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Cashelnavean Bog NHA consists primarily of upland blanket bog and is located in Barnesmore Gap, 8 km south-west of Ballybofey in Co. Donegal. It is situated mostly in the townlands of Cashelnavean and Croaghonagh. The site forms part of the catchment area for the Sruhanderg River that drains into Lough Mourne, east of the site. The lower part of this river divides the bog into northern and southern halves. A second smaller stream drains the northern portion of the bog into Lough Sallagh. Coniferous forestry plantations form most of the boundary on the northern, western and southern parts of the site. The road to Ballybofey forms the boundary along much of the eastern side. Bedrock geology is metamorphic sandstone and the altitude of the site ranges from 180 m to 252 m.
The site consists mainly of upland blanket bog with areas of wet heath, re-vegetated cutover, an infilling lake and wet quaking areas. The heath vegetation is mostly confined to the higher ridge that runs in a north-east/south-west direction along the centre of the site. Flat plateau areas hold deep blanket peat with pool systems while the lower lying area along the western boundary holds quaking areas and an infilling lake.
Characteristic species on the wet plateau areas include White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba), Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), Star Sedge (Carex echinata) and Deergrass (Scirpus caespitosus). The presence of bog mosses accounts for approximately 40 % of ground cover, consisting mainly of Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. auriculatum and S. papillosum, with S. capillifolium forming hummocks around the pools. Also common are the Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), Great Sundew (D. anglica) and cushions of lichen, Cladonia portentosa. Deeper pools contain Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), Bog-sedge (Carex limosa) and Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor).
Occasional isolated hummocks stand up to 1.5 m high, carrying species such as Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Purple Moor-grass, Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and mats of Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum). Cushions of the mosses Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, and Rhytidiadelphus loreus also occur. The presence of the locally occurring species, Juniper (Juniperus communis), in this vegetation, is of significant interest.
Drier land at the higher, rockier altitudes has shallower peat with a vegetation more characteristic of heathland, being dominated by Ling Heather, Bell Heather, Heath Rush (Juncus squarrosus), and Purple Moor-grass. The cutover slopes along the main road are wet and are dominated by Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale). Bog mosses are also present (approximately 35 % of ground cover), consisting mainly of Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. subnitens and S. papillosum. In the wetter, low-lying areas along the streams and infilling lake, sedges occur, such as Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata) and Bog-sedge (Carex limosa), with Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Bog Pondweed (Potomogeton polygonifolius) and Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans).
Red Grouse, an Irish Red Data Book species occurs on the site. Fox and Snipe also occur.
The site is potentially threatened by the possible expansion of coniferous plantation forestry. A degree of disturbance has also resulted from sheep grazing, both along the eastern slopes and the wetter, western boundary, with bare patches of peat and low peat hags resulting. Both activities can cause drying of the peat and loss of characteristic bog flora.
Cashelnavean Bog NHA is a site of considerable conservation significance. It contains a good example of upland blanket bog. The site is reasonably diverse in terms of species and communities due to local variation rather than large scale diversity. Blanket bog habitat is a globally scarce resource. It is largely confined to coastal regions at temperate latitudes with cool, wet, oceanic climates. North-west Europe contains some of the best-developed areas of blanket bog in the world. The most extensive areas are found in Ireland and Britain. Upland blanket bogs, due to their exposure to severe climatic conditions at high elevations, are particularly vulnerable to erosion by human activities and extensive areas are currently undergoing active erosion due mainly to overgrazing. The current area of intact upland blanket bog in Ireland represents only a fraction of the original resource, due to the combined impacts of afforestation and overgrazing, and intact examples are therefore extremely valuable for nature conservation. Their long-term survival requires sensitive management.
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Site code: 000122
Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
biodiversity
Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans)
blanket bog
Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
Bog Myrtle (Myrica gale)
Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius)
Bog Sedge (Carex limosa)
Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
bogland
Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata)
Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
conifer plantations
Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
Deergrass (Scirpus caespitosus)
dryness
Great Sundew (D. anglica)
Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile)
Heath Rush (Juncus squarrosus)
Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor)
Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Purple Moor-grass
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
sphagnum moss
Star Sedge (Carex echinata)
Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
vicinity
White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba)
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Barnesmore Bog NHA is an area of upland blanket bog and heath in south Co. Donegal. It extends from Barnesmore Mountain in the north to Clogher Hill in the south and from the lower slopes of Croaghmeen and Croaghakeadew in the west to the Donegal/Tyrone border in the east. The site is bound to the north-west by the main road from Donegal to Ballybofey. The western boundary of the site extends down the slopes of Croaghmeen and Croaghakeadew as far as improved agricultural fields and overgrazed bog. Mature forestry plantations border the eastern, southern and northern parts of the site. Part of the eastern boundary of the site runs between Lough Innaghachola and Loughnaweelagh along the border between Co. Donegal and Co. Tyrone. A wind power installation and associated access roads, which occupies part of Croaghakeadew Mountain (398 m) on the west and extends eastwards to Loughnaweelagh, northwards to Lough Namaddy, and southwards to just north of Lough Naleaghany, has been excluded from the site.
The site has an altitude range 150 m to 450 m, Barnesmore Mountain being the highest point. The western part of the site is drained by tributaries of the Lowerymore River and the eastern part of the site by Camowen Burn and the Leaghany River, the latter watercourses flowing into Lough Derg. Bedrock geology consists of schist and gneiss.
The site is a complex mosaic of upland blanket bog, wet heath and flushes developed on a series of granite ridges connected by gently sloping terrain and incorporating a number of streams. Over twenty relatively nutrient-poor lakes occur within the site, the largest being Lough Golagh, Lough Slug, Lough Atlieve, Lough Namaddy, Lough Nabrackboy and Loughnaweelagh. The blanket bog reaches its greatest extent on the gently undulating slopes on the western, north-western and southern parts of the site.
The vegetation consists of a relatively intact assemblage of blanket bog species, including Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), Great Sundew (D. anglica), Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans), Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), Bog-myrtle (Myrica gale), Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea), Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and Fir Clubmoss (Huperzia selago).
There are occasional bog pools on the site colonised with Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) and Bog Sedge (Carex limosa) grading into quaking bog-moss lawns of Sphagnum papillosum, S. cuspidatum and S. auriculatum at the pool margins together with sundews and Marsh Violet.
Bog mosses are locally frequent throughout the site as hummock/hollow complexes (Sphagnum subnitens, S. papillosum, S. capillifolium, S. compactum, S. auriculatum and S. cuspidatum), quaking lawns and flushes (S. recurvum) or on localised areas of bare peat (S. tenellum). Other mosses include large hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi and Campylopus atrovirens. Liverworts characteristic of blanket bogs include Mylia taylori and Odontoschisma sphagni.
Lichens on the bog surface include Cladonia portentosa, C. uncialis and C. subcervicornis.
Other habitats on the site include scrub along stream corridors, dry heath, wet heath, acid grassland on peaty soil, lakes, streams and flushes. Regenerating cutover with deep pools occurs west of Lough Slug.
There is variation in the species composition and abundance of the aquatic flora in the lakes depending on exposure, water depth and the nutrient status of the lake waters. The aquatic flora of the lakes includes Broad-leaved pondweed (Potamogeton natans), Bladderwort (Utricularia sp.), Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora), Quillwort (Isoetes lacustris), Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile), stands of Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata) and Bogbean.
Flushes with a diverse flora occur throughout the site, along the stream corridors and in the vicinity of lakes and at the base of and on slopes. Vegetation includes stands of rushes (Juncus effusus, J. conglomeratus, J. acutiflorus), Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre), Purple Moor-grass, Black Bog-rush, Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris), Star Sedge (Carex echinata), Lesser Spearwort, Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis), Bulbous Rush (Juncus Bulbosus), Marsh Violet, Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius) and Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris).
There are patches of dry heath on the drier banks of the streams or on steep slopes with a thinner soil notably the eastern slopes of Barnesmore Gap and the north-eastern side of Lough Nabrackboy. The vegetation of these areas includes Tormentil, Ling Heather, Hard Fern (Blechnum spicant), Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia), Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Green-ribbed Sedge (Carex binervis), Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella), wood-rushes (Luzula multiflora, L. sylvatica) and Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum).
Acid grassland/wet heath mosaics occurs on thinner mineral/peat soils on the slopes of Croaghmeen, to the west of the site, and the hill slopes north-east of Lough Slug. These are characterised by Mat Grass (Nardus stricta), Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile), Green-ribbed Sedge, Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca ovina), Devil’s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Velvet Bent (Agrostis canina), Heath Grass (Danthonia decumbens) and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens and Polytrichum commune.
Irish Hare, Badger, Red Grouse, Golden Plover, Peregrine Falcon and Common Frog occur on the site. Peregrine Falcon nest on the steep slopes of Barnesmore Gap. These are all Irish Red Data Book species.
In general the blanket bog resource has decreased in the Barnesmore Gap area due to extensive afforestation on the eastern, northern and southern sides of the site.
Relatively recent land uses on the western periphery of the site include localised heavy grazing by sheep.
Apart from very localised damage, Barnesmore Bog NHA is a site of considerable conservation significance containing a very large area of relatively intact upland blanket bog with virtually no peat extraction or overgrazing. This site supports a good diversity of blanket bog microhabitats including hummock/hollow complexes and flushes. Other habitats on the site include rocky outcrops, dry heath, wet heath, streams, several naturally nutrient-poor lakes that add to the habitat diversity and therefore conservation value of the site. Blanket bog habitat is a globally scarce resource. It is largely confined to coastal regions at temperate latitudes with cool, wet, oceanic climates. North-west Europe contains some of the best-developed areas of blanket bog in the world. The most extensive areas are found in Ireland and Britain. Upland blanket bogs, due to their exposure to severe climatic conditions at high elevations, are particularly vulnerable to erosion by human activities and extensive areas are currently undergoing active erosion due mainly to overgrazing. The current area of intact upland blanket bog in Ireland represents only a fraction of the original resource, due to the combined impacts of afforestation and overgrazing, and intact examples are therefore extremely valuable for nature conservation. Their long-term survival requires sensitive management.
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Barnesmore Bog Natural Heritage Area
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Lough Derg--Region--Barnesmore Bog--Heritage Area
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54.6929, -7.95004
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Site code: 002375
Badger (Meles meles)
Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
biodiversity
Black Bog-rush
Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans)
Bladderwort (Utricularia sp.)
Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius)
Bog Sedge (Carex limosa)
Bog-myrtle (Myrica gale)
Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
bogland
Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata)
Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
Bulbous Rush (Juncus Bulbosus)
Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea)
Clogher
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Common Frog
Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus)
Devil’s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
dryness
Fir Clubmoss (Huperzia selago)
Golden Plover
Great Sundew (D. anglica)
Green-ribbed Sedge
Green-ribbed Sedge (Carex binervis)
Hard Fern (Blechnum spicant)
Heath Bedstraw (Galium saxatile)
Heath Grass (Danthonia decumbens)
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)
Irish Hare
Lesser Spearwort
Ling Heather
Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris)
Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)
Marsh Violet
Mat Grass (Nardus stricta)
Peregrine Falcon
Purple Moor-grass
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
quaking bog
Quillwort (Isoetes lacustris)
Red Grouse
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)
Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca ovina)
Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora)
sphagnum moss
Star Sedge (Carex echinata)
Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Tormentil
Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
Velvet Bent (Agrostis canina)
Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
wood-rushes (Luzula multiflora L. sylvatica)
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This site is situated midway between Ballyshannon and Pettigo in south Co. Donegal. Its eastern boundary follows the border between Donegal and Fermanagh. It includes Breesy Hill (264 m), Crumnalannav Hill and several medium-sized lakes (Loughs Golagh, Lee, Unshin, Finn and Cam). Much of the site is underlain by acid gneiss, which commonly outcrops on higher ground. These rocks meet limestone in the northern section of the site, at Lough Golagh and Lough Lee, which are underlain by both rock types.
The site is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) selected for the following habitats and/or species listed on Annex I / II of the E.U. Habitats Directive (* = priority; numbers in brackets are Natura 2000 codes):
[7130] Blanket Bogs (Active)*
Blanket bog is the main habitat found at this site. This is mostly dominated by Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), with Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans) and the lichen, Cladonia portentosa, occurring commonly. Pool and hummock systems are found in several areas. Particularly well-developed systems are found in the southern section of the site and on the south-western side of Lough Lee. Of note is the presence in these areas of hummocks of the scarce bog moss Sphagnum imbricatum.
South-west of Breesy Hill is an area of old, re-generating cut-away bog with wet trenches, filled by bog mosses and dry banks colonised by Purple Moor-grass and Heather.
Several streams and lakes occur within the site. Black Bog-rush, Great Fen-sedge (Cladium mariscus) and Common Reed (Phragmites australis), frequently occur in flushed areas by streams. The aquatic vegetation of the lakes includes species such as Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna), Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora), Spiked Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius) and the occasional stonewort (e.g. Nitella flexilis). Emergent communities include species such as Common Reed, Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata), Great Fen-sedge and Common Club-rush (Scirpus lacustris).
The geological variation in the substrate of Lough Golagh and Lough Lee adds to the habitat diversity of the site. On the eastern shores of these lakes (underlain by acid gneiss) blanket bog, scrub and heath occur, while on the western margins (underlain by limestone) several areas of base-enriched fen and sedge-rich communities are found. Plant species found in these fen areas include Tufted-sedge (Carex elata), Black
Bog-rush, Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) and Early-purple Orchid (Orchis
mascula). Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria albicans), Juniper (Juniperis communis), Common
Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and Bitter-vetch (Lathyrus montanus), among other
species, occur on outcropping limestone by the shores of these lakes.
The site includes a small area of dry, broadleaved, semi-natural woodland
dominated by tall, mature Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) and Hazel (Corylus avellana).
Active Badger setts occur within the woodland.
An island in Lough Golagh supports a colony of Common Tern (40 pairs in 1984,
9 nesting sites in 1992) and Black-headed Gull (350 pairs in 1977, 256 nesting sites in
1992). The former species is listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive. Other
birdlife found on the site includes Grey Heron, Kestrel, Raven, Red Grouse, Snipe,
Stonechat and Woodpigeon.
Grazing by sheep and cattle occurs throughout the site, and in some areas this has
resulted in damage to the vegetation cover and peat surface. Peat extraction by
machine has damaged some areas of blanket bog.
Most of the site comprises a largely intact example of upland blanket bog, a priority
habitat listed on Annex I of the E.U. Habitats Directive. The site is contiguous with
an area of blanket bog on the Fermanagh side of the border. The juxtaposition of
acidic and alkaline rock types adds to the botanical and ecological diversity of some
of the lakes on the site. Of additional conservation significance is the presence of the Gull/Tern colony at Lough Golagh.
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Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill Special Area of Conservation
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Lough Derg--Region--Lough Golagh--Nature Reserve
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The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill Special Area of Conservation
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16 December 2013
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54.528, -8.05344
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Site Code: 002164
Badger (Meles meles)
biodiversity
Bitter-vetch (Lathyrus montanus)
Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans)
blanket bog
Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria albicans)
Bog Pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius)
bogland
Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata)
Breesy Hill
cattle
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus)
dryness
Early-purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)
fauna
flora
gneiss
Great Fen-sedge (Cladium mariscus)
Grey Heron
Gull
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Juniper (Juniperis communis)
Kestrel
Lichens (Cladonia portentosa and C. uncialis)
limestone
Lough Cam
Lough Finn
Lough Golagh
Lough Lee
Lough Unshin
ommon Club-rush (Scirpus lacustris)
peat extraction
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Raven
Red Grouse
Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora)
snipe
sphagnum moss
Spiked Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Stonechat
vicinity
Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna)
Woodpigeon.
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Tamur Bog runs along the border with Northern Ireland and is located on the southern side of the main Pettigo/Laghy road in Co. Donegal, about mid-way between these two locations. The topography is predominantly undulating, over a bedrock of acid gneiss with some basic intrusions. This site consists of separate blocks mainly of blanket bog, wet heath and oligotrophic lakes.
The site is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) selected for the following habitats and/or species listed on Annex I / II of the E.U. Habitats Directive (* = priority; numbers in brackets are Natura 2000 codes):
[4010] Wet Heath
[7130] Blanket Bogs (Active)*
[7150] Rhynchosporion Vegetation
Within the areas of blanket bog at this site good micro-topographical variation, as well as variation in the vegetation, is seen, brought about by the occurrence of wet, quaking areas, lawns, inter-connecting pools and flushes. Overall the blanket bog is dominated by Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), with Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) all being common also. There are low, broad hummocks, often occluded by the herb layer, mostly consisting of the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, along with S. tenellum and lichens. Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans) is present in flushes.
Well developed pool and hummock systems occur around parts of Lough Vearty, at the south of the site and along the border, east of Lough Awaddy. Quaking lawns are a feature of these areas, and Rhynchosporion vegetation is very well represented in these wet areas. Species noted in the lawns include the bog moss Sphagnum pulchrum and sundews (Drosera spp.), and in the pools the bog mosses S. cuspidatum and S. auriculatum, Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor) and Bog-sedge (Carex limosa) are found. White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba) also occurs on the lawns and in pools. Hummocks consisting mainly of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum with Heather and small amounts of Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) are present, though some hummocks with the mosses Sphagnum fuscum and S. imbricatum occur also. Several rare lichen species occur in these wet areas, mainly associated with the hummocks.
At the south of the site is a rare bog type which is intermediate in several respects between blanket and raised bog. Species found in the wet areas are similar to those described above. The islands formed in the pools support small Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) trees, Soft Rush (Juncus effusus), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and Broad Buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata).
Wet heath areas are found associated with sloping ground and in areas higher than the blanket bog. The vegetation, especially where the habitat occurs at the south of the site, is dominated by Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Purple Moor-grass, Deergrass, Heather and cottongrasses, with scattered Sphagnum capillifolium. Hummocks are small and composed of Racomitrium lanuginosum with lichens. At the north of the site, in the vicinity of Tamur Hill, the ground is steeper and drier and the vegetation is dominated by Bilberry, Heather and Gorse (Ulex europaeus). Several streams and oligotrophic lakes occur within the site. Vegetation seen in the lakes includes Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata), Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile), Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea), Common Club-rush (Scirpus lacustris), Perfoliate Pondweed (Potamogeton perfoliatus) and Common Reed (Phragmites australis). There are also quaking areas at the edges of some of the smaller lakes and these support the bog mosses Sphagnum recurvum, S. palustre, S. capillifolium, S. magellanicum and S. papillosum, the moss Aulacomnium palustre, with Bogbean and Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris). On the rocky shores of the larger lakes, species seen include Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna), Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora) and Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris).
Species present along the streams and at some lake edges include False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre), Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris), Soft Rush, Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and Heather. Several tree and shrub species, such as Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), willow (Salix spp.), Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) and the invasive alien species Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum) also occur.
Other habitats found within the site include fens, flushes and freshwater marshes.
Golden Plover, Hen Harrier and Merlin, bird species which are often associated with bog habitats and which are listed in Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive, breed in small numbers on the site. Greenland White-fronted Goose, also listed in Annex I of
the Birds Directive, use the bog for feeding in winter. Red Grouse occur on the site.
The Otter, listed under Annex II of the E.U. Habitats Directive, occurs within the site.
Much suitable habitat for this species is present. The Irish Hare, Badger, Common Lizard and Common Frog are also present. The Irish Hare and Badger are listed under the Bern Convention, are all of these species are legally protected under the Wildlife Act, 1976, and are also Red Data Book species. Land use at the site consists of grazing, by both cattle and sheep, with some areas to
the north of the site and east of Belalt being over-grazed. Eutrophication of some of the smaller lakes is evident. Peat cutting around the site is intensive and commercial peat cutting has been extended onto the site. Drainage is associated with this. Much of the area around the site has been afforested and many owners within the site have applied for forestry grants. The Ballintra/Pettigo road cuts through the site.
This site is of scientific interest as it represents a very good example of lowland blanket bog which is mostly intact. Other associated habitats, especially wet heath and Rhynchosporion vegetation, add to the interest of the site. The site also supports some important bird species.
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Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation
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Lough Derg--Region--Tamur Bog--Nature Reserve
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The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation
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National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
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Site Synopsis, Tamur Bog Special Area of Conservation (SAC) entry
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National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
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27 November 2013
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DD_0334
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54.5554, -7.96767
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Site Code: 001992
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Badger (Meles meles)
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
biodiversity
Black Bog-rush (Schoenus nigricans)
blanket bog
Bog moss (Sphagnum spp.)
Bog Sedge (Carex limosa)
Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
bogland
Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata)
Broad Buckler-fern (Dryopteris dilatata).
cattle
Common Club-rush (Scirpus lacustris)
Common Frog
Common Lizard
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus)
Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
dryness
False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Irish Hare
Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor)
Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris).
Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)
Otter
Perfoliate Pondweed (Potamogeton perfoliatus)
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
Rhyncehosporion Vegetation
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora)
Soft Rush
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)
sphagnum moss
Tamur bog
vicinity
Water Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)
Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna)
White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba)
Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Willow (Salix spp.)
Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea)
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The vegetation of the site is characterised by blanket bog species. The most dominant include Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium), the locally occurring species Oblong-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia), Bog-myrtle (Myrica gale), Crossleaved Heath (Erica tetralix), White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba), Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus), Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea) and lichens (Cladonia portentosa and C. uncialis). Bog moss lawns and hummocks are locally frequent, consisting of Sphagnum capillifolium, S. subnitens, S. imbricatum, S. auriculatum, S. papillosum and S. compactum. Large cushions of Racomitrium lanuginosum and Leucobryum glaucum also occur. Localised flushes and wet areas on the bog surface add to the diversity of species, with plants such as Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata), Jointed Rush (Juncus articulatus), Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris), Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tenella), Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans), Star Sedge (Carex echinata) and Sphagnum recurvum. Small-scale local hydrological variation in the form of natural drainage channels, a quaking basin bog in a small depression and a swallow hole add substantially to the total species list.
Shallower peat soils support wet heath and acid grassland habitat. Such areas have species such as Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa), Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum), Devil’s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis), Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris), Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus), Wild Thyme (Thymus praecox), Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) and the moss Hylocomium splendens.
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Flora of the Lough Fad blanket bog to the south-west of Lough Derg
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Lough Derg--Region--Lough Fad Bog--Nature Reserve
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The flora of the Lough Fad Bog National Heritage Area (NHA)
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National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
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Site Synopsis, Lough Fad Bog National Heritage Area (NHA) entry
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National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland
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9 December 2003
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Environmental National Heritage Area (NHA) entry
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English
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DD_0301
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54.5797, -7.93149
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Site code: 001159
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CC BY 4.0 International License
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)
Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tenella)
Bog-myrtle (Myrica gale)
bogland
Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata)
Broad-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton natans)
Carnation Sedge (Carex panicea)
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Crossleaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus)
Devil’s-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
Hylocomium splendens (moss)
Jointed Rush (Juncus articulatus)
Leucobryum glaucum
Lichens (Cladonia portentosa and C. uncialis)
Ling Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Lough Fad
Lough Fad Bog NHA
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Oblong-leaved Sundew (Drosera intermedia)
peat
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
Sphagnum auriculatum
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum compactum
Sphagnum imbricatum
sphagnum moss
Sphagnum papillosum
Sphagnum recurvumon
Sphagnum subnitens
Star Sedge (Carex echinata)
swallow hole
Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
Wavy Hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa)
White Beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba)
Wild Thyme (Thymus praecox)
Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)