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Nurturing Nature in �Baldoyle Bay

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Heidi Bedell

BSc, H Dip Ed, H Dip Sc, MA

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  • Baldoyle Bay Designations
  • What’s in Baldoyle Bay
  • Seven Steps to Nurturing Nature

TODAYS TALK

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National

Parks &

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Seagrass – Zostera marina & Zostera noltii

Baldoyle Bay is a national BlueC seagrass restoration reference site: ‘Investigating Ireland’s Blue Carbon Potential through a Scientific, Socio-economic and Legislative Approach’.

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NPWS

Operational Overflow from Sutton Pumping Station

Fingal County Council Biodiversity Strategy 2023 - 2030

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www.exploreyourshore.ie

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www.coastwatch.org

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Seven steps to Nurturing Nature

  1. Keep area tidy – regularly collect litter and rubbish
  2. Survey the coast for interesting species and report to Biodiversity Data Base
  3. Survey for litter and invasive species in September/October and report to Coastwatch
  4. Lobby Fingal County Council to prepare Management Strategy for Baldoyle Bay
  5. Lobby Irish Water to close overflow into Baldoyle Bay
  6. Volunteer to remove invasive species from the Bay
  7. Keep dogs on a lead and always remove dog pooh

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Nurturing Nature in �Baldoyle Bay

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Heidi Bedell

BSc, H Dip Ed, H Dip Sc, MA

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