bogs ireland

Overlooked by the Hill of Allen lies an oasis in the heart of the bog. Come to Peatland World and explore the secrets of the bog's plant and animal life, then trace the history of the boglands in our Visitor Centre. Sit an old Irish fireside and experience how our ancestors lived and cut the turf in by-gone days through a variety of photographic displays and our collection of artefacts from the past in the Peatland Museum. We cater for all groups: A family Day-Out, School Tours, Walking...

The blanket bog plateau is a rich depository of acid loving plants such as butterworth, sundews and bladderworth as well as a wide variety of heathers and grasses. You can see out some myrtle and a variety of delicate orchids.

The peregrine falcon can be found on the plateau while other species which find an ideal habitat in Cavan include the blackbird, merlin, red grouse, golden plover, stonechat, whinchat, wheatear, skylark, swan and dipper.

Nesting snipe, great crested grebe...

Part of the ground disappears under the reflecting surface of the water. Islands of trees and steaming flora woo your attention.

This garden depicts the heart of an Irish bog with its typical flora and fauna. Bridges carry the visitor from island to island as if walking upon water....

Originally a raised bog, over 300 years of turf cutting have left Brackagh a maze of pools, drainage channels and peat ramparts. Most of the reddish acid bog peat was removed, exposing older, black, base-rich fen peat underneath.

The variety in soils has resulted in an extremely varied flora. Dense alder and willow carr woodlands open on to luxuriant species-rich fens and shallow pools while in a few areas acidic bog mosses survive, bedecked with insect-eating sundew plants. In summ...

Wetland Landscape: The profusion of bogland throughout County Longford make it an ideal location for investigating this particular type for landscape. Wetlands are places of great beauty, and highly valued elements of Ireland's tourism "product". Many wetland species of plant which are rated as "vulnerable" in Europe are still quite common in Ireland. Bog orchids, varieties of heath and sphagnum moss are still quite common in County Longford. The Ballykenny/Fishertown raised bog, an area...

Concealed beneath a five thousand year old bog near Ballycastle in Co Mayo is a remarkable pattern of walled fields and corrals which indicate the existence of an ancient, ordered tribe who farmed this area before the bog was formed.
The beautiful visitor centre on the site interprets this phenomenon with a series of imaginative displays and an audio visual presentation. Featured also at the centre is the geology of the area, wild flora and history of the bog development.
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The Blanket Bog: This living, breathing, unspoilt bogland is the largest in Europe and teeming with wildlife and flora. The stillness and peace here is disturbed only by the sound of the Corncrake. Many species of wildfowl stop here on their migration from the Arctic, Canada and Greenland. Flora is abundant and there are varieties found here originating in the Arctic, South West Europe and North America....

High on the slopes of Slieveanorra Mountain are four plots of peat bog which show different stages in the formation and erosion of peat. The owennaglush plot is a rare example of a raised bog in which the peat is actively growing, while the Orra Bog and Slieveanorra plots show what happens when shallow blanket peat is eroded. The plant life varies from heather and deer grass in drier areas, to damp patches where sphagnum moss, sedges and cotton gras grow. Bog asphodel, bog-bean and insect-eat...

Millstreet Country Park is made up of over five hundred acres, of lakes, waterfalls, streams, wetlands, walks, picnic area, moorlands, arboretum, herb rich meadows, ornamental gardens, archaeological sites, native deer, birds and wildlife. Treat yourself to a visit, you'll find yourself coming back again and again.

Audio Visual Presentation: One of the features is an audio visual presentation that takes you back through the ages, the evolution of the landscape from the pre-ice age, J...

An extensive highland balnket bog just north of the Ox Mountains. Admire the flora and fauna from a distance as the bog is unsafe. Carrowreagh court cairn is in the bog and is difficult to reach....