The months of May and June were busy for our group. lots of work was undertaken throughout the Donabate village and the roads leading to it, with footpath and roadside clearance works to the fore. Flower beds required plenty of attention and there is an overload of yellow roses from planting in earlier years. The flower beds at the roundabout beside the hotel were overhauled with some new planting and the grasses cut there. We hope to plant a few trees close by in November at this location. Plants were installed at the welcome stone to Fairways/Spires/Donabate Village . We asked the Council for the two tree trunks cut on the New Road to be given as a feature here, but it never happened, sadly. Littering has been a major problem at week ends and we have gone out late at night to try and tidy up, but Herring Gulls are out early in the morning opening bags. Pizza boxes are a big problem. In Portrane we observed the lettering was worn at the anchor. We mentioned this to the Council last February and the lettering was redone in early June. We also asked for the leakage to be fixed from the anchor, but still remains to be sorted. The display stone at Tower Bay still requires the lettering to be redone and we asked the Council last February to have this matter attended to. Tidy up works took place in Seaview Park and Tower Bay carpark is regularly visited for cleaning up of litter. The roadside flowers at the entrance give a pleasant feel to this location. We have been active in lobbying for the removal of invasive Sea Buckthorn from the Burrow sand dunes. This plant has the potential to wipe out the rich flora and the supporting pollinators and butterflies , including the vulnerable listed Small Blue butterfly. The flowering plants here include Kidney Vetch and Birds-foot Trefoil which are critical for the bees and Small Blues, with Kidney Vetch the only food plant for Small Blue. Despite the beach being narrowed at the Burrow, the Little Terns so far have had a successful breeding season