Dodder Day 2017 took place April 1st in Herbert Park, and involved the local community and public bodies who look after the river.

1. Dodder Linear Park
South Dublin County Council

2. Dodder Linked Ecology System / Linked Parks System
Bohernabreena Reservoir at Glenasmole
Kiltipper Park
Dodder Valley Linear Park:
Old Bawn Park
Mt Carmel Park
Balrothery Weir
Cherryfield Park
Kilvere and Riverside Cottages
Springfield Avenue
• DLR and DCC: Bushy Park, Orwell Park, Dartry Park, Clonskeagh, Herbert Park, etc….

3. Dodder Valley: Bohernabreena Reservoir
Image sourced by Google Maps

4. Bohernabreena Reservoir at Glenasmole

5. Images sourced by www.express.co.uk,
www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org,
www.mammals‐in‐Ireland.ie

6. Dodder River

7. Dodder Valley‐Kiltipper Park
Image sourced by Google Maps

8. Dodder Valley‐Kiltipper Park

9. Dodder Valley Linear Park
Old Bawn Park to Orwell Park
•Biodiversity protection and enhancement
•Active and passive recreation
•Connections for both biodiversity and people
•Culture and heritage protection and enhancement

10. Dodder Valley‐Old Bawn Weir to Balrothery Weir
Image sourced by Google Maps

11. Old Bawn Bridge and Weir

12. Dodder Valley pNHA
• This stretch of the River Dodder extends for about 2 kilometres between Firhouse
bridge and Oldbawn bridge in the south‐west of Dublin city.
• The vegetation consists of woodland scrub mainly of Willow (Salix spp.), but up to
13 species of tree have been recorded. Understorey vegetation contains Early
Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) and Bugle (Ajuga reptans). Along the banks there
are wild flower meadows with a good diversity of plant species.
• There is also a pond in the river bed at Firville which has flourished greatly since
the floods of 1986.
• Forty‐eight species of bird have been recorded recently in the area including Little
Grebe, Kingfisher, Dipper and Grey Wagtail.
• Part of the river bank supports a Sand Martin colony of up to 100 pairs.
• This site represents the last remaining stretch of natural river bank vegetation of
the Dodder in the built up Greater Dublin Area.

13. Images sourced by www.lazerhorse.org,
www.rspb.org.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/naturelife

14. Dodder Valley – Mt Carmel
Image sourced by Google Maps

15. Images sourced by
www.biodiversitysussex.org.uk,
www.odonavanagri.com,
www.landcashireinvasives.org

16. Balrothery Weir

18. Dodder Valley – Balrothery Weir
Image sourced by Google Maps

19. Dodder Valley‐ Cherryfield
Image sourced by Google Maps

20. Dodder Valley – Rock walling

21. Dodder Valley‐Spawell to Old Bridge
Image sourced by Google Maps

24. Images sourced by
www.batconservationireland.org

25. Dodder Valley – Springfield Ave Bushy Park
Image sourced by Google Maps

26. Images sourced by www.ballinderryriver.org ,
www.en.Wikipedia.org, www.animalsandenglish.com

27. Dodder Valley – Pearse Bridge to Orwell Park
Image sourced by Google Maps