10.5.2 Landscape

Dublin’s setting on the River Liffey, with the Dublin mountains to the south, Howth peninsula to the north, and also the amenities and wildlife of Dublin Bay, is a unique one, and it is critical to retain existing key landscapes and open spaces which offer so much to the city in terms of amenity and character.

Landscapes and key open spaces can help give people a sense of identity and place. Within Dublin city, there are outstanding landscapes of national importance including a National Special Amenity Area at North Bull Island, views northward to the National Special Amenity Area at Howth Head and a National Historic Park – the Phoenix Park.