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Abbeyleix Bog is a raised peat bog located in County Laois, Ireland, recognized for its high ecological value and successful community-led conservation efforts. In the early 2000s, local community groups mobilized to prevent the industrial drainage and commercial peat extraction of the site, ultimat...
Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog is a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) located in the midland counties of Laois and Offaly in the Republic of Ireland. The site protects a network of glacial eskers and wetland habitats, including alkaline fens and petrifying springs. It is ecologically sig...
Timahoe Esker is a protected glacial landform and nature reserve in County Laois, Ireland. The reserve covers about 33.4 acres and contains an esker, a long ridge of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater beneath or within glacial ice, together with native woodland. It was designated a national natu...
