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LABASHEEDA Community Pride has won the mid-west regional Tidy Towns biodiversity award with the Notice Nature campaign highlight- ing the efforts of the Labasheeda community in fostering birdlife.
Projects undertaken by the Labash- eeda group included the planting of native trees; construction of bird hide for bird watching; erection of an information unit illustrating the birds that visit the area.
“It is easy to be aware of nature when you live in an area so rich in biodiversity and local heritage.
The community in Labasheeda are conscious not to let progress dis- turb the natural beauty around us,” said Liam Woulfe, Labasheeda Tidy Towns Committee.
Since 2006, the Tidy Towns compe- tition has included a special category on wildlife and natural amenities for Tidy Towns initiatives which foster biodiversity and the natural environ- ment.
PU stom Nel nero: inbecoma Ne TKO mB ROAWEDKOKS actions taken to conserve, enhance and create local wildlife areas such as ponds and hedgerows.
“Treland’s biodiversity enhances the health and wellbeing of eve- ryone on this island. We should all play our part in protecting the natural environment for our benefit and for that of generations to come. You may never have considered that you could play an important part in protecting biodiversity, but the vol- unteers on Tidy Towns committees around Ireland have shown that you can,’ said Emma El-Sahn, Notice Nature spokesperson.
The Tidy Towns Biodiversity ‘No- tice Nature’ Award is sponsored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as part of the Notice Nature campaign.
Notice Nature is Ireland’s public awareness campaign on biodiversity and aims to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and to en- courage everyone to play their part in protecting it.