Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)
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Title
Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)
Subject
Lough Derg--Region--Killeter Forest--Conservation
Description
A description of the Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)
Creator
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, UK
Source
Biodiversity synopsis, Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) entry
Publisher
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, UK
Date
3 March 2011
Rights
UK Open Government License, Crown Copyright
Format
Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) entry
Language
English
Type
Biodiversity database
Identifier
DD_0319
Coverage
54.674039,-7.875258
References
Site number: ASSI 357
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Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes has been declared as an ASSI for its intact blanket bog and oligotrophic lakes which both support important plant and animal communities.
The site consists of a series of upland raised bog units on deeper peat within a more extensive blanket bog complex. The vegetation is characterised by Heather and Cross-leaved Heath with frequent Hare’s-tail Cottongrass and Bog Asphodel in the wetter runnels.
The bog surface also supports a dense cover of Sphagnum Bog-mosses, the main building blocks of the bog. As these decay, they lead to peat development over a long period of time.
The deep, open pools are colonised with aquatic Bog-mosses such as Cow-horn Bog-moss and Feathery Bog-moss with occasional Bladderworts and Bogbean present in some. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of Papillose Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss and the rare Golden Bog-moss.
White-beak Sedge is also associated with pool edges together with occasional Bog Sedge and Round-leaved Sundew.
Loughnaweelagh and Innaghachola Lough lie on the border with the Republic of Ireland, along the extreme north-west boundary of the ASSI. They are prime examples of high-altitude, low- nutrient, peat-stained lakes, characteristic of the western uplands of Northern Ireland.
The site consists of a series of upland raised bog units on deeper peat within a more extensive blanket bog complex. The vegetation is characterised by Heather and Cross-leaved Heath with frequent Hare’s-tail Cottongrass and Bog Asphodel in the wetter runnels.
The bog surface also supports a dense cover of Sphagnum Bog-mosses, the main building blocks of the bog. As these decay, they lead to peat development over a long period of time.
The deep, open pools are colonised with aquatic Bog-mosses such as Cow-horn Bog-moss and Feathery Bog-moss with occasional Bladderworts and Bogbean present in some. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of Papillose Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss and the rare Golden Bog-moss.
White-beak Sedge is also associated with pool edges together with occasional Bog Sedge and Round-leaved Sundew.
Loughnaweelagh and Innaghachola Lough lie on the border with the Republic of Ireland, along the extreme north-west boundary of the ASSI. They are prime examples of high-altitude, low- nutrient, peat-stained lakes, characteristic of the western uplands of Northern Ireland.
Citation
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland, UK, “Killeter Forest Bogs and Lakes Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI),” Digital Derg: A Deep Map, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitalderg.eu/items/show/339.