The Curraghs

Redolent of history and teaming with wildlife The Curraghs is a place of peace and seclusion. Occupying the basin of an Ice Age lake this area of wetland was, not so long ago, a more open landscape, managed for early grazing, hay and peat digging. The greater part was acquired by the Isle of Man Government to preserve its unique nature and transferred to the Manx National Trust in 1990. The Curraghs are now very important for wildlife, forming a mosaic of willow and bog myrtle scrub, sphagnum bog, open water and flower-rich hayfields. They are internationally important for a communal winter roost of Hen Harriers.