Douglas Tidy Towns
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
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Douglas Tidy Towns is a community organisation based in Douglas, Ireland working on environment & climate, nature & wildlife conservation, heritage +1 more.
Douglas Tidy Towns is a voluntary, non-profit community group in Douglas, Cork, Ireland. Working since 2000, it aims to keep Douglas clean and litter free, enhance public areas, improve biodiversity, honour local heritage and promote recycling among residents. Its activities include tree planting, bat and swift box projects, invertebrate surveys, heritage trails, a herb garden, an oral history project and a biodiversity week. Volunteers meet on Saturday mornings at 10.30 am outside the Douglas Community Centre, and no formal membership is required. The group also supports local residents' associations with estate clean-up days.
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Ballybrack Woods Biodiversity Plan
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ireland
Biodiversity plan for Ballybrack Woods in Douglas, Cork, including invertebrate information and foraging trail resources.
Douglas Biodiversity Action Plan
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ireland
Action plan to improve biodiversity across Douglas, Cork.
Bat survey and bat walks, Domans Wood
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ireland
Bat survey of Domans Wood carried out in 2024 with Bat Conservation Ireland, followed by community bat walks.
Heritage Trails
Heritage · Ireland
Heritage trails in Douglas, including the Douglas Mills and O'Briens/St Patricks Mills routes.
Douglas Oral History
Heritage · Ireland
Project recording local oral histories of Douglas.
Tree planting
Environment & Climate · Ireland
Planting native trees and shrubs in the Douglas area, including National Tree Week and One Million Trees In One Day schemes.
Litter management
Environment & Climate · Ireland
Litter clean-up and management to keep Douglas clean and litter free.
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Silver medal
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Bat Conservation Ireland, Cork Nature Networks, Irish Wildlife Trust, Carrigaline Mens Shed, Douglas Community Association
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