Links
Last updated: 31 December 2010
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.