Area: 1847.1 ha
The peat was primarily harvested for fuel peat to be used at Cloghan Power Station, West Offaly Power in Shannonbridge and Derrinlough Brickette Factory in Co. Offaly. Cloghan Power Station was decommissioned in 1990s
Industrial peat production in the remaining active peat production areas to the west of the site ceased in
2019.
To minimise potential impacts on neighbouring land, some boundary drains around Boora Bog will be left
unblocked, as blocking boundary drains could affect adjacent land.
Areas are leased to and managed for conifer forestry by Coillte. It is not proposed to carry out any measures that would negatively affect Coillte managed lands.
Lough Boora Discovery Park is an important midlands amenity site. It is not proposed to carry out any intensive rehabilitation actions to change or negatively affect any amenity infrastructure or existing land-uses.
Areas developed as farmland in the 1980s-1990s and sold to local farmers are not considered as part of
the scope of this rehabilitation plan