Boora Bog

The first artworks were commissioned in 2002 during a symposium where seven Irish and international artists worked over a three-week residency period.

Eight large, site-specific sculptures were created during the symposium, blending into the natural environment and the industrial legacy of the bog lands.

A conservation project funded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service has turned the fortunes of the species around from a critically low 22 to 932 birds.

[5][6] Other species seen regularly include hen harrier, common buzzard, cuckoo, merlin, green sandpiper and ruff.

Over 130 species of resident and migrant birds have been recorded in the discovery park, and the mammals present include deer, a herd of wild goats, badgers, hares and bats.