Public consultation open for Meath Biodiversity Action Plan 2025-2030
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The Biodiversity Working Group of the Meath Heritage Forum pay the Commons of Lloyd a visit on the outskirts of Kells to learn about an ongoing traditional meadow management trial.Image 2 of 2
Meath County Council’s Biodiversity Officer, Ben Malone, on a recent woodland walk with interested local naturalists.Meath County Council are encouraging the public to participate in a public consultation to have their say on the Draft Meath Biodiversity Action Plan 2025-2030.
They are at an advanced stage in the preparation of the plan and a draft has been produced by the local authority with the support of the Biodiversity Working Group of the Meath Heritage Forum.
The fourth National Biodiversity Action Plan requires all local authorities to have Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plans in place by the end of 2026.
With the appointment of a Biodiversity Officer, supported by the Heritage Council’s Biodiversity Officer Programme, Meath County Council commenced this process in 2024 and plan to finalise a Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plan by the end of 2025.
You can submit your views by post or have your say in an online survey with all submissions due by 5pm on Friday 5th September.
The online survey can be accessed by visiting the Meath County Council Consult Website here
An online information session is taking place tomorrow at 7pm and anyone interested can register by emailing biodiversity@meathoco.ie.