Knockmoyle Sheskin (Irish: An Cnoc Maol agus An Seisceann)[2][3] also known as Knockmoyle/Sheskin or Knockmoyle and Sheskin is an intact Atlantic blanket bog, national nature reserve and Ramsar site of approximately 2,960 acres (12.0 km2) in County Mayo.
| Knockmoyle Sheskin | |
|---|---|
| Location | County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°10′48″N 9°33′04″W / 54.18°N 9.551°W |
| Area | 2,960 acres (12.0 km2) |
| Governing body | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Official name | Knockmoyle/Sheskin |
| Designated | 1 June 1987 |
| Reference no. | 372[1] |
Features
editKnockmoyle Sheskin was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1986.[4] In 1987, the site was also declared Ramsar site number 372.[1]
The reserve is a lowland blanket bog, an intact Atlantic blanket bog,[5] with a high density of pools which contain interesting flushes,[6] with some forming small acidic lakes. The site has a rich flora owing to the lack of burning or grazing, with well developed cover planting. An unusual feature of the site is small areas of Betula pubescens, and Homalothecium nitens, a rare moss.[1] Other species recorded there include black bog rush, bog cotton, deer sedge, purple moor grass,[5] marsh saxifrage, wild angelica, and marsh arrowgrass.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Knockmoyle/Sheskin". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "An Cnoc Maol/Knockmoyle". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "An Seisceann/Sheskin". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "S.I. No. 415/1986 - Nature Reserve (Knockmoyle/Sheskin) Establishment Order, 1986". Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b "CarbonRestore". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Knockmoyle Sheskin Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Mulvihill, Mary (2002). Ingenious Ireland : a county-by-county exploration of Irish mysteries and marvels. Dublin: TownHouse & CountryHouse Ltd. p. 301. ISBN 0684020947.