Seafield now has a Community Biodiversity Action Plan to guide sand dune restoration and conservation. We are fully committed to implementing the plan’s priority actions. Therefore, we were delighted to get the news recently that Seafield Conservation Forum has been awarded over €11,000 through the Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2025. These funds will…
Christmas Tree Appeal! Please help the Seafield sand dunes conservation cause by dropping off your natural and real Christmas Tree to Seafield Conservation Forum for free. We will recycle it as a natural sand trap to help protect the dunes. Christmas trees are a very helpful way of trapping and stabilising sand blown into the…
Seafield Conservation Forum has received permission from the National Parks and Wildlife Service to trial three sections of temporary chestnut sand fencing at Seafield sand dunes. The trials are to determine the optimum placement of sand fencing. Sand fencing enables a high volume of sand to be ‘captured’ behind the fencing enabling dune blow outs…
Listen back to Pat Flynn on his programme Ours to Protect as he takes a closer look at biodiversity and conservation in Seafield. Find the podcast on Clare FM at: https://soundcloud.com/clarefm/ours-to-protect-seafield-conservation-april-19th
Seafield Conservation Forum have been awarded funding from Community Foundation Ireland to develop the first Community Biodiversity Action Plan for Seafield sand dunes. This funding has enabled us to work with botanist and ecologist Phoebe O’Brien. The plan will help guide the actions that need to be taken to protect and conserve the dune system…
