Dromone Landscape Plan

Phase 1: Village CentreConsultants: Nature’s Patch Network Ireland

Oldcastle Road

From outside Ann’s house towards village –o Ann’s trees to be topped and faced.o Trees on right hand side of road and across river to be uplifted and

thinned.o Make feature of hawthorn tree.o Install amenity area beside hawthorn tree.

New Traditional signage for village needed, preferably on right hand side.

On entrance to village at Dromone sign, new stone and metal walls to reflect built heritage of village ( village sign could be built into wall? )

Left side of road

At 100m sign:o Iron gate on left hand side to be restored. o Top of white wall to be finished off, possibly in Wood.

Kerbing needed along the road and path up to Ann’s house and the amenity area at entrance to village.

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Unfinished house along road:o House to be screened or finished.

Trees:o Champion trees to be identified and

preservedo Preservation order on sycamore rookery on

right at the river.

Rivero River Clean Upo Fencing improved at the farmland across

from the river.o Re-do existing planting along road, with a

bio-diverse perennial selection. o Metal fence installed along river for safety

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Opposite side of road after unfinished housePossible removal of laurel as plant is considered invasive, and replace with appropriate trees or planting.

At beginning of Stone Wall on left House with ‘1858’ on it, wire wall and grow select rose on this house.

At Bridge on righto Gable end of house wired and planted. o Rose and climbing hydrangea in shaded area.

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o Perennial geranium along wall at bridge. o Steps down to river fixed and gate put at top. o Wooden benches to be relocated. o Plant up gravel section on top of wall at bridge.

House with red corrugated roofo Wire and plant the face of it. o Put feature tree in front of this house and planters each side of the door. o Paint the red gate Red or Green or replace with old-style gate. o Plant one select tree in the yard.o Plant gable end of old shed. o Take sycamore seedlings away from

wall of stone shed. o Scrape field and ideally graze (a

donkey) or similar on it. o Couple of select trees to be planted. o Next red gate to be re-painted.

o Uplift base of Ash tree in the field. Alternatively plant hedge behind stone wall and rambling rose over the stone wall.

Pubo To be repainted using traditional heritage colours. o Install permanent metal window box retainers on pub. o External traditional clock to be put on gable end. o Plant wall at the side with select plants. o Plant Virginia creeper on yellow shed on other road. Repaint black door. o New container and permanent planting outside pub. o Remove or renovate red rusty gate.

Post Office (Fore Rd)o Cherry tree to be replaced.

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o Renovate the front door. o Reinstate official sign at post office. o In need of re-painting in traditional heritage colours, ref. National trust

UK. o Select planting at front.

Back of Post Office – Sheds.o Gable end to be wired and planted. o New traditional gates needed. o Gable end of post office to be wired and planted.

Old barn with Round Top.o Possible blending mural on door. Re-gravel ground around it.o Re-paint it with heritage colours. o Put white metal fence along road. o All walls along road to be planted. o Area at pole beside shed kerbed, select trees and wildflowers to be

planted in existing grass area. o More wildflowers along white metal sign.

Old house behind barn – make it a feature.o Traditional shutters on the windows. o Fix the door and paint it. o Gable end to be wired and planted.

Trees at bridge beside post office.o All to be pruned and uplifted.o Relocate the Postbox to a more appropriate

position. o Possible history plaque on stone wall at river.

If roads are being upgraded in the future, overhead wires to be buried.

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Clonmellon road

o Reinstate trees with protection in field – possible sponsorship.

Seating Area. o Reinstate pump and water trough.

Side of wall on Clonmellon Road.o Resurface road and make safe for pedestrians. o Remove and relocate litter bin.

First yellow house on right.o Advise re planting. o Traditional white gate to be mended and painted.

House with big sycamore tree.o Gate to be painted.o Possible reinstatement of Pier on left and mend wall on right. o Fix stone wall up again on right hand side of road.o Take gate pier out of wall and relocate it.o Blue metal gate on left to be repainted.o Green grass area on right.New native hedge possibly holly. o New gate needed beside 50km sign.

o High impact wildflowers in front of stone wall. End of wall fixed and gate painted. Possible new traditional gate, to be installed at end.

o ‘Caution new junction ahead’ sign to be removed.

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o Scrape back vegetation behind wall.o Broken down stone wall to be fixed up on right.o On left, the old block shed behind the nice stone wall to be screen

planted.

Across from the house ‘Deerpark View’Scrape soil from the bank and re-instate the stone wall.

The Old Lane (road behind stone barn with red roof) (possible walking trail)o Wire fence on left to be fixed. o Possible reinstatement of species-rich native hedge.

Right hand side-o Strim road verge. Hedge could be topped.o Put Wooden Panels onto wide gate into farmland.

Left hand side-o Blue gate on left to be repainted (existing blue colour is attractive)o Wall running along field would benefit by being planted with a

hedge running along it.o At base of conifer hedge, new native hedge should be planted.

o Hedge and verges can be improved on right hand side (after the house)

o Left hand side after 2nd bungalow-hedge can be improved and possible new gate into field.

o Same on right hand side. Japanese knotweed to be controlled plus sign erected to warn not to cut.

o Gable end of outhouse to be Wired and planted with climbing rose.o Near end of road on right hand side japanese knotweed sign to be

erected. Wonderful avenue of ash trees should be preserved and hedge would need maintenance.

At end of road at STOP sign,

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o yard at junction would need screening. o Ideally stone walls to be fixed. o Large metal skips on rhs in field to be relocated out of view. o Ideally if new stone pier was installed at field entrance and gate painted.

ChurchPreservation order put on champion trees.

GORTLONEYAcross from entrance to Traditional Meats Company.

o Stone wall should be finished. o Concrete fence on right and left to be fixed. Ideally TMC could be better

screened.

Main rd back to town at Gortloney.Beautiful area here!

o Ideally all modern gates to be painted similar colour, green red or black.

From DROMONE sign heading back to village at red barn.Just before the sign across from bungalows

o new tree and hedge planting where existing barbed wire fence is.Just after DROMONE sign,

o possible high impact wildflower patch outside new bungalow with new beech hedge.

o New select tree and hedge planting on left and right up to stone wall.

Stone wall on left.o Grass verge in front scraped and planted with high impact wildflower

seeds.

Behind wall-o Select tree planting and nice stone cottages on right wired and planted

at front of houses.

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Fuschia in front of stone cottage to be cut back and advice re planting if required.

Ecology and Biodiversityo Invasive species survey and eradication plan for village and surrounding

environs o Ecological survey of river.o Survey of champion trees for preservation.o Ecological survey of rich grassland meadow near ruins of castle and

church.o Community and School awareness programme.o Bat and bird box installation.

Barry Kavanagh087 655 5252bandakav@gmail.com

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