Black Bog

Black Bog is a raised bog in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, situated about 17km west of Cookstown.

[2] The Black Bog Ramsar site[3] (wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention), is 183.42 hectares in area.

It was designated a Ramsar site on 14 December 1999.

It is a large and relatively intact example of a lowland raised bog.

[2] The area is thickly covered by various Sphagnum species and exhibits an unusual plant community including Empetrum nigrum which locally also provides a high cover and Cladonia impexa in large hummocks.