Education

Books

The following books provide general, curricular, archaeological and scientific information about peatlands.

General Peatland books

Bellamy's Ireland: The Wild Boglands by D. Bellamy.
ISBN 0747002169 published by Christopher Helm, 1986.

The Bogs Of Ireland by J. Feehan and G. O'Donovan.
ISBN 1-898473-40-4 published by University College Dublin , Dublin, 1996.

The IPCC Guide to Irish Peatlands by C.O'Connell.
ISBN 0-951270907 published by Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Dublin 1987.

Irish Bogs - A Case for Planning by H.van Eck, A.Govers, A.Lemaire and J.Schaminée. Published by Catholic University Nijmegen, Netherlands 1984.

Peatland books for School Teachers

Peatlands and the Primary School Curriculum by C. O'Connell.
ISBN 1-874189-05-6 published by Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 1994.

Peatlands Forever Education Resource Pack produced by EHS available from Peatlands Park.

IPCC Peatland Education Pack: Science Module by C. O'Connell.
ISBN 1 87418902 1 published by Irish Peatland Conservation Council, 1992.

Rua the Red Grouse by Patrick Devaney.
ISBN 0 9512709 1 5 published by Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Dublin,1987.

Peatland Archaeology books

Bog Bodies by R.C. Turner and R.G. Scaife.
ISBN 0-7141-2305-6 published by British Museum Press, London 1995.

Coití: Logboats from Northern Ireland by M.Fry.
ISBN 0 85640 676 7 published by Greystone Press, Antrim 2000.

Enlarging the Past: The Contribution of Wetland Archaeology by J.Coles and B.Coles.
ISBN 0903 903113 published by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1996.

European Wetlands in Prehistory by J.M. Coles and A.J. Lawson.
ISBN 0-19-813406-1 published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1987.

Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit - Transactions
ISSN 0791 8186 published by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit.

The Heritage Management of Wetlands in Europe by Bryony Coles and Adrian Oliver
ISBN 90-76972-01-X published by Short Run Press, Exeter, 2001.

The Wetlands Revolution by Bryony Coles.
ISBN 0 9519 1170 8 published by Short Run Press, Exeter, 1992.

Trackways Through Time: Archaeological Investigations on Irish Bogs, 1985-1989 by
B. Rafferty.
ISBN B0000C0JGB published by Headline publishing, 1990.

Peatland Ecology books

Bogs and Fens of Ireland: Conservation Plan 2005 by P.J. Foss, C.A. O'Connell and P.H. Crushell.
ISBN 1 874189 19 6 published by Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Dublin 2001.

Conservation and Restoration of Raised Bogs; Geological, Hydrological and Ecological Studies edited by M.G.C. Schouten.
ISBN 0-7557-1559-4 Published by - Duchas - The Heritage Service of the Department of the Environment and Local Government, Ireland.

Conserving Bogs - The Management Handbook by S. Brooks and S.Stoneman
ISBN 0 11 495836 X published by the Stationary Office, Edinburgh 1997.

Conserving Peatlands edited by l.Parkyn, R.E.Stoneman and H.A.P Ingram.
ISBN 0 85198 998 5 published by CAB International , UK, 1997.

Ecosystems of the World 4B - Mires: Swamp, Bog, Fen and Moor edited by D.W Goodhall.
ISBN 0 444 42004 5 published by Elsevier Scientific Publishing company, Amsterdam, 1983.

Peatlands and Environmental Change by D.J. Charman.
ISBN 0471969907 published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, New York, 2002.

Restoration of Damaged Peatlands by B.D. Wheeler and S.C Shaw.
ISBN 0 11 7529788 published by HMSO, London 1995.

The Wise Use of Peatlands by Hans Joosten.
ISBN 9519774483 published by NHBS, London ,2002.

Understanding Wetlands - Fen, Bog and Marsh by S.M.Haslam.
ISBN 0 415 25794 8 published by Taylor and Francis, London 2003.