Lackan Bog ASSI
Last updated: 5 February 2010
| Site No | ASSI 037 |
|---|---|
| Area | 88 (ha) |
| Declared Date | 08/03/1993 |
| Confirmed Date | 02/11/1993 |
| County: | Down |
| Council(s) | Banbridge DC |
| Keywords | Dragonflies Fens Raised Bog |
This site is the largest single block of lowland peat in County Down. An extensive cutover wetland with a complex mosaic of vegetation communities including poor fen, species-rich areas, pools in old cuttings and scrubby woodland with remnant bog vegetation.
Purple moor grass and cotton grass dominate the poor fen. These occur beside wetter species rich areas with bogbean, marsh cinquefoil, and bottle sedge.
Important for Dragonflies: 14 of 22 species on Irish List recorded with 13 believed to be resident.
Notable dragonfly species includes the hairy dragonfly, the ruddy darter and the Irish damselfly.
Site Related Documents
Site map (.PDF 1.2Mb)
, Citation document (.PDF 65Kb) and Views about Management document (.PDF 75Kb).
