Garry Bog
- Country:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Site number:1042
- Area:155 ha
- Designation date:08-11-2000
- Coordinates:55°06'N 06°31'W
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Overview
Garry Bog. 8/11/00; Northern Ireland; 155 ha; 55°07'N 006°32'W. One of the largest lowland raised bogs in Northern Ireland, the site exhibits the full range of characteristic vegetation and structural features associated with this type of habitat, such as bog pools and hummock complexes with extensive Sphagnum-rich bryophyte carpets. The lagg surrounding the bog has been cut for turf, creating a mosaic of water-logged cuttings at different levels, separated by elevated ramparts. The site, listed as wetland type "U" (peatlands), is considered to be internationally important by virtue of Criterion 1, as a large, relatively intact, and one of the best examples of lowland raised bog in the UK. Ramsar site no. 1042.Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region:
Northern Ireland
- National legal designation:
- ASSI
- NNR
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-2005