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Turning bogs from wastelands to nature-scapes
An astonishing 85% of our peatlands are degraded. Turning bogs from wastelands to nature-scapes Peat soils cover more than 23% of the country, meaning many Irish people have long had close interactions with peatlands By Prof Yvonne Buckley Sign up for our monthly newsletter! Y ou know when you are in a healthy peatland because...
Peat soils cover more than 23 per cent of the country, meaning many Irish people have long had close interactions with the peatlands, through their use for energy, agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The colour of bog water comes from dissolved organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous as well as natural plant chemicals like tannins (which is what makes your tea brown). Next time you pass a healthy peatland, tóg go bog é — tread softly — thousands of years of nature, and the benefits it provides, are under your soggy feet.
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