Overview of Biodiversity in Dublin City

Dublin’s Biodiversity Enjoy it Know It Keep it Presentation for Embedding Biodiversity in your Organisation BITC 23 Feb 2017

North Bull Island Rivers, Canals, & & Dublin Bay Riparian Zones

Public Parks & Private Gardens Open Spaces & Buildings Is Dublin a Wild Place ? Habitats and Species Places protected by Irish European Law

Everyday easily observed to rare

Protected Species Mammals Plants Fish Invertebrates Birds

North Bull Island

Biodiversity Groupings in Dublin City

Plants 44 species protected by both Birds European and Irish Legislation Fish Of which 27 are birds

Insects Also Mammals 8 Mammals and amphibians by Irish Wildlife Act 10 plants by Flora Protection People! Order

Biodiversity Groupings in Dublin City North Bull Island is the best a place in the city to experience outstanding wildlife.

Dublin City is home to a unique array of Urban Biodiversity

Our Rivers and canals are vital biodiversity corridors transporting wildlife throughout the city

Our gardens provide important refuges for the city’s wildlife Our street trees are a vital component in the greening of our city

Dublin Bay Biosphere

“ to inspire a positive future by connecting people and nature today”

About Dublin Bay Biosphere

• Designated by UNESCO in 2015 • Dublin Bay Biosphere Partnership works with schools, universities, community groups, NGOs and local businesses • Our purpose: To inspire a positive future by connecting people and nature today • 3 Goals: Conserve biodiversity, Support education and research, Promote sustainable development • 669 Biospheres in 120 countries

Dublin Bay Biosphere  North Bull Island Biosphere (1981)  Dublin Bay Biosphere (2015)  305 km2  330,254 residents

LOSS LOVE NEED

BRANDING FOR BIODIVERSITY 4 CATEGORIES JIGS GIGS

Events on National International Themes ( Annual)

Fringing on City Events

Getting People Involved in Action ( Volunteer Platform)

Park / Site Specific and Public Consultation ( Building Walks talks displays for a Park and Internal DCC)

Types Of Jigs and Gigs

Fringe

Pop up Schools Installation

Walks & Talks Key Dates Day Out International / National Events

Feb 2 Ramsar World Wetland Day Mar 6-12 Tree Week Mar 22 World Water Day April 22 Earth Day May 7 European Dawn Chorus RTE Dawn Chorus May 22 International Day for Biodiversity June 1 National Children Day June 5 World Environment Day June 8th World Oceans Day July 2 National Play Day Aug 20 -27 Heritage Week Sep World Parks Day Nov Science Week

Biodiversity Villages at

March 31 - April 2 Dodder Networking Summit Herbert Park Mar 20 - 21 Battle For The Bay Dollymount Strand July 15 - 16 Annual Rose Festival St Anne’s Park Aug 20 -27 Heritage Week City Wide Parks

Get Involved Conservation Habitat Protection Jan - March Cutting Sea Buckthorn North Bull Island “DCC Biodiversity with Royal College Surgeons Ireland, Coolmine Therapeutic Community April 2 min Beach Cleaning “An Taisce Clean Coasts ”

Mar 6-12 Tree Week Tree Planting “National Council Of Ireland” DCC Parks April 22 Dodder Action Day “ Dodder Action Group” Litter and Biodiversity May –June Monitoring and removal Invasive Alien Species on the Dodder DCC Parks and “ Dodder Action Group ” All Summer Litter Clean up North Bull Island DCC Parks Sep - Nov Sea Buckthorn Berry Picking North Bull Island

Sea Buckthorn Battle and Bakeoff Let’s Eat Our Way Out Of The Problem !

Himalayan balsam SWIFT Reasons for decline? Give Them Homes Volunteers Doing Litter Clean Ups Bull Island and Children Transforming Litter Into Art Get Involved Citizen Science

All Year Workshops to train for recording/ identifying Biodiversity Bumblebee Monitoring / Butterfly Monitoring “National Biodiversity Data Centre”

All Year Workshops to train for identifying recording Birds and Biodiversity “ BirdWatch Ireland” Swift , Riverbirds, Nesting Gulls , Garden Birds Survey

Seal Watching with Dublin Port [email protected]

Aug Annual Daubenton’s Bat Survey “ Bat Conservation Ireland ”

Sep 15 to Oct 15 Annual European Shore Survey “Coastwatch Ireland”

High Arctic The Life Story Of The Light Bellied Brent Goose Circle The Empty Quarter : Ellesmere , Axel Heiberg, Bathurst Islands . An area size of western Europe

Western Green Land

Western Iceland

Canada

Ireland UN Ambassadors Brent Goose Shelduck Teal

Pintail Shoveler Dublin Bay Alive Alive Oh! Common Grey Seal Watch with Dublin Port

Harbour Porpoise [email protected] i

Dublin Bay Biosphere Partnership Email: [email protected] Website: www.dublinbaybiosphere.ie Facebook: www.facebook.com/dublinbaybiosphere Twitter: www.twitter.com/dublinbiosphere YouTube Channel: Dublin Bay Biosphere

Dublin City Council Biodiversity Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.dublincity.ie Phone: 2223369 / 3418 (M) 087 0577970

Contact Our Partners

www.birdwatchireland.ie

www.dodderactiondublin.com [email protected] • • www.batconservationireland.org/

www.coastwatch.org or email [email protected] Contact Our Partners

http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/

• http://cleancoasts.org/

Bi Urban www.desireland.ie

For further Information, or if you have any comments, please contact:

Niamh Ni Cholmain Biodiversity Facilitator for Community Engagement Dublin City Council 01 2223369 087 0577970 [email protected]