WATCH: Biodiversity action in Laois towns get national exposure

The Biodiversity Action Plans for Portlaoise and Abbeyleix features in a new video by the National Biodiversity Data Centre to demonstrate what can be done to help nature in urban areas.

The Centre, which is overseen by The Heritage Council, says both Laois towns have seen lots of actions taken to protect and enhance areas for biodiversity, from installing swift boxes to creating long-flowering meadows for pollinators.

"Both towns have demonstrated what can be done by communities who develop their own Biodiversity Action Plans. In the face of increasing environmental challenges, the significance of Community Biodiversity Action Plans cannot be overstated.

The National Biodiversity Data Centre says it works to make biodiversity data and information more freely available in order to better understand and assist the protection of Ireland’s biodiversity.

 To find out more about Community Biodiversity Action Plans being developed around the country, please see www.actionforbiodiversity.ie