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{{Location
|Approval status=Draft
|Location=53.3776966068245, -6.308383941650391
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{{Location}}
{{Project overview
|Status=Complete
|Project web site url=riverwiki.restorerivers.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Case_study%3ATolka_Valley_Park_erosion_control
|Themes=Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring, Social benefits
|Country=Ireland
|Main contact forename=Maryann
|Main contact surname=Harrie
|Contact organisation=Dublin City Council
|Contact organisation url=www.dublincity.ie
|Name of parent multi-site project=Case_study:Tolka Valley Park at Finglas
|Multi-site=Yes
|Project picture=Pre-and-post restoration Tolka.jpg
|Project summary=The improvement of the Tolka Valley Park by Dublin City Council along the River Tolka created opportunity to pilot a new piloted approach under Renew4GPP, which is an EU LIFE Project (LIFE09 ENV/BE/000406).
The project aimed to enhance green space in an urban area by demonstrating to local authorities the ecological advantages to prevent erosion using high-quality and 100% biodegradable matting materials. This project also targeted existing fisheries to be improved with an increase of people engagement and the support from the Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Tolka Trout Anglers Association.
This piloted matting approach uses biodegradable weed control matting to be installed in areas of exposed soil. The site is being monitored by the Parks and Landscape Services Division to assess the effectiveness of the matting approach. First results indicate that it is preventing soil loss during flooding, resisting burning and reducing maintenance requirements.
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{{Site
|Heavily modified water body=No
|Site designation=EU - Special Area of Conservation
|Protected species present=Yes
|Invasive species present=No
|Species=Otter (Lutra lutra), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), Bats (4 spp.), Trout
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{{Project background}}
{{Motivations}}
{{Measures
|Bank and bed modifications measure=New bioengineering elements in order to improve banks,
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{{Monitoring documents}}
{{Monitoring documents end}}
{{Image gallery}}
{{Case study image
|File name=Tolka Valley Park at Finglas.jpg
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{{Additional Documents}}
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{{Additional links and references header}}
{{Additional links and references
|Link=www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/VisitaPark/Documents/Tolka%20valley%20Greenway.pdf
|Description=Tolka Valley Greenway factsheet
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{{Additional links and references
|Link=Dublin City Council Local Parks: Tolka Valley Park
|Description=http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/DublinCityParks/VisitaPark/Pages/TolkaValleyPark.aspx
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