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- Directions from Town: South East of the Reserve is accessible by taking the A505 Omagh to Cookstown road.
- Mobile narrative: Set amidst the broad sweep of The Sperrins, The Murrins had their origins in the late Glacial ...
The Murrins Nature Reserve
Omagh
Tyrone
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Northern Ireland
Set amidst the broad sweep of The Sperrins, The Murrins had their origins in the late Glacial period, when retreating ice sheet dammed a lake into which rivers brought vast quantities of sediment which were deposited in a series of deltas.
Supports a rich Heath vegetation dominated by Bell Heather which is home to Red Grouse. Its dry ridges extend out like a delta into a sea of blanket bog, itself only some 4,000 years old. Turf cutters have unearthed the remains of a Bronze Age Field Network under the Bog, established at a time when the climate was different and growing qualities of soil quickly became exhaustive . Perched among the glacial moraines are several small kettle holes (lakes) where Mallard, Teal and Peral Grey Lag Goose frequent.
Contact
Telephone+44 (0)28 3885 1102Fax:+44 (0)28 3885 1821
Email: omaghtic@btconnect.com
Address: The Murrins Nature Reserve, Omagh, Tyrone
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