Mapping Irish wetlands

Donal Hickey takes a look at the new online software making Ireland’s wetlands and their wildlife easier to find.

Spring is well and truly here, with lengthening days and fine weather luring more people to the outdoors, including our countless wetland sites.

Despite huge land reclamation, road building and urban growth, the country still has thousands of such sites which are valuable havens for animal and plant life. A new, online map, Wetlands to visit around Ireland, is making such sites easier to find.