Ardailte agus Sléibhte
‘Ardtalamh’ is ea talamh le hairde ó 400-600m. 'Sliabh' is ea talamh os cionn 600m. Is iad na príomhghnáthóga atá le fáil in ardtailte agus sléibhte na hÉireann ná bratphortach agus fraochmhá.
The Twelve Bens (The Twelve Pins), Galway
Courtesy of Simon Stewart
Courtesy of Simon Stewart
Is cairpéad de thalamh fliuch é an bratphortach a chlúdaíonn achar mór talún. Tá bratphortaigh le fáil ar chósta iarthair na hÉireann agus ar shléibhte Chill Mhantáin den chuid is mó. Tugann na mílte turasóirí cuairt ar bhratphortaigh na hÉireann gach bliain.
Is limistéir oscailte de thalamh ar ithreacha bochta iad fraochmhánna - áit le beagán crainn. Tá dhá chineál fraochmhá i limistéir ardtailte na hÉireann: ‘fraochmhá fhliuch’ agus ‘fraochmhá shléibhtiúil’.
I measc na ngnáthóga eile in ardtailte agus sléibhte na hÉireann tá srutháin, aibhneacha, lochanna agus coillearnach dhúchasach.
Uplands and Mountains
‘Upland’ is land rising from 400-600m. 'Mountain' is land rising over 600m. The main habitats found in Ireland’s uplands and mountains are blanket bog and heath.
Blanket Bog in Connemara
A blanket bog is a carpet of wet ground covering a large area of land. Blanket bogs are found mainly along the west coast of Ireland and in the Wicklow Mountains. Our blanket bogs are visited by thousands of tourists each year.
Heaths are open areas of ground on poor soils with few trees. There are two types of heaths in the upland areas of Ireland: ‘wet heath’ and ‘montane heath’.
Other habitats found in Ireland’s uplands and mountains include streams, rivers, lakes and native woodlands.