This RFT is for the provision of habitat and plant community mapping and establishment of baseline vegetation monitoring plots (quadrats) and production of an impact statement on proposed restoration works on the qualifying interest and site specific conservation objectives of the SAC and SPA.
This work is required for the ‘Wicklow Mountains National Park Blanket Bog Pilot Restoration Project’ which is funded by DHLGH assisted by a grant contribution from Intel Corporation.
The pilot project aims to address the deterioration in ecohydrological condition and functioning of selected areas of blanket bog (total c. 86.4 ha) within the upper Liffey River catchment near Sallygap, in the National Park and SAC (Site Code 002122).
The project will carry out restoration measures including works to rewet selected areas of bog by drain blocking in late 2022 and early 2023.
Lead-in scientific studies commenced in 2021 with installation of monitoring instrumentation for recording baseline/pre-works data on hydrology and GHG emissions