Draft County Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan

Public display and consultation – 27 October to 24 November 2010

Sligo County Council with the support of the Heritage Council has prepared a draft Biodiversity Action Plan for County Sligo.  Biodiversity encompasses more than wildlife, it is the total variety of life on earth and includes everything from people, plants and animals to micro-organisms, genetic variation and habitats. Sligo’s Draft Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) is a way of encouraging people and organisations to work together to deliver action for biodiversity locally, for the benefit of all.

 
Hedgerows in Glencar Valley, County Sligo. 
Photo courtesy of the Geological Survey of Ireland.

Public Information Session

Sligo County Council is now seeking the views of all the community on the draft County Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan.  To increase awareness of the draft Biodiversity Action Plan a public information session will be held on Thursday 4th November 2010 at 7pm, in the Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo. 

Public Display of the Draft County Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan

Copies of the draft Biodiversity Action Plan will be on display from Wednesday 27th October 2010 to Wednesday 24th November 2010 (both dates inclusive) and may be inspected at the following locations during normal working hours:

• Planning Office, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo.
• Sligo County Library, Stephen Street, Sligo.
• Sligo Reference Library, Westward Town Centre, Bridge Street, Sligo.

The draft plan will be available for viewing and download from the County Council

Download Draft Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan (PDF) - 1,105 kbs  

Written Submissions

Your views on the draft Biodiversity Action Plan are invited.  All submissions and observations should be made in writing (hard copy or by email to sligobap@sligococo.ie ) headed “Draft County Sligo Biodiversity Action Plan” and sent to:  Ms. Siobhán Ryan, Heritage Officer, Heritage Office, Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo.  Telephone 071-9111 226.  All written submissions or observations received by 4.00pm on Wednesday 24th November 2010 will be taken into consideration before finalising the Biodiversity Action Plan.

An Action of the County Sligo Heritage Plan 2007-2011