Details of the wildlife surveys undertaken by my Department in counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of 2019, 2020 and 2021 are contained in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Wildlife Surveys conducted by NPWS in counties Longford and Westmeath (2019, 2020 & 2021)
Year
|
Survey
|
Location
|
Purpose
|
2019
|
Countryside Bird Survey
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Conservation management purposes including Art 12 Reporting
|
.
|
Irish Wetland Bird Survey
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
Curlew Conservation Programme
|
Core areas (Including Longford & Westmeath)
|
As above
|
.
|
BSBI Aquatic Plants Project 2019 (part funded by NPWS)
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
To improve aquatic plant identification skills and increase recording
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – car transect surveys
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – Daubenton’s bat surveys
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – brown long-eared roost surveys
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Hare Survey
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Squirrel and Pine Marten Survey
|
As above
|
As above (for Pine Marten)
|
.
|
Garriskil Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Marsh Fritillary monitoring transect
|
Westmeath
|
Monitoring survey as part of Living Bog LIFE Project
|
.
|
Scragh Bog SAC (Westmeath) – Habitat Survey
|
Westmeath
|
Fen monitoring survey as part of the pilot National Fen Survey
|
.
|
Lough Garr NHA (Westmeath) – Habitat Survey
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Lough Owel SAC (Westmeath) – Habitat Survey
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Marsh Fritillary National Monitoring Scheme (NBDC)
|
Westmeath
|
Carried out by NBDC for NPWS
|
.
|
Greenland White-fronted Goose Census
|
Westmeath
|
Undertaken by NPWS Regional Management
|
.
|
|
|
|
2020
|
Countryside Bird Survey
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Conservation management purposes including Art 12 Reporting
|
.
|
Irish Wetland Bird Survey
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Survey of Breeding Common Scooter
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
Curlew Conservation Programme
|
Core areas (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
As above
|
.
|
BSBI Aquatic Plants Project 2020 (part funded by NPWS)
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
To improve aquatic plant identification skills and increase recording
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – car transect surveys
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – Daubenton’s bat surveys
|
As above
|
Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – brown long-eared roost surveys
|
As above
|
Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting
|
.
|
Crosswood Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
To establish baseline conditions prior to implementation of restoration measures
|
.
|
Mount Hevey Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
To establish baseline conditions prior to implementation of restoration measures
|
.
|
Cloncrow Bog NHA (Westmeath) – High bog and cutover bog surveys
|
Westmeath
|
To establish baseline conditions prior to implementation of restoration measures
|
.
|
Garriskil Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Marsh Fritillary monitoring transect
|
Westmeath
|
Monitoring survey as part of Living Bog LIFE Project
|
.
|
Ardagullion Bog SAC (Longford) – High bog and cutover bog habitat surveys
|
Longford
|
Monitoring survey as part of Living Bog LIFE Project
|
.
|
National Rare Plant Monitoring Scheme (NBDC)
|
Westmeath
|
Carried out by NBDC for NPWS
|
.
|
Marsh Fritillary National Monitoring Scheme (NBDC)
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
International Swan Census
|
Westmeath
|
Undertaken by NPWS Regional Management
|
.
|
International Whooper Swan Census 2020
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
|
|
|
2021
|
Countryside Bird Survey
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Conservation management purposes including Art 12 Reporting
|
.
|
Irish Wetland Bird Survey
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Breeding Curlew Survey
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
Curlew Conservation Programme
|
Core areas (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
As above
|
.
|
Woodland bat pilot survey
|
Nationwide (incl Longford & Westmeath)
|
Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – brown long-eared roost surveys
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – Daubenton’s bat surveys
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
National Bat Monitoring Programme – car transect surveys
|
As above
|
As above
|
.
|
Carn Park Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
To establish baseline conditions prior to implementation of restoration measures
|
.
|
Miltownpass Bog NHA (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Carn Park Bog SAC (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Miltownpass Bog NHA (Westmeath) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Lough Forbes Complex SAC (Longford) - Cutover Bog habitat survey
|
Longford
|
As above
|
.
|
Garriskil Bog SAC (Westmeath) - High bog and cutover bog habitat surveys
|
Westmeath
|
Monitoring survey as part of Living Bog LIFE Project
|
.
|
National Rare Plant Monitoring Scheme (NBDC)
|
Westmeath
|
Carried out by NBDC for NPWS
|
.
|
Marsh Fritillary National Monitoring Scheme (NBDC)
|
Westmeath
|
As above
|
.
|
Greenland White-fronted Goose Census
|
Westmeath
|
Undertaken by NPWS Regional Management
|