Links

General Peatland Information

• The International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) is an international network of specialists who promote, encourage and, where appropriate, co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems; and internationally enhance the exchange of information and experience relating to mires and factors affecting them.
• The International Peat Society (IPS) is a non-governmental and a non-profit-making organisation, the mission of which is to promote wise use of mires, peatlands and peat by advancing scientific, technical, economic and social knowledge and understanding.
• The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is one of Ireland's leading environmental campaigning groups, with information on bogs, press releases, fundraising, education and contacts.

Plants and Animals

• The Flora of Northern Ireland website provides a way of accessing plant species distribution data on a 10km x 10km grid square basis.
• The International Carnivorous Plant Society website provides information about the ecology, cultivation, conservation, and taxonomy of insect eating (insectivorous) plants.
• The Ground Beetles of Ireland website is based largely on the book The Ground Beetles of Northern Ireland by Anderson, R., McFerran, D., & Cameron, A. 2000.
• Northern Ireland's Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles website provides species distribution data for the Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Ireland.
• The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland website currently provides information about 497 species of butterflies and moths.

Peatland Archaeology

• The Council for Brirish Archaeology (CBA) is the principal UK-wide non-governmental organisation that promotes knowledge, appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and future generations.
• The Archaeology and Survey Department is part of English Heritage's Conservation Department and provides archaeological expertise and advice to the organization.