Restoring Raised Bog in Ireland
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Flora and Fauna

Cranberries, in an irish raised bog   Deer Antler Lichen, Raised Bog wildlife Ireland   A wild Irish Hare in Ireland   Curlew, Irish Bog Fauna
Cranberries   Deer Antler Lichen   Hare   Curlew

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Flora Of Irish Raised Bog includes:

  

Fauna Of Irish Raised Bog includes:
  • Bog Bean
  • Deer Antler Lichen
  • Butterwort
  • Sundew
  • Bog Cotton
  • Peat Forming Mosses
  • Bell Heather
  • Lichens
  • Cranberries
  • Bog Asphodel
  
  • Birds: Curlew, Merlin, Snipe, Red Grouse, Lapwing, Hen Harrier, Skylark, Meadow, Pipit
  • Animals: Fox, Hare
  • Amphibians: Otter, Common Frog, Lizard
  • And many varieties of Invertebrates:
    such as Slugs, Spiders, Moths, and butterflies, Dragonflies, Damselflies Beetles
     

Photographs courtesy of The project team, and Nick Marchant (ncmarchant@gmail.com)
Galway Co. Co. People & Nature Project

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