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At a recent Castleknock/Mulhuddart Local Area Committee, Fingal County Council’s Parks Department outlined proposals to convert some Open Space (OS) lands to areas of ‘Wildflower’ cultivation. The proposals are wide but are essentially being flagged as an attempt to add increased biodiversity to our parks and grasslands. However, the plans include many housing estates throughout Fingal and there are implications for Dublin 15 housing estates as well.
Clearly, There are advantages to allowing areas of wild growth in parts of our parks and, in particular, within the Tolka River Valley. I also see this as an attempt to take away the monotonous look that many grass lands have due to the presence of undulating hills with clean cut grass with little or no diversity.
However, the prospect of wild areas growing within Dublin 15 housing estates has lead to concerns that they will become unclean and not maintained. There are also fears that rodent and other vermin infestation may become a feature of these wild-growing areas.
Please see below for a list of the prospective housing estates that are due to be affected by the proposed changes:
Councillor David McGuinness would like those people affected by these changes to contact him and give opinions on these proposals. This will come before a full council meeting of Fingal County Council in the near future so it is important to get the public opinion on what Fingal County Council’s Parks department have forward for consideration.
David 0876415403
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Beechpark Clonsilla |
All mounds along boundary of the park and under mature trees. |
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Millenium Park, Blanchardstown |
Selected areas in park excluding outdoor event s and active zone |
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Portersgate Clonsilla |
All woodland areas and fringes |
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Mount Symon Green |
Strip between Mount Symon and Portersgate |
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Delwood Park |
Selected area on main OS |
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Willow Green, Hartstown |
On open space under and around old hedgerow |
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Rusheeny Green |
Strip on OS between Rusheeny and Westhaven |
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Cherryfield Park, Hartstown |
Selectted area on main OS |
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Orchard Estate, Coolmine |
Strip along woodland fringe |
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Castlefield Park, Clonsilla |
Area under and around mature trees |
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Georgian Village, Castleknock |
Selected area on main OS |
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Deerpark Drive, Castleknock |
Area under and around trees. |
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Park Drive Close, Castleknock |
Woodland areas and fringe |
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Laurel Lodge, Castleknock |
Area in vicinity of mature trees on main OS |
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Ladyswell park, Mulhuddart |
Selected areas excuding pitches |
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Tolka Valley, Damastown |
Areas excluding pitches |
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Waterville park, Tolka Valley |
On mounds and under trees |
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Wellview, Mulhuddart |
On main OS, excluding pitches |
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Warrenstown Vale, Mulhuddart |
Selected areas along stream |
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Tyrrelstown |
Selected strips adjacent to hedgerows on OS to north & west of estate |
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St. Catherines Park |
Wildflower meadown adjacent to Liffey |
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Castleknock Road |
Under existing trees opposite entrance to Georgian Village to Auburn Avenue junction |
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Glenvill Green |
Under trees on OS |
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Delwood Park |
Undertrees on OS |
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Sycamore Avenue |
Under tres on Os |
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Oakview Drive |
Under hedgerow and 3 m either side |
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Beechpark Avenue |
Under trees at junction with Castleknock Road |
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Laurel Lodge |
Under trees on OS |
My name is David Mc Guinness and I am delighted to welcome you to my website. I hope you find my website useful.
I was born and raised in Mulhuddart. I went to school locally in St. Patrick’s Junior and Senior National Schools before going on to Riversdale Community College. I graduated from Trinity College Dublin with an Honours Bachelor Degree in Music Education and History.
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