Meanings of raise bog in English

Raised bog is a popular wetland habitat for rare plants and birds.

The accumulating peat eventually formed a thick dome called a raised bog.

Moss peat is mined from raised bogs, the most threatened peatland in Ireland.

Irish raised bogs are recognised internationally for their archaeological, palaeoenvironmental and cultural significance.

Two-thirds of the moss peat taken from raised bogs is used by amateur gardeners.

Each county council has been made aware, they say, of the raised bogs in their jurisdiction.

Extensive research has been carried out worldwide in relation to bogs and to raised bogs in particular.

Europe is being lobbied, and the IPCC says it has exposed illegal commercial moss peat extraction on three raised bogs.

It is agreed among Irish and international scientists that Ireland's last remaining raised bogs are our most valued natural asset.

A good example of how not to introduce conservation measures can be found in Ireland's failure to protect raised bogs.

AN IMPROVED compensation package for displaced turf cutters using raised bogs has been announced by Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan.

This bouncy, wet, raised bog had always been packed with rare sphagnum mosses, exquisite multi-coloured lichens and insect-eating sundew plants.

Lorcan Scott is a wildlife ranger with responsibility for more than 50 raised bogs in the east and south of Ireland.

Now a once-degraded raised bog is recovering, together with woodland and meadows, and a wonderland of flora and fauna is emerging.

The Government looks set to renew its efforts to comply with European laws that prohibit turf-cutting on 53 raised bogs in the State.

Sadly, for the people of this Republic, these same causes can be associated with much bigger problems than those of the raised bogs.