Glennasheevar
Large area of intact oceanic blanket bog exhibiting a number
of notable structural features including hummock and lawn complexes
and a well developed pool system. Associated habitats include
wet heath communities on the peripheral flushed slopes and dry
heaths on shallower peats over rocky knolls. Species diversity
is enhanced by small pockets of scrub and species-rich flushed
grassland. A number of notable species are recorded for the
blanket bog including Oblong-leaved Sundew and hummock-forming
Sphagnum. In addition, because of the diversity and quality
of the associated habitats present, Carn / Glenshane Pass also
provides an extensive area of undisturbed upland habitat that
is very valuable for associated invertebrates, birds and mammals.
Breeding Red Grouse have been recorded and there is evidence
that Otters frequent the area.
There is no public access to this site.
Largalinny
Mature semi-natural woodland, typically calcifugous, with localised
base-rich flushing along the gentler south-facing slopes and
along the narrow valley of the Sillees River. The structure,
plant community diversity and the rich flora collectively make
Largalinny one of the most important woodlands in Northern Ireland.
It supports a number of rare plant species including notable
bryophytes and lichens. The site displays a natural transition
from woodland to heath . Heathland on the gentler dip slopes
support additional plant and animal communities, and two small
waterbodies add further diversity to the site. These rich and
variable habitats give rise to notable populations of both dragonflies
and moths. The geological interest of the site is centred on
the silicified fossil fauna from the Glencar Limestone Formations
at Carrick Lough, which are of international importance. The
scarp and dip slope topography displayed by the Glenade Sandstones
are of physiological interest and provide the underlying growing
conditions for the diversity of plants and habitats throughout
the site.
There is no public access to this site.
Pettigoe Plateau
One of the largest expanses of blanket bog in NI, with a range
of oligotrophic lake types, based on their aquatic macrophyte
communities, and which support breeding populations of Golden
Plover and Dunlin amongst others. The bog also exhibits the
full range of structural features including a large number of
well developed pool complexes, frequent acid flushes and a number
of basin mires. It also shows a strong oceanic influence and
true Atlantic blanket bog type, with Black Bog-rush being a
notable floristic feature.
There is no public access to this site.
