6. PRIORITY PROJECTS
Figure 21: Plan showing a design concept for St. Anne’s ChPark Dr Mary Hearns Memorial Park
Concept design Cork City Council’s Tree Strategy supports tree planting within Shandon’s parks. Expand upon the tree planting within St. Anne’s park and consider community tree planting days to engage and educate people. Increasing the tree canopy cover will help reduce the urban heat island effect, cleans the air and provides natural shelters for people in extreme weather. One of the objectives in Cork City Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) Strategy 2022-2028 is to create biodiverse green spaces, retaining and enhancing trees. Plant native and pollinator friendly species, this responds to one of the six objectives in the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025. Provide a variety of grassland areas across both St. Anne’s Park and Dr. Mary Hearn Memorial Park. A variety of planting and grassland provides a diverse range of habitats to enrich Shandon’s ecosystem which responds to GBI Strategy, Nature-based Framework and Cork City Development Plan (‘Wilder Spaces’). Reduced maintenance regimes also contributes to the reduction of carbon emissions and use of harmful chemicals. Enhance the public realm, seating, wayfinding and signage within both green spaces to encourage safer and further community use, enhance the tourism experience, integrate heritage and culture to engage and educate community and visitors all of which responds to the local develop plan opportunity ‘Activate Greening Projects in Cork City Centre’. In 2019 Ireland became the first country to be fully affiliated with the WHO’s Global Network of Age Friendly Cities & Communities, the green spaces will be accessible by all with age friendly paths, places to sit, recreational opportunities and well lit.
Biodiverse Community Garden Space: Work closely with the community, schools and possibly link up with the Tidy Neighbourhoods Team to further build upon the existing Bee Pollinator Garden to consider creating an orchard area underplanted with an urban wildflower grassland mix to encourage further pollination. Encourages outdoor community activities centered around food growing, promotoes sustainable food production, educates on nutrition & healthy living which is an objective wihtin the Green & Blue Infrastructure Framework. Consider aiming applying to host Wild Bee Festival in Cork through the National Biodiversity Data Centre to increase community involvement and local awareness which links to GBI opportunity in the development pan to increase nature-based tourism in Cork City by 50% by 2040.
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Roman Street
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Skiddy’s Almshouse
Resilient & Functional Tree Planting: Consider completing the circle of trees in front of the church and expanding upon the tree planting east of the path to create an urban forest which will encourage forest bathing which enhances wellbeing.
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St.Anne’s Church Shandon Tower and Bells
Kinlay House
Inclusive active space: The central green space offers the opportunity for visitors to gather after whilst visiting the Shandon Bells and for community gatherings. A petanque court would be an ideal universally accessible activity that respects the context of the historical burial space in terms of it’s construction and the level of activity it facilitates.It is also been recognised locally as an activity people want to be involved in and would facilitate the residents of Skiddy’s Almshouse.
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Bob and Joan’s Walk
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Maldron Hotel
John Redmond Street
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Roman Street
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