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(Domestic) Constructed Wetlands System in Inishowen

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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.
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Ponds for Biodiversity

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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.
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Nature Based Solutions on Farm Drains

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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 and gives us a quick demo on how to improve a drainage channel to capture more silt and benefit biodiversity while still allowing the drain to function effectively.
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Nature Based Solutions on an Inishowen Farm

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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.
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Inishowen Rivers Trust – Willow Spiling

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Listen to Lawrence McMinn (Ness Green Engineering) and Brendan Farren (Big Green Art) as they discuss how to use willow weaving to protect a river bank from erosion. Watch the full process from site choice, to choosing willow and how to install the spiling fence.
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