Chambers employed to measure methane and nitrous oxide fluxes at the rewetted raised bog at Moyarwood, Co. Galway. Photo: David Wilson.
So, after five years of measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in all kinds of weather, we made our final visit to the Moyarwood site. Drained in the 1980s by Bord na Móna, the site was earmarked for peat extraction but was never exploited, although domestic turf cutting had taken place around the margins of the site. The site was rewetted in 2012/2013 (by drain blocking) and we measured GHG fluxes from that time until today. Now, we will process the data and submit our findings for peer-review.