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Peatlands Park An Autumnal Stroll | | |  | | 'Step up to the microphone please...' | |
Autumn is a great time of year for taking a walk in the countryside to admire the orange, yellow and red of the brightly coloured leaves as they turn. Lucky John Gregg got the chance to do just that as part of his job! On a bright, sunny morning in October he met up with Valerie Hall and Ronnie Irvine for a stroll through Peatlands Park for the Your Place & Mine programme. For those of you who fancy a stroll there yourself, Peatlands Country Park is just off the M1 close to Dungannon. Opened in 1990, it is managed by the Environment and Heritage Service and includes a rich diversity of habitats. Within the park there are two National Nature Reserves with unique flora and fauna species, many of which are found nowhere else in Northern Ireland. | | |  | A visit to the Bog Garden
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The Park covers such a big area, over 600 acres, it was obvious that John and his fellow walkers would only be able to visit a few places in the park. Bogs are not always easily accessible, so one place they didn't want to miss seeing was the bog garden.... |
| Watch video of John's stroll with Valerie and Ronnie through the bog garden. Watch video of the trio taking a closer look at heathers and fungus. Listen to John's stroll with Valerie and Ronnie, who explained how he first came across the park. (To access audio and video you need RealPlayer .) |
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