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Peatlands, people and politics

Biodiversity Week Started at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre with a Spectacular Swarm of Bees

PRESS RELEASE Biodiversity Week Started at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre with a Spectacular Swarm of Bees Immediate Release: 17th May 2016 Biodiversity week started in spectacular style at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre this week with the first … Continue reading

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Coad Bog BioBlitz and Night Safari discover the diversity of Coad Bog, County Kerry

PRESS RELEASE: 27th April 2016 Coad Bog BioBlitz and Night Safari discover the diversity of Coad Bog, County Kerry The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) would like to invite bog buddies and wildlife enthusiasts to take part in the Coad Bog BioBlitz … Continue reading

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Join the Clean-Up of Lodge Bog, Making it a Litter Free Zone

Help the IPCC take part in National Spring Clean Month April is National Spring Clean month and the Irish Peatland Conservation Council are looking for volunteers to come along to the Bog of Allen Nature Centre on Tuesday 12th April … Continue reading

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Proclamation for Ireland’s Blanket Bog

PRESS RELEASE: 31st March 2016 Proclamation for Ireland’s Blanket Bog  Seven years after the release of Ireland’s Peatland Conservation Action Plan 2020, and with a new Government in the making, the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) are taking stock of the … Continue reading

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Volunteers clear the way for endangered Marsh Fritillary Butterfly

PRESS RELEASE: 18th February 2016 Volunteers clear the way for endangered Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Hurrah for the volunteers who dedicated a day of their time making a habitat or home better for Marsh Fritillary butterflies in County Kildare. The Irish Peatland … Continue reading

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Spike in frog records as IPCC celebrate World Wetlands Day

PRESS RELEASE 2nd February 2016 Spike in frog records as IPCC celebrate World Wetlands Day  For World Wetlands Day the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) are launching the Hop To It  Frog Survey 2016. This year there has already been … Continue reading

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Irish culture, its traditions and connection to wetlands

PRESS RELEASE: 26th January 2016 Irish culture, its traditions and connection to wetlands The month of February brings with it the start of Spring, a busy time at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. In the first two days of February … Continue reading

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Kerry bog saved and fact finding expedition planned

PRESS RELEASE: 5th January 2016 Kerry Bog saved and fact finding expedition planned The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new nature reserve in County Kerry. The 10 ha blanket bog site was … Continue reading

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World Animal Day Celebrates the “Big 4” at the Bog of Allen

Press Release: 28th September 2015 World Animal Day Celebrates the “Big 4” at the Bog of Allen Join the Irish Peatland Conservation Council to as World Animal Day celebrates the “Big 4” at the Bog of Allen. The event takes … Continue reading

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Bread Baking in a Bastible on a Fire for Culture Night

Press Release 14th September 2015 Bread Baking in a Bastible on a Fire for Culture Night Culture Night will be celebrated across Co. Kildare on Friday 18th September. Between 5-8pm the Bog of Allen Nature Centre will be taking part … Continue reading

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