Peatlands Park

Scientific park in Northern Ireland

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 16 km (10 mi) 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 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway established in 1901 and displays an outdoor turf-cutting site.[6][7] The park is also used as a venue for bog snorkelling. [8][9]

Peatlands Park's main pond in the winter with the bogland beyond the trees.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Peatlands". Peatlands NI. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
2. ^ "Peatlands Park ASSI". NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "Head to Peatlands Park for Perfect Day Out". NI Environment Agency. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. ^ "Peatlands Park". Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
5. ^ "Formica aquilonia – Scottish Wood Ant". Habitas - NI Priority Species. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
6. ^ "Small industrial railways". Armagh County Museum. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
7. ^ "The Railway" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
8. ^ "Peatlands Park bog snorkelling championship". BBC News. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
9. ^ "Bog snorkellers take the plunge". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peatlands Park.

"Churchill - Home of the Verners". Craigavon Historical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

"Peatlands Park - Dungannon". Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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