Moninea Bog SAC

Topics:

Biodiversity,
Protected areas

Protected area type: Special Areas of Conservation

Feature type: Habitat

County: Fermanagh

Council: Fermanagh and Omagh

Guidance and literature: Moninea Bog SAC

Moninea Bog represents a comparatively large area of raised bog in Co. Fermanagh. It lies to the west of Upper Lough Erne directly south-west of Teemore and represents one of the few remaining examples from the complex of small raised bogs which once occupied hollows between the drumlins of South Ulster.

The bog lies at an elevation of about 50m O.D. and is completely surrounded by a series of low drumlin hills which in turn are surrounded by a series of rivers. The peat deposits are deep and permanently waterlogged and the main feature of interest is a large intact dome supporting a good surface microtopography. In addition, a number of notable plant species have been recorded including Sphagnum fuscum, S. imbricatum and S. pulchrum.

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Moninea Bog SAC

Moninea Bog SAC