{"id":15407,"date":"2022-04-02T07:03:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T05:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=110762"},"modified":"2022-04-02T07:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T05:24:10","slug":"day-out-cuilcagh-boardwalk-trail-county-fermanagh","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/day-out-cuilcagh-boardwalk-trail-county-fermanagh\/","title":{"rendered":"Day out: Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail, County Fermanagh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Moat\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 02 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Cuilcagh sits inside the <a href=\"\/\/en.unesco.org\/global-geoparks\/marble-arch-caves&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Marble Arch Caves Unesco Global Geopark<\/a>, an area of limestone caverns, peatland, inky forests and lakes. The 665m mountain, straddling the counties of <a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/guide-to-county-fermanagh-where-to-stay-things-to-do-and-boat-trips\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fermanagh<\/a> and Cavan, is home to one of the best-preserved blanket bogs in Europe. <span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-503179401-efe4c6b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Look out for birds of prey, including buzzards\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>From the car park, climb the rough mountain track, looking out for common lizards after their winter hibernation. Savour the bog\u2019s delicate detail: the star-shaped sphagnum (peat moss), the flypaper butterwort with its violet flowers, and the fire-red sticky tentacles of the insect-catching sundew.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p>You may also like:<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/how-to-identify\/birds-of-prey-guide-how-to-identify-where-to-see\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">British birds of prey guide: how to identify raptors and where to see<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/days-out\/guide-uk-mountains-facts-figures-and-the-best-peaks-to-climb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">British mountain guide: facts, definitions and the best peaks to climb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-in-northern-ireland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best walks in Northern Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><p>Bog cotton appears like blankets of snow, the limestone habitat rich in wildflowers and herbs in spring. Peregrine falcons, buzzards and merlins lord over the sky; the skylark\u2019s song sweet on the air.<\/p>\n<p>After a heart-pumping climb up the wooden stairway to the viewing platform, gaze across the uplands where the land rises and falls before retiring into the distant haze.<span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Helen Moat Published: Saturday, 02 April 2022 at 12:00 am Cuilcagh sits inside the Marble Arch Caves Unesco Global Geopark, an area of limestone caverns, peatland, inky forests and lakes. 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