Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Co. Kildare Visitor Attraction
An introduction to the bog experience that guests can have at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Co. Kildare, Ireland. These include a walk on bouncy bog, unearthing the secrets of the bog, dipping for minibeasts, frog encounters, insect eating plant house, traditional cottage kitchen, peat briquette factory etc
FEEDING a Goat at The Bog of Allen Nature Centre Kildare, Ireland
Feeding a Goat at The Bog of Allen, Kildare, Ireland, Rose, Nature Centre,.
Music: “Draw Me Close To You -Instrumental”
It's what they mostly eat in the winter when they don't have access to the range. Hay can be grass or a legume, like clover or alfalfa. Each goat needs about two to four pounds of hay per day, minus what they might forage on pasture. Hay can be fed free choice or twice a day.
The Bog Train Ride, Kidare Ireland, Sightseeing Fun Recreation Centre Sunny Amusement Place Games Animals Museum Historical Amazing
The Bog of Allen (Móin Alúine in Irish) is a large raised bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon.
The BOG of ALLEN Kildare, Ireland
The Blog of Allen Kildare Ireland, Rose, Fergus, Zenny, Wildlife
Music: “What A Faithful God -Instrumental”
The Bog Train Ride, Kidare Ireland, Sightseeing Fun Recreation Centre Sunny Amusement Place Games Animals Museum Historical Amazing
The Bog of Allen (Móin Alúine in Irish) is a large raised bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon.
The bog's 958 square kilometers (370 square miles) stretch into County Offaly, County Meath, County Kildare, County Laois, and County Westmeath. Peat is mechan
What A Faithful God Have I
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I find rest in Your presence,
And fullness of Joy
In worship and wonder
I behold Your face
Singing what a faithful God have I
What a faithful God have I
What a faithful God
What a faithful God have I
Faithful in every way
Lord of mercy, You have heard my cry
Through the storm Youre the beacon
My song in the night
In the shelter of Your wings
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Lord all sovereign
Granting peace from heaven
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The BOG TRAIN RIDE, Kildare Ireland
The Bog Train Ride, Kidare Ireland, Sightseeing Fun Recreation Centre Sunny Amusement Place Games Animals Museum Historical Amazing
The Bog of Allen (Móin Alúine in Irish) is a large raised bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon.
The bog's 958 square kilometers (370 square miles) stretch into County Offaly, County Meath, County Kildare, County Laois, and County Westmeath. Peat is mechanically harvested on a large scale by Bórd na Móna,[citation needed] the government-owned peat production industry. The area has miles of narrow gauge industrial railways for transporting turf to processing plants and turf powered power plants. In addition, the cutover portions are used as area for grazing. The bog is crossed by the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal.
Sunset Ride through the Bog of Allen Kildare
A late afternoon ride through the back back roads of the Bog of Allen in Co Kildare Ireland. Heavy rain had completely flooded the fields and forrests of the area, making it almost like a beautiful lake.
Apologies for the colourful language when some git in a white BMW nearly mows me down tearing up the narrow road with his lights blazing.
Carnivorous Plants - #IPCC Lullymore Bog of Allen Nature Centre
Exploring Lullymore Bog of Allen Nature Centre's Carnivorous Plant collection.
I visited the Lullymore Bog of Allen Nature Centre recently and put this vid together about their amazing insect-eating plants including Butterwort, Pitcher Plant, Cobra Lily, Sundew, Bladderwort and the classic Venus Fly Trap. Check it out and don't forget to subscribe.
I recommend a visit to this centre, it's great and people there are very friendly and full of information. Lullymore Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
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Bog of Allen - Rise of Heritage
Short presentation of a day out exploring heritage in the Bog of Allen.
Wildlife, bogs, canals, friendly towns and built heritage.
Find out more at the Bog of Allen Nature Centre.
The Lullymore Biodiversity Trail - BioBog Project raising awareness of wildlife in the Bog of Allen
A virtual tour of the Lullymore Biodiversity Trail. The video should give a taster of the wildlife you can experience on the trail. It features a wide variety of habitats from hedgerows through wet grassland and a visit onto intact raised bog. The meeting point is the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, the headquarters for the Irish Peatland Conservation Council. This BioBog project has been kindly supported by the Notice Nature campaign and the Decade on Biodiversity 2010-2020
Hill of Allen Kildare 4K
Hill of Allen Kildare 4K
One of Leinster's best known landmarks, and the one which probably lingers longest in the memory, the Hill of Allen sits high above Co. Kildare. It has spectacular views of the county from the tower that sits on the edge of the steep cliff. I managed to capture some amazing drone footage of the area.
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Magical Healing Nature: the Bog
This video is a visual meditation sharing the unique healing energy of bog landscapes, liminal places of both earth and water. From my experience they have unique energy to cleanse the aura. Deeper emotions and thoughts can be released and healed. Bogs are unique, mystical places of great beauty.
Bog of Allen
Celbridge Camera Club Audio Visual entry for IPF National AV Championships.
Dutch-Irish 30 years saving bogs 2013
Dutch-Irish 30 years saving bogs celebrations in the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Co. Kildare 2013. Matthijs Schouten gives talk, presents a conservation merit award to Jim RyAn of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and donates funds to the IPCC to purchase Girley Bog in Co. Meath.
Chapter 1 - What is a Bog and Why Should We Conserve it?
Video produced by Tailored Films.
Please visit raisedbogrestoration.ie for more information
During the last ice age, Ireland was covered in snow and ice. When the ice melted, lakes formed. Plants grew around the lakes. After many years, they died and sank to the bottom of the lake. After hundreds of years, the lake became full of dead wetland vegetation. This transformed into what’s called a fen. New plants such as sphagnum moss, began to grow on the surface of the fen. Over thousands of years, the sphagnum moss died and accumulated, and peat began to form. At this point, the fen became a bog. Trees began to grow on the bog and later died. As the peat accumulated, the bog grew higher, like a dome. It became known as a raised bog.
Bogs are really valuable for historians to help them learn about our past. A bog is high in acidity and can preserve items for thousands of years. Many items have been found in bogs still intact, such as manuscripts and even bodies!
Raised bogs are extremely valuable wetland habitats. Bogs act as natural carbon sinks. This means that they absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The plants on the bog absorb the carbon, and when they die, the carbon is stored as peat.
Bogs are also an extremely important ecosystem and provide habitat for many of Ireland's plants and animals. The natural wetness of the bog is what makes these habitats thrive.
Sphagnum moss is an example of a plant which needs waterlogged conditions. It is probably the most important plant on the bog and is known as the 'bog builder'. Sphagnum moss is incredibly absorbent and can hold up to twenty times its own weight in water. Over time, layers of moss grow, and when it dies and decays, it decompose into peat. An active bog is one which is peat forming, one where sphagnum moss is growing.
The bog is also home to many of Ireland's most beautiful plants, such as bog cotton, lichens, bog asphodel and even cranberries. These plants have had many uses over the years. Lichens, for example, were used to colour clothing, before modern dyes were invented. Other plants are thought to have antibiotic properties. During World War 1, sphagnum moss was collected from the bogs and sent over to France to treat wounded soldiers.
One of the most interesting plants that lives on the bog is the sundew. A carnivorous plant, it’s leaves that are covered in up to 200 red tentacles. The glands produce a sticky substance which attracts many insects. It is thought that the insects mistake it for nectar. The substance traps the insects and the entire leaf bends over to engulf the insect and digests their body parts. This process can take up to two days. The sundew plant consumes about 5 insects a month.
Many insects make their home on the bog. A large number of butterflies reside here. They are attracted by the wide variety of plants. Damsel flies and dragonflies also love a wet environment and are often seen flying about. Many spiders including the rare web-funnel spider also make their home on the bog.
Aside from insects, the bog also provides habitat for a large number of birds. Snipe are very common. Other species like skylark are also found here.
A huge number of animals also live on a bog. Frogs thrive in a wet environment and are often found on a bog. Bogs also provide a home for our only reptile, the common lizard.
Hares are also widespread and can often be seen on a bog. On a rare occasion, if you’re lucky enough, you might see a fox prowling about.
The bog has many benefits, from providing an insight into the past for archaeologists, to storing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, to providing habitat for our wildlife. They are also part of our heritage and something we all need to be proud of. Coillte's Raised Bog Restoration project is dedicated to restoring and protecting such natural wonders as bogs. It is up to the people of Ireland to ensure that the positive legacy of the project lives long into the future.
Allen Parish at IEC 2012
The Parish of Allen from the Diocese of Kildare & Leighlin (Ireland) attended the International Eucharistic Congress 2012 in Dublin in June. Photos of Meiread Ashe and Mark McDermott comprise this film. It includes the IEC 2012 anthem, music from The Palestrina Choir and a recitation of the official prayer of IEC 2012
Clara faces and places.
Faces and places from Clara Co. Offaly, Ireland
Hill of Allen Ireland tower
Flytraps Carnivorous Plants
A video on the carnivorous plants that can be found at the IPCC headquarters, the Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare. Visit the centre to experience our greenhouse full of venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundew, butterwort and cobra lillies.
Ireland Adventure IODA Offroad 4X4 (Piperstown)
Piperstown club met with Ireland Adventures Bog Warrior in the bog of Allen for some bogging...some really scary stuff!