Drumbegger

Drumbegger (from Irish Drom Beag Gearr, meaning "small, short ridge") is a townland situated in the area of Boho, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It contains the sub-townland known as Oubarraghan.
This area was designated an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI 322, 17 August 2009) as a consequence of species-rich wet grassland.

Species Rich Wet Grassland

As a habitat, species rich grasslands are rare in Northern Ireland and are usually found in areas with traditional farming practices are still maintained. The meadows are categorised as Fen-meadow, a specific type of purple moor-grass, rush pasture that has slopes with a steady hydrological influence. The typical species found here are Devil’s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), sharp-flowered rush (Juncus acutiflorus), meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum), lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula), together with mosses such as glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens) and neat feather-moss (Pseudoscleropodium purum). Drumbegger is also noteworthy for two protected species, blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium bermudiana) and the marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia). Marsh fritillary caterpillars thrive on two species found in Drumbegger, that is blue-eyed-grass and Devil’s-bit scabious.