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Heritage Keepers
Resources

Here you will find range of the resource that are used during the Heritage Keepers programme, as well as some instruction videos.

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Heritage Keepers Resource Book

How-to Videos

Project Resources, Ideas & Information

More Project Ideas for Schools

Heritage Keepers Fieldtrip. Explore and discover your place
Book

The Heritage Keepers Resource Book

A range of the resources used across the five Heritage Keepers workshops. These resources are used to guide groups to increased knowledge and appreciation of their local heritage.

Heritage Keepers Resource Book
How-to

How-to Videos
 

Guides for using resources from HK workshops such as

Heritage Maps, Dúchas, Census Archive, and the National Biodiversity Data Centre

Access os Maps
Search The folklore collection
View Historic Maps
Find Local protected sites
Investigate built heritage
View Census Archive
Find Local Species list
Consider local land use
Projects

Resources for Heritage Projects

Every group who participates in Heritage Keepers will plan an action or project. Below you will find links to all sorts of useful advice that might help you with your projects.

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Built Heritage Projects
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Heritage Projects
Natural Heritage Projects

Built Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Natural Heritage

Coastal Heritage Projects
Coastal Heritage

Coastal Heritage

Heritage Keepers Teacher Resources and Projects
Teacher

Resources for Teachers

Heritage Keepers Communications, Funding, Groupwork, and Events

Events, Communications & Funding

Helping Pollinators

How to help pollinators

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10 actions to help pollinators from the National Biodiversity Data Centre

 

Planting trees for pollinators

 

Garden and flower bed planting for pollinators

 

Create pollinator nesting sites

 

Managing hedgerow for pollinators

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Creating a pollinator friendly Sensory Garden

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Tree planting

List of Irelands native trees

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Planting bare root trees

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Short video on tree planting

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Growing trees from seed

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A tree planting guide for County Clare but applicable to all of Ireland

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Orchard planting

Aimed at farmers but applicable to all

 

Video on Apple tree planting

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Apple trees FAQ

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Peatland

Guidelines for Communities Managing Local Wetlands & Peatlands

 

General information on raised bog

 

Video on peatland restoration in Ireland

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Pond building

Step by step instructions on how to build a pond for wildlife (Page 32-33)

 

3 minute video on how to build a pond

 

15 min video on dos and don’ts of pond construction

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Hedgerow care

Managing healthy hedgerows – a 5 min video from the National Biodiversity Data Centre

 

Hedgerows for pollinators

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Creating a wildflower meadow

'How-to’ video from the National Biodiversity Data Centre (8mins)

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Why wildflower sees mixes are NOT recommended

 

Meadows for biodiversity - video from National Biodiversity Data Centre (20mins)

 

Pollinator friendly grassland management

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Semi-natural grasslands in Ireland precious resources under threat

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Enhancing wildlife in towns and villages

Conserving and Enhancing Wildlife in Town and Villages

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Making bird and bat boxes

Designs

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Gardening for biodiversity – includes bird and bat box info

 

Invasive species

Management of invasive species

Built Heritage
Natural Heriage
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