Developing methods and monitoring measures to enhance the ecological value of Bord na Móna cutaway bog for breeding waders in Ireland

Authors:
Barry O’Loughlin, David Fallon, Mark McCorry, Catherine Farrell and Alex Copland

Book:
Responsible Management of Peatlands

Venue:
Aberdeen

Keywords:
breeding-waders, habitat-creation, ireland, wetlands

Documentfile:
abd17pdf.oloughlin.pdf

Summary:

Bord na Móna and BirdWatch Ireland established a trial area in 2010 on Drinagh cutaway bog in County Offaly, Ireland with a view to developing management techniques for rare or threatened breeding waders. Management measures such as scrub clearance, re-profiling and…