Heritage Council

Application No.

Applicant Name

Project

Project Description 

Approved Amount

16754

Cilian Roden & Richard Lansdown

A Botanical survey of lakes in South East Clare

Describe the flora and vegetation of lakes in South East Clare

€12,600

17159

Clare Biodiversity Group

Establishment of a Baseline on Invasive Alien Species in Co Clare

To provide a current review of the distribution and threats posed by Invasive Alien Species in Co Clare & to present a draft strategy for a co-ordinated control programme

€11,500

16759

Shannon Dolphin & Wildlife Foundation

Basking Shark Survey

The Blasking shark survey aims to collect data which will contribute to the protection of basking sharks in Irish waters

€14,812

16749

Christopher R Aldwell

Donegal Marsh Fritillary Survey

To attempt to find marsh fritillaries in Donegal

€2,500

16761

David Mitchel

Survey of the grassland fungi of West Donegal

A series of surveys to identify good grassland fungi sites and to build up  knowledge of this important group

€4,140

16814

The Tree Council of Ireland

Register of Heritage Trees of Ireland

Undertake a survey and compile a register of the Heritage Trees of Ireland

€15,000

17042

Myles Nolan

Use of a predictive system for assessing quality of the spider fauna associated with sand dune complexes

Sites of known conservation quality will be surveyed and assessed utilising a predictive system it will serve to test the predictive system and to compile baseline information on the spider element of Irelands dune fauna

€10,000

17089

Dublin City Council

Management Plan for Irishtown Nature Park

A Management Plan is needed to manage the now maturing wooland, control Japanese Knotweed & Buddleia & manage the site taking into account the wildlife that is there.

€8,000

17417

University College Dublin

A First Analysis of the Arachnid Fauna inhabiting Irish Machair

Machair is designated as a priority habitat type under the EU Habitats Directive - the identification of particularly vulnerable species will provide scientific information for preservation of these threatened ecosystems.

€8,080

17060

Bat Conservation Ireland

Distribution atlas of bat species in Ireland

Provide a distribution atlas of the four most easily recognised bat species occurring in Ireland.Heterodyne and time expansion bat detectors will be employed to detect and record species

€6,000

17419

Ecoserve

Freshwater Opossum Shrimp Survey

Project will undertake a systemic survey of Mysis relicta in various Irish lakes including L. Allen, L. Ree, L. Derg & L. Ree

€8,000

17424

An Taisce National Trust for Ireland

Incorporating Biodiversity Considerations in Afforestation Grants

To contribute to the protection of biodiversity Ireland by pursuing the integration & meaningful implementation of biodiversity policy into the consent system for private afforestation

€6,637

17425

An Taisce National Trust for Ireland

Review of Natural Heritage Area Protection in Ireland

The project shall compile evidence based research towards ensuring the completion of designation of NHAs and will focus on producing achievable recommendations for various agencies for their full protection

€10,000

17436

BEC Consultants Ltd

Resurveying of the Vegetation & Carabid Beetle Communities of the People's Millennium Forests in counties Wicklow, Galway, Kilkenny & Sligo

To further our knowledge of native woodland dynamics & successional changes in biodiversity in order to better underpin woodland management decisions & future research. Also aims to improve knowledge of the habitat requirements of Irish Carabids.

€11,440

16756

Allen & Mellon  Environmental Ltd

Research into the true distribution status and penology of the White Prominent Leucodonta bicoloria in Co Kerry

To find the White Prominent and identify breeding areas to give a better understanding of its penology

€9,843

16812

Irish Museums Trust

Assessing the conservation status of Simethis planifolia (the Kerry Lily) in Ireland

To help ensure the species conservation in Ireland

€11,000

17036

Irish Char Conservation Group Ltd

Determination of the status and distribution of the unique Salvelinus fimbriatus char in the geographic area where the species was first identified in Co Kerry

To determine if the Salvelinus frimbriatus char still exists outside its known range in Ireland by targeting loughs from which it was first identified

€10,000

17004

Kenneth Bond

A survey of the Lepidoptera of counties Leitrim and Roscommon

An investigation of the Lepidoptera of Cos Leitrim and Roscommon and the faunal importance of species will be assessed

€4,169

17429

Forest Environmental Research and Services(Fers)Ltd

A Continued Survey of Nocturnal Macro Moth Biodiversity in Meath

To survey nocturnal macro-moth biodiversity in different habitat types within un-surveyed 10km area in Co Meath

€9,753

17057

Myles Nolan

Margin Facebank and open areas of cutover bog - pioneer and fen assemblages of spiders at all saints bog

To understand if a number of spider species recorded at All Saints Bog are pioneers there or represent an element of the fauna

€6,075

16758

Two Bridges Partnership

Glenbawn Fox Covert Management Plan

Collate existing ecological data on the site as well as gathering new information

€4,312

16815

Lough Derg Science Group

A study of the biology, distribution & abundance of mysid 'shrimps' in Lough Derg Shannon river basin with particular reference to the recently found alien invasive Hemimysis anomala

The project examined the distribution, abundance and behaviour of both species and links the study and/or collections to other community and academic projects

€10,000

17092

Stephen McCormack

A survey of aquatic & terrestrial invertebrate communities in Co Waterfords wetlands

Survey aims to add value to the initial ecological assessment by undertaking a survey of aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates in Co Waterfords wetlands.

€10,000

17093

Irish Peatlands Conservation Council

Hydrological & Vegetation Research on Fenor Bog NNR, Co Waterford

A survey of vegetation communities present on Fenor Bog NNR & the production of a map of their distribution to determine any changes since 1999 & an investigation of the hydrological regime on Fenor Bog

€6,000

17098

Paul Walsh

The Waterford Breeding Bird Atlas 2006-2011

Project aims to survey all Co Waterford tetrads (2006-2011) to collect detailed information on the distribution of breeding birds, updating more general information collected during previous national breeding bird atlases.

€3,398

16816

Irish Rare Breeding Birds Panel

Rare breeding birds in Ireland 2009

Obtaining as much 2009 data as possible on Irelands rare breeding birds as an aid to improving of future conservation.

€2,889

16779

Birdwatch Ireland - Wicklow

IBAs: an update of the distribution, extent and status of Ireland's most important areas for birds.

IBA inventory needs to be updated and improved so that we may continue to update and monitor Ireland's most important areas for birds

€10,000

17432

Golden Eagle Trust

Nightjar Survey of the Forests of Co Wicklow

To establish the presence/absence of nightjars at selected sites in Co Wicklow & ultimately a baseline for distribution of nightjars in Co Wicklow in forest sites.

€2,850

Total

€228,998