Name: Peatlands Park
Rating: 5.0

Peatlands Park

33 Derryhubbert Road, Derryhubbert East, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT71 6NW, Northern Ireland

1-90 Years

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The Peatlands Park is a peaceful natural attraction known for its unique peat bog landscapes and rich wildlife. Located near Dungannon, it offers a relaxing outdoor experience with woodland, wetlands, and scenic walking routes. It is an ideal destination for nature lovers, walkers, and families.

Visitors can explore way-marked paths through open bogs and woodland, along with a boardwalk through the bog garden. Activities include wildlife spotting, discovering rare plants and insects, enjoying the children’s play area, and seeing the reconstructed narrow-gauge railway linked to historic turf cutting. The park also features ancient woodland areas such as Annagrarriff Wood and habitats protected for their scientific importance.

There is no charge for entry, and free parking is also available for visitors.

The experience offers a calm and educational connection with nature and rare habitats. With its scenic trails, wildlife, and distinctive peatland environment, it provides a memorable day outdoors. It is a great place to unwind, explore, and enjoy the natural beauty of Northern Ireland.

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Host birthday parties: No

Features

Peatlands Park is an ideal place for quiet recreation. A network of way-marked paths crosses the woods and open bogs. The narrow-gauge railway associated with the original turbary (turf cutting) has been reconstructed.
Bogs are the last home of unusual and interesting plant and insect species. The peat here has been forming for about 10,000 years. Walk along the boardwalk of the bog garden and see for yourself interesting bog plants and animals.
The park is rich in insects, particularly butterflies, moths, dragonflies and damselflies. As well as peatlands, the Park contains considerable areas of semi-natural deciduous woodland.
Annagrarriff Wood is long standing and contains plants and animals that have disappeared with the clearance of ancient woodland elsewhere.
Much of the Park has been protected as: National Nature Reserves, Areas of Special Scientific Interest and Special Areas of Conservation, because of the rare habitats and wildlife found here.