Eirk Bog is a national nature reserve of approximately 40 acres (0.16 km2) in County Kerry.
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| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°56′46″N 9°39′58″W / 51.946°N 9.666°W |
| Area | 40 acres (0.16 km2) |
| Governing body | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Features
editEirk Bog was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1986.[1] It is also a Special Protection Area.[2]
The Bog represents part of a well developed and relatively undisturbed intermediate bog, with a poor fen, Atlantic blanket bog, and wet heath land.[3] The underlying geology of the site is old red sandstone. The Bog is the most southerly area in Ireland used by the Greenland white-fronted goose, and one of the few peatlands used by the birds as a feeding site.[4][5]
In 2017, it was proposed that Eirk Bog be included in an extension of the UNESCO Killarney National Park Biosphere into a larger Kerry Biosphere.[6]
References
edit- ^ "S.I. No. 419/1986 - Nature Reserve (Eirk Bog) Establishment Order, 1986". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Eirk Bog SPA". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Eirk Bog Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "SITE SYNOPSIS: EIRK BOG SPA" (PDF). National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Eirk Bog". BirdLife Data Zone. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Evans, Tadhg (13 May 2017). "Plans to create 'Kerry biosphere'". Kerryman. Retrieved 18 September 2020.