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Seo agaibh ainm-àite airson Là eadar-nàiseanta nam Boglaichean!
Bogskeathy ~ Am Bog Sgitheach 'the hawthorn bog'
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#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi #Placenames #Gaelic #InternationalBogDay
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
davidstoreygeog.bsky.social
Images from Altachullion, West Cavan - my father and I cut turf in this area when I was growing up
#InternationalBogDay
July 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
scotwildlife.bsky.social
Happy #BogDay! 🥳

Today is all about brilliant bogs, super swamps, fantastic fens and marvellous marshes! Did you know that bogs cover just 3% of the world's surface but studies have found they hold nearly 30% of soil carbon!

#InternationalBogDay #Carbon #Peat
The view looking out across a network of pools and bog towards the sun set. The sun is shining bright orange and giving the few clouds an orange undertone.
July 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
It's International Bog Day!
If you've not already done it, please help preserve peatland bogs by switching to peat-free compost.
(Please ignore any 🦖🦖 claiming you can't grow without peat 😄)
I totally recommend Melcourt Sylvagrow multi-purpose compost.
#MHHSBD
#InternationalBogDay
#peat-free
A Sundew plant growing in a boggy area with other plants with blade-like leaves behind it.
July 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
northwildlife.bsky.social
We're really looking forward to celebrating Great North Bog Day 2026 this weekend at Moss Peteral! Check out this really interesting IUCN article and recording on Bog Breathing by Sarah Smout.
https://www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/blog/sarah-smout/bog-breathing

#Peatland #InternationalBogDay
July 24, 2026 at 12:06 PM
tocharstories.bsky.social
Wonderful day @nlireland.bsky.social Seamus Heaney venue yesterday celebrating #InternationalBogDay with an insightful panel including poet @janeclarke.bsky.social visual artist Shane Hynan composer Ann Cleare, community historian Seamus Corcoran and Cabragh Wetlands Michael Long
bogland between the sights of the sun Shane hynan presenting at Bogland Between Sights of the Sun Bogland Between the sights of the sun event in the National Library Seamus Heaney photo collection - photo by bobby Hanvey
July 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
organicbotanic.bsky.social
On #InternationalBogDay best place #GarryBog Masses of Bladderwort, White beak-sedge, Sundew. Here for Marsh Woundwort in #DeadNettleFamily

#Wildflowerhour #Wildflower
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@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
White beak-sedge close up of white flowers Picture to show lots of White beak-sedge Closeup of Sundew leaves with sticky drops waiting to catch insects Picture of entrance to Garry Bog path with signs to show things of interest to look for and with a row of purple Fireweed flowering on the right
July 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
nancyfjorde.bsky.social
Today is #InternationalBogDay. Also, 3rd anniversary of Sinéad O'Connor's death. I happened to be in #Dublin the night she died, researching #bogs, #IronAge bog bodies for the book I #AmWriting (begun as I pursued my writing MFA the past 2 years.) Wrote this at the time. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Remembering Sinéad as I search for MFA "comps"...
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July 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
northwildlife.bsky.social
Get a behind the scenes look into the Northumberland Peat Partnership, and hear from some members of the team as they reveal the work they are doing and why it's important to protect our Peatlands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3k9OYWkylg

#Peatland #PeatlandRestoration #InternationalBogDay
July 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
greenrestorationie.bsky.social
Happy #InternationalBogDay! 🌿
Ireland's peatlands are environmental powerhouses — storing vast amounts of carbon, filtering water, and sustaining rare wildlife. Green Restoration Ireland works with farmers on peatland water table management to protect these ecosystems.
#GreenRestorationIreland
July 27, 2026 at 3:54 AM
willow41.bsky.social
#InternationalBogDay
July 26, 2026 at 9:17 AM
antaisce.bsky.social
Celebrating the importance of Ireland's bogs with An Taisce's Climate Ambassador Programme.

For Bog Restoration Workshops in the Wicklow mountains & Peatland Conservation site visit and talk in Offaly, see Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.ie/o/climate-am...

#internationalbogday
#worldbogday
July 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
peatlandslife.bsky.social
🌍💧#InternationalBogDay 2025 was celebrated on Sunday! To keep the momentum going, we're launching a #PeatlandLiteracy campaign—sharing powerful facts about how peatlands help fight climate change, protect water quality & support biodiversity. peatlandsandpeople.ie/news/world-p...
July 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
manxinwales.bsky.social
Its #internationalbogday so I'm going to suggest you all watch 'From the Dark' which is excellently Irish film about a peat bog that has zero Irish cliches and a pretty kick ass female lead.
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
nancyfjorde.bsky.social
Been researching, writing on #bogs, preservation for 3+ years now. A thread on how #wildfires on dried out #peatlands are particularly difficult to control/extinguish. Today is #InternationalBogDay. An important read on these vital carbon sinks. #Boglands need re-wetting, restoration, preservation.
davidrvetter.bsky.social Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Jul 25
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
A photograph of multiple fire service vehicles parked on moorland. In the background, white smoke from multiple fires is rising.
July 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
Today is #InternationalBogDay, a day for appreciating all that this unique habitat does for us. 🌱👏

Join us on Wed 30 July for ‘Love Your Heath’, a fun community workshop event at Upton Heath, and learn more about this incredible habitat. 👉 bit.ly/3GZMhI7 ~ Grace
July 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
learnfromnature.bsky.social
It’s International Bog Day - so celebrate the brilliance of these highly unique habitats / in Scotland for sure!! #InternationalBogDay @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
biophilliabotany.bsky.social
Built during the Neolithic period the ‘Sweet track’ located within the Somerset levels dates back to 3806 BC

A past visit during the winter with less overgrowth, it is a spectacular sight to see

Interesting insight🎥 from the South West Heritage Trust

youtu.be/aj8n_Bhte38?...

#InternationalBogDay
Sweet track during a winters visit. Created from Hazel rods and Oak Boggy vegetation throughout the Sweet track A real ethereal experience approaching the Sweet track. Dense boggy vegetation pathway an incredibly lush peat based landscape
July 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
peatlandslife.bsky.social
📢In celebration of the upcoming #InternationalBogDay, #Tóchar Wetlands Restoration is organising a special event with five panel speakers at the "Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Exhibition" @nlireland.bsky.social on 26th July 2025. More info here: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Bogland: Between the Sights of the Sun
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July 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
peatfree.bsky.social
This #InternationalBogDay we’re showing the love for our peatland bogs!

They support some of the UK's most unique plants, lock away vast amounts of carbon, help reduce flood risk by absorbing rainfall and even act as a natural filter for our water.

Want to learn more? 👉https://loom.ly/HrANLSg
Close-up of white Bogbean flowers with pink-purple buds growing among bright green leaves in a peatland habitat. The delicate fringed petals are in sharp focus against a soft, blurred green background. Wide view of a peatland landscape along the West Highland Way. Waterlogged bog vegetation and a small peat pool fill the foreground, with rolling green hills and distant mountains beneath dramatic clouds and patches of blue sky. Close-up of Cottongrass growing on a peatland, with dozens of white, fluffy seed heads swaying above tussocks of grass. The scene is brightly lit by sunshine, with a clear blue sky forming the background. Close-up of a Round-leaved Sundew, a carnivorous peatland plant, growing among sphagnum moss. The plant's red-tinted leaves are covered in glistening sticky droplets used to trap insects, with a softly blurred peat bog background in shades of green and gold.
July 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
On #InternationalBogDay, here's some beauties, all UK native wildflowers, ideal for the damper spots in your garden.
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), Marsh-mallow (Althaea officinalis) and Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris).
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#MHHSBD
A clump of Purple Loosestrife. The flowers which are a deep pinkish/purple are in tall spikes and attract, and are beneficial to, Bees, Hoverflies, Butterflies, Moths & Bats. Perennial plant, seeds, which can be sown now, available from: https://www.jemimasgarden.co.uk/shop/flower-seeds-for-wildlife A picture of Meadowsweet flowers which are creamy white and have a frothy appearance with a Hoverfly feeding from them. Will attract and feed Bees, Hoverflies, Moths and indirectly, Bats. Perennial plant, seeds, which can be sown now, available from: https://www.jemimasgarden.co.uk/shop/flower-seeds-for-wildlife A close-up picture of a Marsh-mallow flower which is pale pink with darker pink veins on each petal and a slightly darker purple centre. The leaves and buds, (also shown), have a velvety soft appearance. Marsh-mallow is quite late flowering, (usually August here in Scotland) and attracts and provides food for Bees, Hoverflies, Moths and indirectly, Bats. Perennial plant, seeds, which can be sown now, available from: https://www.jemimasgarden.co.uk/shop/flower-seeds-for-wildlife Selfheal is fairly low growing, often found in lawns, and has unusual flowers with dark red bracts and purple petals. It provides food for Bees and Wasps. Perennial plant, seeds, which can be sown now, available from: https://www.jemimasgarden.co.uk/shop/flower-seeds-for-wildlife
July 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM