminate grey squirrel. Fort, Old Well, clean up Furry Glen - make more public friendly. More toilet facilities. Silence. Tunnel under the Park for Red squirrel. Restoration and use of Signs and information on deer traffic. Magazine Fort. and wildlife, organise tours. Literary elements; Joyce, Le Protected Less car, (no rat runs, more Vision of Park preserve, Archaelogical survey of More public awareness, Fanu, etc. - vistas, - horizon public transport). protect flora and fauna, the Phoenix Park. promote community usage i.e. preserve habitats. website. Child-focus play/ adventure and Wild Park - biodiversity audit Preservation of Architectural focus. mature. - educational awareness. ‘Cromlach’ on THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSERVATION THE PHOENIXPARK Knockmary Hill. Special needs - wheelchair access, Staff resources. Expanded education roads. programme . Wetland development. Expanded education and outreach programme in the Phoenix Park. Research and monitoring of habitats of the Park. Green practices. Restoration of existing/rare species. Walled gardens to provide vegetables, etc. Centre of horticultural excellence. 95 96 THE PHOENIX PARK CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN CONSERVATION THE PHOENIXPARK Workshop 1 Issues Question: What are the issues stopping us from moving towards our vision? Conservation and reuse of Competing interests Resources Non prioritisation Lack of awareness and Lack of communication Lack of planning built heritage appreciation mechanism Appropriate usage. Competing pressures. Resources Slow change in attitude. Lack of appreciation of the Communication – internal No plan. - Money. importance of the product. and external. Suitable reuse. Lack of infrastructure and Persuading the ‘powers Not government priority Lack of public awareness. Promotion and education. No realistic plan. political pressure. that be’. - too complex. Man power - no proper plan. Slow process to overcome No reason. Need for more promotion of Need for integrated - lack of back up. the significance of the Park. planning. Funding. Traffic plan not Enhance communications Eco-friendly Park. implemented in time. and interpretation – no stakeholder forum. Need for dedicated staff Question of change. Lack of integration. Too much traffic and member. not enough cycle routes/ footpaths. Finance. Queue of legislation. Different authorities leads to poor communications. Lack of resources. Lack of co-operation from outside bodies. Lack of trained staff in this field. Lack of staff resources i.e professional staff. Reources - Staff and Finance. Security of supply. Workshop 2 Issues Question: What are the issues stopping us from moving towards our vision? Lack of up-dated management Under resourced promotion and Lack of a strategic plan Inappropriate Dublin traffic Lack of resources (Human and Lack of up-dated legislation, Plan education plan Financial) policy for development within and external to the Park New management plan. Ignorance, awareness. Main issue is the grey squirrels, Feasible alternatives to using the Resources - finance - staff - Formal proposal to World broad leaf trees, red squirrels (no Park and due to poor planning. professional - general Heritage Convention. policy for wildlife). staff - time - climate. Guidelines, Field Study Centre Vision and adaption