During 2007, an additional area (25.9 hectares) of conifers which adjoins open blanket bog and lake within the SAC will be felled to waste. In these areas the trees will be subsequently windrowed in order to create as much open bog surface as possible. A number of small areas of open bog have also been included within the extension area and one of these supports a population of cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus) which is a very rare species in lowland blanket bogs in the north-west of Ireland.
During 2007, an additional area (25.9 hectares) of conifers which adjoins open blanket bog and lake within the SAC will be felled to waste. In these areas the trees will be subsequently windrowed in order to create as much open bog surface as possible. A number of small areas of open bog have also been included within the extension area and one of these supports a population of cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus) which is a very rare species in lowland blanket bogs in the north-west of Ireland.