PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WITH ALIS ...
PJ Kelly from ALIS came today to outline potential areas for rewilding, specifically where our flowering gorse bushes grow on the motorway embankment. PJ explained the work ALIS does in relation to maintaining roadside verges.
We discussed a policy for only mowing outside of flowering and nesting season and the reduction of weed killers. PJ supports this idea.
At the moment ALIS is only cutting the roadside margin up to 1.2m to 2m, allowing the outside areas to grow wild. PJ is hoping for an extension of this trial period leading to a new policy in cutting the road side verges, which we would support also.
We identified an area of unused public land where gorse bushes are now in full bloom. The current Galway County Council contract with ALIS would demand for the gorse bushes to be eradicated.
But we are hoping that Galway County Council would consider dedicating this little hillock for a rewilding pilot project. It would be an ideal location to establish more native hedgerow plants and wildflowers to create wildlife habitat. We hope Galway County Council agrees.
Sincere thanks to PJ Kelly and the team in ALIS who made light work of the heavy digging! We really appreciate your support and look forward to working with you again.
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