Moors, Karst & the Green

Ireland is not called the Emerald Isle for nothing — the Gulf Stream ensures year-round moisture and over 40 shades of green. The Blanket Bogs cover vast areas of western Ireland and are ecosystems that have formed over millennia. The sweet smell of peat smoke lingers over many Irish villages.

The Céide Fields in Mayo conceal a 5,500-year-old landscape beneath the peat — the oldest in the world. The Burren in Clare is the counterpart: 360 km² of bare limestone, where Arctic and Mediterranean plants grow side by side.