Game club plans to save bog habitat

ONE of the consequences of massive development has been the destruction of boglands.

At one time, a seventh of the country was described as bogland, or peatland from which people in the countryside harvested turf as domestic fuel.

According to official records, about 80% of our boglands have disappeared for many reasons including forestry, house building, land reclamation or road construction. But, efforts are being made to try and save what’s left of this resource, which is home to a large variety of plant and animal life.