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What is so special about bogland biodiversity?
Press Release What’s so special about bogland biodiversity? 21st May 2025 Ireland’s boglands are home to a variety of plants and animals, many of which cannot be found living in other Irish habitats. To survive in the wet and … Continue reading
Embark on a peatland adventure this summer with the IPCC’s Féile an Dúlra 2025
Press Release Embark on a peatland adventure this summer with the IPCC’s Féile an Dúlra 2025 12th May 2025 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council have planned a busy summer of peatland and nature themed events for you as part … Continue reading
Irish Peatland Conservation Council Opposes Afforestation on Peatlands
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 6th May 2025 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) strongly opposes the recent proposal by Minister of State for Forestry Michael Healy-Rae for a reversal of Government policy which prohibits afforestation on deep peat. The IPCC warns … Continue reading
Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council to Celebrate World Curlew Day
Press Release Monday 14th April 2025 Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) on Friday the 18th April to celebrate World Curlew Day 2025. This is the first free public event of the IPCC’s annual Féile an Dúlra, the … Continue reading
Join the Hop To It Frog Survey this World Wetlands Day
PRESS RELEASE Join the Hop To It Frog Survey this World Wetlands Day 30.01.2025 To mark World Wetlands Day 2025, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are launching this year’s Hop To It Frog Survey. The Hop To … Continue reading
Irish Peatland Conservation Council Welcomes The EPA Investigation Into Large Scale Extraction
Press Release Since the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) was founded in 1982, the Council have been campaigning for the end of industrial scale peat extraction due to the importance that peatland holds in terms of the rare and globally … Continue reading
Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024
PRESS RELEASE Join the IPCC to celebrate International Bog Day on Sunday 28th July 2024 24.07.2024 This Sunday 28th July is International Bog Day, and to celebrate Ireland’s wet and wonderful boglands the Irish Peatland Conservation Council will be holding … Continue reading
Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration
PRESS RELEASE Choose peat free as World Environment Day 2024 puts a global spotlight on land restoration … Continue reading
Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity
Press Release Quirky facts about bogland biodiversity 16.5.2024 The boglands of Ireland are a habitat to some fascinating plants and animals that have adapted very quirky ways to live on these wet and windswept landscapes. To celebrate National Biodiversity Week … Continue reading
End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector
PRESS RELEASE End the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector 11.4.2024 The Irish Peatland Conservation Council are calling on the government to end the sale of peat moss compost in the retail sector by the end of 2024. In … Continue reading