Publications
The value of preserving the darkness through Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme - Rural Restorative Lighting
Theme: Governance and Regulation
Elizabeth Ryder, Georgia MacMillan, Kerem Asfuroglu, John Walsh, Brian Espey, Louise Duignan, Mary McAndrew, Aileen Flynn, Patrick Crushell.
Achill Island Gunnera Pilot Farm Project
Gunnera tinctoria, also known as Wild or Chilean Rhubarb is a highly invasive alient species that has been spreading on Achill Island for over seventy years.
A pilot farm study was set up on a field on Achill Island that has a severe infestation of Gunnera spreading on the site for over 15 years.
This study set out to assess possible options to improve and develop appropriate and environmentally sensitive management solutions for the control of Gunnera on agricultural land in Ireland as part of the ACRES CP scheme.
Fire Damage Project
In May 2024, a fire burned 7 hectares of a large commonage area in County Mayo within the ACRES West Connacht Cooperation Project zone. ACRES West Connacht started a research project on the site which aims to better understand how long it takes the area to recover after a fire and to improve management advice for farmers to reduce the risk of fires on their land.
Commonage scoring in West Connacht
ACRES West Connacht Co-operation Project Team scored circa 170,000ha of commonage in 2023 across Northwest Connacht and South Mayo Connemara. This represents the first time that the habitat quality of all commonagees in the region has been assessed in such a way, providing us with important information on the environmental health of a large portion of the west of Ireland countryside.
Tips for Habitat Management - Peatland Habitat - March 2024
Tips for Habitat management - Grassland Habitat - March 2024