Fairy Water Bog
Fairy Water Bog is situated in County Tyrone in the centre
of Northern Ireland. The raised bog that covers most of the
site exhibits the full range of characteristic vegetation and
structural features associated with this type of habitat, and
is surrounded by cut-over bog with poor fen. The area of the
Ramsar site is 223.70 ha.
This site is one of the largest areas of intact active bogs
in Northern Ireland with hummock and hollow pool complexes.
It is one of the best examples of this habitat type in the UK.
The area is of particular interest because it is considered
to have the most important concentration of lowland raised bogs
in Northern Ireland. As other bog complexes in Northern Ireland
have suffered much more severe exploitation, the overall extent
of intact bog make this complex unique. Three examples of bogs
are included in this composite site:
- Bomackatall
- Claragh
- Kilmore Robinson
