IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

PUBLICATION OF IRELAND’S NEW PEATLANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Press Release. Publication of Ireland’s new Peatlands and Climate Change Action Plan 2030 Celebrating Earth Day 2021. 22 nd April 2021. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are celebrating this Earth Day, 22 nd of April 2021, with the publication of the charities 7 th Action Plan – Peatlands and Climate Change Action Plan 2030. The theme for Earth Day this year is ‘Restore Our Earth’.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of PEATLANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 2030 In 2019 Ireland declared a climate and biodiversity emergency. The government has acknowledged that our country needs to act with urgency on the causes and impacts of climate change. Peatlands are highly significant in the global efforts to combat climate Continue reading

→

MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

RAISED BOGS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND Raised bogs are discreet, raised, dome-shaped masses of peat occupying former lakes or shallow depressions in the landscape. They occur throughout the midlands of Ireland. Their principal supply of water and nutrients is from rainfall and the substrate is acid peat soil, which can be up to 12m deep. Raised bogs are characterised by

low-growing

PEATLANDS A FUTURE IN IRELAND?IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION Minister Jimmy Deenihan published three important documents in draft format concerning the future conservation and management of peatlands in Ireland on the 15th January 2014. These were: The Draft Peatland Strategy for Ireland. The Draft Raised Bog SAC Management Plan and

Appendices.

RETURNING TO THE BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE TO DISCOVER A Returning to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre to Discover a Spectacular Year for the Large Heath Butterfly. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is a charity (CHY6829) working towards the conservation of a representative portion of peatlands for people to enjoy today and in

the future.

A GUIDE TO IRISH BOG HABITATS Bogs are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. A GUIDE TO IRISH FEN HABITATS Fens are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

PUBLICATION OF IRELAND’S NEW PEATLANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Press Release. Publication of Ireland’s new Peatlands and Climate Change Action Plan 2030 Celebrating Earth Day 2021. 22 nd April 2021. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are celebrating this Earth Day, 22 nd of April 2021, with the publication of the charities 7 th Action Plan – Peatlands and Climate Change Action Plan 2030. The theme for Earth Day this year is ‘Restore Our Earth’.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Be a Peat-Free Gardener. Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of Conservation have been damaged by moss peat

mining.

PEATLANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 2030 In 2019 Ireland declared a climate and biodiversity emergency. The government has acknowledged that our country needs to act with urgency on the causes and impacts of climate change. Peatlands are highly significant in the global efforts to combat climate Continue reading

→

RAISED BOGS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND Raised bogs are discreet, raised, dome-shaped masses of peat occupying former lakes or shallow depressions in the landscape. They occur throughout the midlands of Ireland. Their principal supply of water and nutrients is from rainfall and the substrate is acid peat soil, which can be up to 12m deep. Raised bogs are characterised by

low-growing

MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a species listed in the appendices to the European Union Habitats & Species Directive.The effect of this legislation is to give protection to both the animal and its habitat. The description of the life cycle of Euphydryas aurinia presented is based on the work of Dr Ken Bond of University

College Cork.

BOG PLANT BOOKIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Bog Plant Book. Bog Cotton. Eriophorum vaginatum. Eriophorum angustifolium. Ceannbhán. Bog cotton is found on blanket and raised bogs in Ireland. . . It comes in two forms single headed and many headed bog cotton. The two plants are very similar, with white fluffy cotton seed heads and grassy leaves which are seen from June each

year.

RETURNING TO THE BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE TO DISCOVER A Returning to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre to Discover a Spectacular Year for the Large Heath Butterfly. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council is a charity (CHY6829) working towards the conservation of a representative portion of peatlands for people to enjoy today and in

the future.

A GUIDE TO IRISH BOG HABITATS Bogs are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. A GUIDE TO IRISH FEN HABITATS Fens are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

HISTORY OF THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILIRISHSEE MORE ON

IPCC.IE

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Be a Peat-Free Gardener. Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of Conservation have been damaged by moss peat

mining.

HOP TO IT IRISH FROG SURVEY CARD Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey. BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

HISTORY OF THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILIRISHSEE MORE ON

IPCC.IE

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Be a Peat-Free Gardener. Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of Conservation have been damaged by moss peat

mining.

HOP TO IT IRISH FROG SURVEY CARD Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey. HISTORY OF THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILIRISH The Irish Peatland Conservation Council began in 1982 as the National Peatland Conservation Committee. This Committee was set up following a debate on the future of Irish bogs organised by An Taisce and held in University College Dublin. This organisation led by Prof Gerry Doyle later became the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC).

ACTION FOR CURLEW

Download an information leaflet on Ireland’s breeding Curlew here. Download the Curlew Conservation Programme Annual Report 2017 prepared by the NPWS here. Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie. STAMP COLLECTING HELPS THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION Stamp Collecting. IPCC turn used stamps into money to help our work of saving Irish bogs. Valuable stamps that are spotted are sold separately, but even perfectly ordinary stamps are welcome. They get made up into packs for sale in IPCC’s Nature Shop or are sold in bulk in Ireland to stamp dealers. Our collectors campaign is worth

€10,000

HOP TO IT IRISH FROG SURVEY CARD Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey. OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of RAISED BOGS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND Raised bogs are discreet, raised, dome-shaped masses of peat occupying former lakes or shallow depressions in the landscape. They occur throughout the midlands of Ireland. Their principal supply of water and nutrients is from rainfall and the substrate is acid peat soil, which can be up to 12m deep. Raised bogs are characterised by

low-growing

CROSSWORD NBW 2021

Peatland Habitat & Biodiversity Crossword 2021 https://crosswordlabs.com/view/2021-05-13-213 Type to enter text A GUIDE TO IRISH BOG HABITATS Bogs are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. A GUIDE TO IRISH FEN HABITATS Fens are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

GIRLEY BOG, CO. MEATH VISITOR MAP AND GUIDEIRISH PEATLAND Girley Bog, Co. Meath Visitor Map & Guide. The surface of Girley Bog in Co. Meath. The centre of Girley Bog is rich in Sphagnum mosses which ensure the bog is actively forming peat. Photo: C. O’Connell, IPCC. County Meath. Area: 100ha. Bogland Type: raised bog, wet grassland and birch woodland. Year Acquired by IPCC: 8.5ha purchased

in 2013.

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE BOGLAND FOOD WEBIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Here is an example of a bogland food web from Ireland. It consists of a number of food chains from a bog ecosystem. Each food chain represents one possible path that energy and nutrients can take as they move through the bog ecosystem. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

GIRLEY BOG, CO. MEATH VISITOR MAP AND GUIDEIRISH PEATLAND Girley Bog, Co. Meath Visitor Map & Guide. The surface of Girley Bog in Co. Meath. The centre of Girley Bog is rich in Sphagnum mosses which ensure the bog is actively forming peat. Photo: C. O’Connell, IPCC. County Meath. Area: 100ha. Bogland Type: raised bog, wet grassland and birch woodland. Year Acquired by IPCC: 8.5ha purchased

in 2013.

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE BOGLAND FOOD WEBIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Here is an example of a bogland food web from Ireland. It consists of a number of food chains from a bog ecosystem. Each food chain represents one possible path that energy and nutrients can take as they move through the bog ecosystem. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network HISTORY OF THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILIRISH The Irish Peatland Conservation Council began in 1982 as the National Peatland Conservation Committee. This Committee was set up following a debate on the future of Irish bogs organised by An Taisce and held in University College Dublin. This organisation led by Prof Gerry Doyle later became the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC). BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND Blanket Bogs. Blanket bogs are the most celebrated of Ireland’s peatlands. The habitat is very well developed in the country. We have two types of blanket bogs – Atlantic Blanket Bog and Mountain Blanket Bog. Atlantic blanket bogs cover the landscape of the west coast from sea level to an altitude of 200m. Here, rainfall is 1,200mm

per year

ACTION FOR CURLEW

Download an information leaflet on Ireland’s breeding Curlew here. Download the Curlew Conservation Programme Annual Report 2017 prepared by the NPWS here. Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie. OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. HOP TO IT IRISH FROG SURVEY CARD Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of NATIONAL PEATLANDS STRATEGY 1 Foreword The National Peatlands Strategy, published in 2016, is a landmark document. It contains a comprehensive list of actions, necessary to ensure that Ireland’s A GUIDE TO IRISH BOG HABITATS Bogs are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. A GUIDE TO IRISH FEN HABITATS Fens are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

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BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

GIRLEY BOG, CO. MEATH VISITOR MAP AND GUIDEIRISH PEATLAND Girley Bog, Co. Meath Visitor Map & Guide. The surface of Girley Bog in Co. Meath. The centre of Girley Bog is rich in Sphagnum mosses which ensure the bog is actively forming peat. Photo: C. O’Connell, IPCC. County Meath. Area: 100ha. Bogland Type: raised bog, wet grassland and birch woodland. Year Acquired by IPCC: 8.5ha purchased

in 2013.

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE BOGLAND FOOD WEBIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Here is an example of a bogland food web from Ireland. It consists of a number of food chains from a bog ecosystem. Each food chain represents one possible path that energy and nutrients can take as they move through the bog ecosystem. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network BOG OF ALLEN NATURE CENTRE VISITOR GUIDE & MAP Following the Irish Government Covid-19 restrictions the Bog of Allen Nature Centre is temporarily closed to visitors until 1st February 2021.. The Bog of Allen Nature Centre, in Lullymore, near Rathangan in Co. Kildare is an international centre for peatland education, conservation and research run by the Irish Peatland Conservation

Council.

OFFSET YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT There are a number of ways that that you can offset your carbon footprint and help save bogs at the same time. 1. Restoration of damaged sites: Peatlands can act as a source or a sink of carbon depending on their condition.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council restore damaged peatland habitat in our network of nature reserves that are leaking carbon.

BOG WOODLANDS

Bog woodland is a rare woodland and bog habitat that has priority conservation status under the EU Habitats Directive (Habitat 91D0*). This unique habitat is generally identified by stands of birch trees (Betula pubescens) with extensive Sphagnum and pleurocarpous moss carpets on the woodland floor. The water table is close to the surface of the woodland floor creating swampy flushed conditions. FENS IN IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILSEE MORE

ON IPCC.IE

BOG WATCH FLOWER IDENTIFICATION DIAL You Will Need flower dial template (4 pieces) card pritt stick or glue plastic coating or clear sticky plastic colouring pencils or markers scissors compass envelope sealing pin What To Do Print out the two large sides of the bog plant Continue reading → RESTORATION: BRINGING THE BOGS BACK TO LIFEIRISH PEATLAND Across the country as a variety of restoration schemes are being put into practice on Ireland’s protected bogs. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) maintain a sites database which records 98 sites across the country which have had some restoration work carried

out.

GIRLEY BOG, CO. MEATH VISITOR MAP AND GUIDEIRISH PEATLAND Girley Bog, Co. Meath Visitor Map & Guide. The surface of Girley Bog in Co. Meath. The centre of Girley Bog is rich in Sphagnum mosses which ensure the bog is actively forming peat. Photo: C. O’Connell, IPCC. County Meath. Area: 100ha. Bogland Type: raised bog, wet grassland and birch woodland. Year Acquired by IPCC: 8.5ha purchased

in 2013.

BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLANDSEE MORE ON IPCC.IE BOGLAND FOOD WEBIRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Here is an example of a bogland food web from Ireland. It consists of a number of food chains from a bog ecosystem. Each food chain represents one possible path that energy and nutrients can take as they move through the bog ecosystem. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Contact Us Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie The work of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council is supported by the Irish Environmental Network HISTORY OF THE IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCILIRISH The Irish Peatland Conservation Council began in 1982 as the National Peatland Conservation Committee. This Committee was set up following a debate on the future of Irish bogs organised by An Taisce and held in University College Dublin. This organisation led by Prof Gerry Doyle later became the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC). BLANKET BOGS OF IRELAND FACTSHEETIRISH PEATLAND Blanket Bogs. Blanket bogs are the most celebrated of Ireland’s peatlands. The habitat is very well developed in the country. We have two types of blanket bogs – Atlantic Blanket Bog and Mountain Blanket Bog. Atlantic blanket bogs cover the landscape of the west coast from sea level to an altitude of 200m. Here, rainfall is 1,200mm

per year

ACTION FOR CURLEW

Download an information leaflet on Ireland’s breeding Curlew here. Download the Curlew Conservation Programme Annual Report 2017 prepared by the NPWS here. Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare, R51 V293, Ireland. T: +353-45-860133; E: bogs@ipcc.ie. OVER-EXPLOITATION OF PEATLANDS FOR PEAT Exploitation of peatlands for fuel has been under way in Ireland for 400 years. Today traditional turf cutting, mechanical turf cutting and industrial peat extraction have accounted for a staggering loss of 47% of the original area of peatlands in Ireland. HOP TO IT IRISH FROG SURVEY CARD Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey. PEAT FREE GARDENING HELPS SAVE IRISH BOGSIRISH PEATLAND Peat may be dirt cheap, but it costs the earth. Peat extraction is killing Ireland’s raised bogs. Already, Ireland has lost 90% of its raised bogs to commercial peat extraction, turf cutting and forestry. 14 sites designated as Natural Heritage Areas and Special Areas of NATIONAL PEATLANDS STRATEGY 1 Foreword The National Peatlands Strategy, published in 2016, is a landmark document. It contains a comprehensive list of actions, necessary to ensure that Ireland’s A GUIDE TO IRISH BOG HABITATS Bogs are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. A GUIDE TO IRISH FEN HABITATS Fens are wetlands made of peat, plants and water combined together. Peat is the result of the accumulation of partially decayed plants over thousands of years. IRISH PEATLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL Action for Bogs and Wildlife in Ireland

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