PeatlandConservation

@PeatlandConserv

The IPCC aim to conserve a representative sample of Irish peatlands for our future generations to enjoy. We are based at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre.

Lullymore, Kildare, Ireland
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    A tadpole is the baby or larval stage of a frog. The tadpole goes through changes and develops limbs to become a frog. The common frog is a protected species in Ireland. Submit your sightings to IPCC by following the link

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  2. IPCC would like to thank for participating in the conservation of peatlands last week by volunteering with a scrub clearance day on Lullymore West Bog, our Butterfly reserve in Kildare.

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  3. I found frogs and frogspawn in my raised bog and sent my records to the Hop To It Frog Survey. Supported by the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019. For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  4. I’m going to use less electricity to reduce my carbon footprint. Supported by the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019 For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  5. Of the many flora found on our peatlands, Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is one particular low growing creeping shrub that you may come across. Its leaves are evergreen and it produces red berries when ripe in Autumn.

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  6. I’ve worked out the age of my raised bog. My Raised Bog is an Education Programme of the IPCC Supported by the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019. For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  7. I gave a talk about my raised bog to ………. My Raised Bog is an Education Programme of the IPCC Supported by Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019 For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  8. I went pond dipping to discover wildlife in bog pools. Supported by Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019 For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  9. Féile an Dúlra Quirky Fact supported by - During times of food shortage Hare’s (Giorria Éireannach as Gaeilge) have been known to eat their own droppings which are still rich in nutrients. Image: D. Macpherson

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  10. Féile an Dúlra Quirky Fact supported by - A male Emperor Moth (Impire as Gaeilge) can detect a female up to a kilometer away using his feather-like antennae. Image: P. Foss

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  11. Féile an Dúlra Quirky Fact supported by - The Snipe (Naoscach as Gaeilge) is also known as the bog bleater as its tail feathers make a bleating or drumming sound used to proclaim territory.

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  12. I shared my raised bog experience on social media. My Raised Bog is an Education Programme of the IPCC Supported by Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019. For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  13. Féile an Dúlra Quirky Fact supported by - The Vivaparous Lizard (Earc as Gaeilge) can drop the end of its tail off to escape predators - allowing it to find shelter and leaving its predator with only a wriggling tail for lunch! The tail can grow again.

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  14. Its World Animal Day Today - Féile an Dúlra Quirky Fact supported by - Male Common Frogs (Loscann as Gaeilge) have vocal sacs that stretch to act like resonating chambers allowing them to sing to attract a female to mate with in Sping. Female frogs don’t croak!

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  15. I volunteered to help restore my local raised bog My Raised Bog is an Education Programme of the IPCC Supported by Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019. Follow the link for your booklet

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  16. I took part in International Bog Day. My Raised Bog is an Education Programme of the IPCC Supported by Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme 2019 For your copy of the My Raised Bog Booklet follow the link

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  17. The striking red colouration of the fox (Vulpes Vulpes) and its clever opportunistic personality makes this mammal one of Ireland’s top predators on bogs. Photo: Stephen Sheridan

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  18. This Friday 20th September as part of IPCC's Culture Night we welcome Terry Moseley, an astronomer, to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre for a talk entitled 'The Sun Friend of Foe?' Start time 7pm

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  19. The Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurina), is a beautifully patterned species of butterfly and is Ireland’s only Annex II insect which is threatened in Ireland. IPCC manage Lullymore West for the conservation of this butterfly Photo: R. Duggan

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  20. If you want to become aware of the devastating impact the use of peat in the horticultural industry has on peatland habitat, wildlife, their value in water filtration and as a carbon store watch Chris Choi on Tonight as he interviews IPCC at 7.30pm -

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