Castletown Geoghegan

CTG Biodiversity Plan 2023

Please click on the video attached to see our biodiversity plan for the village.

Climate Action & Biodiversity

This group concentrates on suggestions, projects, development ideas and improvements around the biodiversity and climate action within the community. Our aim is to develop areas in the village and the locality with native planting and improvements for local nature, and introduce projects to reduce our climate impact by upgrading the homes, community buildings and resources of the area.

What is Climate Action & Biodiversity?

"Biodiversity refers to the wealth and diversity of all living things – including people, plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms. County Westmeath has a rich natural heritage supporting a range of diverse species and rich habitats including peatlands, wetlands, rivers, lakes, woodlands, grasslands, eskers and hedgerows".

Please visit the link below to the Westmeath County Council website for more information.

http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ourservices/planning/biodiversity/

Climate Footprint

Late last year a group was formed to apply for information and possible funding with help from Dr. Isabella Donnelly of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) for a Community Energy Master Plan. In essence a snapshot of what our energy use in the village is today and what works an grants are available across homes, businesses, farms, community centres etc. in the locality to improve the energy use and expense while reducing our climate footprint.

Projects

The Castletown-Geoghegan Parochial House "Long Garden"

The Parochial house Long Garden (the strip of land on the left as you walk up the driveway to the house) has been cleared of debris, brambles and some invasive species to make way for native biodiverse planting, pollinators, birds, bats and animals. There are provisional drawings and plans for planting, seating and walkways. Bat boxes were installed by our local community that are involved in the mens shed.