Ponds resources
An Introduction to the work of the Inishowen Rivers Trust, Co. Donegal
A short introduction to the work of the Inishowen Rivers Trust, Co. Donegal, featuring Project Officers John Duffy and Trish Murphy. John discusses the Trust's aims of connecting community to and through our rivers and the footage shows some of the Trust's work on nature based solutions.
Filmed by Startacus as part of the Awareness Raising Initiatives for Social Enterprises (ARISE) 2022 project with Inishowen Development Project and funded through the Dormant Accounts Fund.
(Domestic) Constructed Wetlands System in Inishowen
Wetlands expert Feidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Feidlhim visits a constructed wetland system for a single domestic house and explains how the system works.
Ponds for Biodiversity
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits a farm in Tremone, along the north coast of Inishowen where several ponds have been installed to provide for biodiversity and trap silt. Féidhlim explains how to site and maintain the pond and what plants work well around the pond edge.
Nature Based Solutions on an Inishowen Farm
Wetlands expert Féidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Féidhlim visits Breslin's farm in Redcastle to look at a farm pond and it's use for trapping silt. He also looks at a green barn initiative and discusses multi species swards.