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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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Cashelnavean Bog Natural Heritage Area
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Lough Derg--Region--Cashelnavean Bog--Heritage Area
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54.7511, -7.92523
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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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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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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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Croaghonagh Bog is a small but quite intact blanket bog which occurs on the south-west shore of Lough Mourne, 17 km north-east of Donegal town. The site is underlain by metamorphosed sandstone and includes a good diversity of habitats including active bog, wet heath, lakeshore, streams and ditches, and some old cut-away bog.
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)*
Croaghonagh Bog displays some features of a raised bog and consists of a large, broad dome divided into two parts by dry, narrow channels, some of which contain swallow-holes. There is also a small lake in the middle of the site. The bog surface is spongy or quaking in localised areas, and contains a variety of features including widespread hummock/hollow communities and some large bog pools. There is an extensive cover of bog mosses (Sphagnum spp.), including several species of note such as S. fuscum, S. imbricatum and S. magellanicum. Other species recorded here include Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), Great Sundew (Drosera anglica), Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor) and Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris). Hummock vegetation includes Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum) and Cladonia lichens.
Bird species recorded from the site include Greenland White-fronted Goose and Merlin, both of which are listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive, along with Red Grouse, Curlew and Kestrel. Deer, Otter and Hare also occur on the site.
The margins of the bog have been affected by turbary, particularly at the south and south-eastern sides, and there are indications that its surface is drying out in places. The hydrology of the bog may also be affected by water abstraction from Lough Mourne which is used as a reservoir for Donegal town.
Due to extensive afforestation, many bogs have been drained in this region and Croaghonagh Bog is one of only a handful of intact blanket bogs remaining in east Donegal. Apart from being an excellent example of this Annex I habitat type, the value of this site is increased by the range of wildlife species it supports, in particular the Annex I birds Greenland White-fronted Goose and Merlin.
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Croaghonagh Bog Special Area of Conservation
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Lough Derg--Region--Croaghonagh Bog--Nature Reserve
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The watershed, geology and wildlife of the Croaghonagh Bog Special Area of Conservation
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24 July 2013
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54.7399, -7.91178
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Site Code: 000129
biodiversity
blanket bog
Bog moss (Sphagnum spp.)
Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
bogland
Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Croaghonagh Bog
Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
Curlew
Deer
Donegal Town
dryness
Great Sundew (Drosera anglica)
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Hare
Hare’s-tail Cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Kestrel.
Lesser Bladderwort (Utricularia minor)
Merlin
Otter
Red Grouse
sphagnum moss
vicinity
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A series of lakes occur within the site. These are variously colonised by a diverse range of emergent, submergent, floating-leaved and shallow water aquatic plants, including Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora), Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna), Bottle Sedge, Bog-sedge (Carex limosa), Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea) and Floating Bur-reed (Sparganium angustifolium). A stream that flows through a rocky channel provides suitable niches for a well-developed moss flora.
A number of plant species with a restricted distribution in Co. Donegal occur within the site. These include Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos), Long-stalked Yellowsedge (Carex lepidocarpa) and Dioecious Sedge (Carex dioica). The Red Data Book species Golden Plover, Hen Harrier, Red Grouse, Atlantic Salmon and Otter also occur.
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Waterlife, flora and fauna 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
Description
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The location and characteristics 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_0299
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54.5797, -7.93149
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Site code: 001159
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Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
blanket bog
Bog Sedge (Carex limosa)
bogland
Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Dioecious Sedge (Carex dioica)
Floating Bur-reed (Sparganium angustifolium)
Golden Plover
Hen Harrier
Long-stalked Yellowsedge (Carex lepidocarpa)
Lough Fad Bog NHA
moss
National Parks and Wildlife Service
otters
peat
Red Grouse
Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora)
Water Lobelia (Lobelia dortmanna)
watershed
Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar lutea)
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Lough Fad Bog NHA is a relatively large and primarily upland blanket bog, situated approximately 7 km from Pettigo, north of the Donegal to Pettigo road. It lies at altitudes between 130 m and 280 m on acidic gneiss bedrock. The site is situated in the townlands of Meensheefin, Belalt North, Lough Fad and Lough Ultan. Plantation forestry largely surrounds the site on its western, eastern and northern sides, while to the south it is bounded by the road between Donegal and Pettigo.
The site contains upland and lowland blanket bog developed as relatively shallow peat. The bog lies on a series of gently sloping plateaux, separated by rocky knolls and east-west trending ridges, situated on a catchment divide (watershed) between the Waterfoot and Ballintra Rivers. A number of lakes occur in the northern part of the site, including Lough Nageage, Lough Natragh, Lough Nacraghan, Lough Fad, Lough Atarriff and Lough Nabrackmore.
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Location and characteristics of the Lough Fad blanket bog to the south-west of Lough Derg
Subject
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Lough Derg--Region--Lough Fad Bog--Nature Reserve
Description
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The location and characteristics 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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English
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DD_0298
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54.5797, -7.93149
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Site code: 001159
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Ballintra River
blanket bog
bogland
forestry
gneiss
Lough Atarriff
Lough Fad
Lough Fad Bog NHA
Lough Nabrackmore.
Lough Nacraghan
Lough Nageage
Lough Natragh
National Parks and Wildlife Service
peat
Pettigo
Waterfoot River
watershed
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"There is a vast extent of bog in Templecarn in which fir and other timber are found. Nothing unusual was heard of in connection with these bogs except what has been stated, that cultivated knolls rise out of them. There are very few existing traces of woodlands, if we except those deposited in bogs." (p. 158)
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Title
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The bogs of Templecarn
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Lough Derg--Ordnance Survey--Description--Lieutenant Lancey
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"There is a vast extent of bog in Templecarn in which fir and other timber are found..."
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Lieutenant W. Lancey, 1835
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Parish of Templecarn, in Institute of Irish Studies, and Royal Irish Academy, Parishes of County Donegal / Edited by Angélique Day and Patrick McWilliams. II 1835-6, Mid, West and South Donegal., Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland; v.39, p. 158
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Institute of Irish Studies in association with The Royal Irish Academy, Belfast
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1835-6 [1997]
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Monograph
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English
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Ordnance survey memoir
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Citation for the purposes of criticism
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54.5797, -7.93149
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DD_0153
blanket bog
bogland
ecosystem
environment
fir
landscape
Lieutenant W. Lancey
ordnance survey
Parish of Templecarne
quaking bog
Royal Irish Academy
Templecarne
water