Bord na Móna Biodiversity Updates. Catherine Farrell

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1 Bord na Móna Biodiversity Updates Catherine Farrell 14 th May 2018

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4 Biodiversity Action Plan One Bord na Móna BAP Interdependencies across functions/business Project Management mapping actions, timeframes, targets, highlighting accountabilities 4

5 Why? Compliance IPC Licence : Condition 10 plan for permanent rehabilitation of the cutaway boglands. The right thing to do

6 What we do 2018:Ecology x4; x3 excavator drivers; x1 project manager Record baseline condition/status of all bog units (survey, GIS) Rehabilitation trials, plans, practical GHG and Biodiversity values Communications 6

7 Objective 1 Governance and Policy To continue to carry out all works in line with best practice guidelines and relevant legislation across all Bord na Móna bogs Planning, Reporting, Compliance 7

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9 Objective PEAT 1IPC Licencing Businesses planning applications To Ecology continue to AERs, carry input out to all EIS etc works Land in and line Property with Strategic best Framework practice guidelines on Future Use of Peatlands; and National relevant Peatlands legislation Strategy across Company all Secretary plans and policy Bord review na Móna bogs Comms/Marketing Sustainability metrics Planning, Reporting, Compliance 9

10 Objective 2: To survey and identify potential biodiversity areas within the Bord na Móna lands Baseline ecology survey, Identify and fill information gaps, Identify network of core areas of high biodiversity value, monitoring 10

11 Objective 2 Baseline Baseline 80,00ha GIS database Target surveys Invasive species Narrow-leaved Marsh Orchid Finnamores Lough Boora Discovery Park 11

12 Eco-survey: past, present and future Aims: Baseline ecological survey of all Bord na Móna bogs Example: Ballycon Bog (280ha cutaway since 2001) Method: Walk-over survey; habitat classification; observations; mapping using ArcGIS 130 Bog units 16-17: 20% 18-21: 20% per annum Output: Knowledge base for rehabilitation & future planning 12 Footer title goes here

13 Species survey: Marsh Fritillary; Curlew; Whoopers etc. Marsh Fritillary butterfly Annex II species status vulnerable 13

14 Objective 3: To promote and develop best practice in terms of rehabilitation plans for all Bord na Móna bogs to stabilise former peat production areas and enhance biodiversity Practical rehabilitation Rehabilitation trials Rehabilitation plans 14

15 Development of Bord na Móna production bog and cutaway Different starting conditions, different rehab approaches 15 Footer title goes here

16 From this. To this. 16 Footer title goes here

17 130 Rehabilitation plans 15,000ha rehabilitated 1,250 in process

18 Rehabilitation Projects during 2016 Bog County Rehab type Rehab status Area (ha) Kilmacshane Galway wetland completed 1 Lullymore Kildare wetland completed 95 Lodge Kildare wetland ongoing 34 Clonroosk Kildare deep peat completed 10 Cashel Laois wetland ongoing 39 Clynan Longford deep peat completed 7 Corlea Longford wetland completed 9 Corlea Longford dry habitats completed 1 Srahmore Mayo deep peat ongoing Bunihinly Offaly deep peat completed 26 Cloniff Offaly wetland ongoing 8 Clonsast North Offaly wetland completed 53 Derryarkin Offaly dry habitats completed 13 Daingean -Rathdrum Offaly deep peat ongoing 36 Cavemount Offaly wetland ongoing 145 Clonboley 1 Roscommon deep peat completed 20 Clonboley 2 Roscommon deep peat completed 157 Killeglan Roscommon deep peat Just started! 329 Mountdillion Roscommon wetland ongoing 60 Templetuohy Tipperary wetland completed 3 Templetuohy Tipperary wetland completed 11 Bracklin Westmeath deep peat completed 19 18Total Footer title goes here 447

19 Rehabilitation Projects/Trials during 2017 Bog Rehab type Status Comment Area (ha) Ballycon deep peat Ongoing 8 Daingean Rathdrum deep peat Complete Bog restoration 36 Lullymore wetland Complete Maintenance to outfall Phased over several years - hydrological management - east side 145 Cavemount wetland Ongoing Cashel deep peat Complete Maintenance required Corlea wetland Complete Local issues - wetland maintenance 8 Clongawney deep peat Complete 28 Killeglan peat peat Ongoing Full time bog restoration - > 75% complete 200 Clooniff wetland Ongoing Ammonia trial direct water into wetland in Lough Bannow deep peat Complete Buffer area around Lough Bawn pnha 31 Former sod moss area adjacent to Coolnagun deep peat Complete River Inny 27 Baunmore wetland/ dryland Ongoing Rehab trial - dozing across field drains - 1 st phase 100 Ballysorrell deep peat Complete Bog restoration 100 Total Footer title goes here

20 Year of Restoration Bog Name County High Bog Area (ha) Total Site Area (ha) 2009 Abbeyleix Bog Laois Cuckoo Hill Bog Roscommon Moyarwood Bog Galway Ballydangan Bog Roscommon Lenareagh Bog Galway Paul s Lough Bog Galway : Ballysorrel ~200ha 2014 Cloonshannagh Bog Roscommon Mostrim Bog (Phase 1) Longford Cranberry start: Lough Bog ~10,000+ Roscommon ha Knock Bog Roscommon Bunahinly remnant Westmeath Clera Island Roscommon *Bracklin remnant Westmeath * 2016 Clynan Bog (Phase 1) Westmeath Knockahaw; *Lough Bannow remnant Littleton production Longford 33areas 758* 2017 *Clongawny More remnant Offaly * 2017 *Daingean-Rathdrum remnant Offaly * 5k; Killeglan complex; Newtown/Tiruir; 2017 Coolnagun remnant Westmeath Ballysorrel Tipperary Mostrim, Clynan; Corlea; Knappogue; Total Area Total restored to date 1597 started Cavemount Ballycon, Clonsast cluster; Killeglan Bog cluster Roscommon Mostrim Bog (Phase 2)** Longford/Westmeath Attymon-Cloonkeen; Clynan Bog (Phase 2)** Longford/Westmeath Kellysgrove63 63 Clonwhelan Bog Longford/Westmeath Glenlough Bog** Longford/Westmeath Knockahaw Bog Tipperary/Kilkenny *Cornaveagh remnant Roscommon *Glashabaun North remnant Offaly : Rehabilitation/restoration site Tirur-Derrymore Bog Cluster Galway *Lismanny remnant Galway updateas Lisclogher West Bog Westmeath Kellysgrove Bog Galway Total Area Total (overall) 3637 ha 8982 ha *

21 BNM Bogs Carbon stores, sinks or sources? Oweninny CARBAL Re-wetted cutaway, Co. Mayo Carbon Sink Lullymore tower budgeted FY19 Wetland tower??? Blackwater Reedflux Reedbeds Sink/Source (2 years) Moyarwood CarbonRestore (5 years) Re-wetted high bog Small source Methane Lullymore Carbon flux tower (UCC/TCD/WIT) Wetland and woodland mosaic (1 year..) 21

22 Objective 4 To raise awareness and create a greater appreciation of the biodiversity and natural heritage of Bord na Móna cutaway bogs and associated lands Corlea Biodiversity Awareness Day 22 Objective 4: Communications

23 Comms/Marketing Website Digital media Primary, secondary, third level Eco-rangers ****Planned comms programme: internal, external**** Ecology ****Ecology training peat operations; business/function heads **** BAP review: on the ground stakeholders

24 Objective 5 Monitor the progress of the Bord na Móna Biodiversity Action Plan 24

25 BAP Metrics Mapping out project owners Accountability One Bord na Móna BAP 25 Footer title goes here

26 What next Interim review BAP progress February 2019 Baseline Rehabilitation 10,000ha+ Restoration 2,000ha+ GHG big picture! Data synthesis Communications Tracking progress Resourcing Ecology Team Littleton 2019 Making a Difference 26

27 27 Thank you