Pettigoe Plateau SPA
The Pettigoe Plateau is situated in Fermanagh in the west of Northern Ireland to the north of Lower Lough Erne. It abuts the international border with the Irish Republic. It is one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Northern Ireland.
It has been formed on a relatively low elevation rolling landscape interspersed with hills with mineral soil and depressions containing several small lakes. The extensive blanket bog, which covers most of the site, exhibits the full range of characteristic vegetation and structural features associated with this type of habitat.
The Pettigoe Plateau also supports an important assemblage of breeding birds including four Annex 1 species, hen harrier, merlin, dunlin, and common tern. Other breeding species include lapwing, curlew and snipe.