Plan to restore life to bog land

An ambitious project is underway to restore Ireland’s bog lands into a wetland paradise.

The Bord na Móna and Environmental Protection Agency plan will breathe new life into 150,000 acres of severely degraded cut-away bog lands.

Bord na Móna manages 200,000 acres of bog land, three quarters of which has become spent and lifeless due to the industrial harvesting of peat.