Black Bog
Black Bog is a raised bog in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated about 17km west of Cookstown.
Features
Ramsar site
The Black Bog Ramsar site (wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention), is 183.42 hectares in area. It lies at Latitude 54° 40' 21" N and Longitude 07° 01' 00" W, south of the C612 road (Blackbog Road) in Formil townland. It was designated a Ramsar site on 14 December 1999. It is a large and relatively intact example of a lowland raised bog.
Flora and fauna
The area is thickly covered by various Sphagnum species and exhibits an unusual plant community including Empetrum nigrum which locally also provides a high cover and Cladonia impexa in large hummocks. No noteworthy fauna has been reported.
See also
References
- ^ "Black Bog". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Black Bog Ramsar site". NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS). Black Bog (PDF). Ramsar. May 2005.