Peatland wildlife
Ground Beetles
Peatlands are important habitats for ground beetles, with fens
and upland bogs tending to have greater diversity of species
than raised bogs.
Peatlands are particularly important for ground beetles from
the Genus Carabus, containing important European populations
of Carabus clatratus and Carabus nitens. The need to conserve
a suitable habitat for these beetles in Northern Ireland is
essential, as species such as Carabus nitens have disappeared
from much of lowland Northern Europe. Attempts to reintroduce
this species to peatland areas within its former range in The
Netherlands and Germany have had mixed results.
Information regarding some peatland ground beetles is given
in the table below.
Click
on a tick or an entry in the list to view more information
If you would like information regarding other species, please
visit The Ground Beetles of Northern Ireland web site at www.habitas.org.uk/beetles
