Westfields Wetlands in Limerick City has come to the attention of the public again,local councillor Kathleen Leddin has been to the forefront in this area for many years, which has seen it  been saved from development which was granted recently by the Limerick City Manager Tom Mackey.As per Sean Griffin of the Limerick Environmental Awareness Group Mr.Mackey failed to inform Cllr .Leddin as to why he was left with no choice on his decision for the proposal not to develop the Westfield Wildlife Preservation Area .He would have had to employ two consultants at a cost of over €200,000 ,with the funds in the council at the premium low ,the elected members would have not been convinced.The City Development would have to be altered ,no easy task.Then the investiagation would have to prove beyond doubt that it would have no effect on the wildlife there,and then the wider area of the Shannon Estuary would have to be investigated.A wise move by the City Manager.See below for a post i did for the Limerick Blogger back in January this year.Video: Spring is in the air and its fast approaching, thankfully we are seeing the end of the Winter Season at last, It is a luxury to have a weekend of fine weather without the rain, which allows for so many families to venture out together as I witnessed today at The Westfields Wetlands. The Westfields Wetlands have been recognized as one of the few urban wetlands in Europe, it is situated on the North Side of Limerick City close to the Shannon Bridge and the Condell Road.There are suggestions that a huge development may take place in or around the Wetlands is upsetting to say the least .This is an area which is very popular to so many families, walkers, birdwatchers, conservationists. This unique area needs all the protection it can get…particularly at a time of rampant (and often indiscriminate) expansion. There is a degree of neglect which I have seen recently here ,the paths would need to be upgraded as it is extremely mucky in places and not very user friendly ...