Peatlands Park
Peatlands Park is a 266 hectares area established in 1990 and placed under the safeguard of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.[1] It is located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and has been designated as an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI).[2] Peatlands Park is home to a particularly rich sample of the fauna and flora found in peat bogs, and proposes 16km of paths to its visitors.[3]
The park holds two natural reserves predating the park itself, Annagarriff (77 ha) and Mullenakill (22ha), established in 1980.[4] Of the two, Annagarriff is thought to be home to the only colony of Scottish wood ants in Ireland.[5]
It also holds a narrow gauge railway established in 1901 and displays a outdoor turf cutting site. [6] [7]
References
- ^ "Peatlands". Peatlands NI. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Peatlands Park ASSI". NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Peatlands Park". NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Peatlands Park". Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Formica aquilonia – Scottish Wood Ant". Habitas - NI Priority Species. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Small industrial railways". Armagh County Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "The Railway" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
External links
"Churchill - Home of the Verners". Craigavon Historical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2010.