Publications
This is the Landscape publications section. Here you can find all publications, reports and presentations for this heritage area of interest.
LANDSCAPE PUBLICATION
Review of Forest Policy for the Heritage Council
This review of Heritage Council forest policy was carried out by a team of six foresters and ecologists at the request of Woodlands of Ireland.
Click here to download a PDF version of the document [PDF 1.8MB]
Latest Publications
A Geological Field Guide to Cooley, Gullion, Mourne & Slieve Croob
Louth County Council, with grant support from the Heritage Council and the Geological Survey of Ireland, has published a field guide to the geology (and geography) of the greater Carlingford Lough region (north Louth, south Armagh and south Down).
The book is written to maximise its value to senior secondary teachers (and to college lecturers). It aims to show educators how they can use some of the best and most accessible field sites in the region to teach essential elements of the Leaving Cert and A Level geography curriculum (and geology where this is taught in a few northern schools and on undergraduate courses).
Click here to download a copy of the document in PDF format [4.2 MB]
Kildare's Hedgerows
Kildare’s network of hedgerows is a huge asset to the county for agriculture, landscape, water quality, carbon sequestration, employment and our wild flora and fauna.
The 2006 County Kildare Hedgerow Survey was initiated by the Heritage Office of Kildare County Council as an action of the County Kildare Heritage Plan. The survey was conducted by Neil Foulkes and funded by Kildare County Council and the Heritage Council. The aim of the survey was to record the extent, species composition, structure, condition and management of the county’s hedgerows.
Click here to download publication [PDF 740K]
Landscape Highlights: Heritage Outlook 2004 -2009
To celebrate the Landscape Conference The Heritage Council has published a special edition of Heritage Outlook bringing together all the landscape articles featured in the magazine from 2004 -2009.
Download Landscape Highlights: Heritage Outlook 2004 -2009 [PDF 11MB]
Landscape Character Assessment of Co. Clare
This study built upon an earlier pilot study undertaken by the same team in 1999 that sought to investigate the suitability of using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as a basis for landscape character assessment. The pilot study essentially assessed the currently available digital data relating to landscape such as geology, land cover, natural and cultural designations. The study sought to develop landscape types using only the GIS system.
PLEASE NOTE: Download the various chapters and sections included in this publication in PDF here.
Forestry and the National Heritage
A review of the Heritage Council's Forestry Policy
The Voice on the Ground: A Survey of the needs of Burren Farm Families
Commissioned by Burrenbeo Trust Limited in association with the Burren Irish Farmers Assocation and supported by the Heritage Council
The Voice on the Ground: Foreward [1MB]
The Voice on the Ground: Executive Summary [43KB]
The Voice on the Ground: A Survey of the Needs of Burren Farm Families [1MB]
LANDSCAPE NEWS
'People and their Place' Landscape Conference: Report available for comment
Everyone who has an interest in the ongoing management, planning and conservation of the Irish Landscape is encouraged to read the report and comment on it.
LANDSCAPE EVENTS
LCA CPD Training Course
Wednesday 22nd & Thursday 23rd September 2010. Spanish Point and Tulla, County Clare.