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Key peatlands facts
3% of the world is peatlands
16% of Ireland is peatlands (CSO, 2018)
Kildare has 10,390 hectares of peat bogs ( CSO, 2018)
it takes 1000 years to create one meter of bog
bogs are between 4000 and 9000 years old
oak trees over 4000 years old have been found preserved under deep peat
sphagnum moss is the keystone bog building plant
sphagnum moss holds 20 times its own weight in water
bogs hold up to 10 times more carbon per meter than rain forests
intact active bogs are a carbon sink
exposed bare peat is a carbon source
Start in Kildare: National Peatlands Park
The Kildare County Development Plan was published on 28 January 2023. We are delighted that the National Peatlands Park has been included in the Plan. But this is just the first step. We now need to persuade Bord na Mona to designate 70% of their bogs in Kildare for biodiversity and the Government to formally designate the former Bog of Allen in Kildare as the gateway to our National Peatlands Park. The direct link to the plan is below.
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