b'Pollardstown Fen is situatedon the northern margin of the Curragh, approximately 3km from Newbridge, County Kildare. The area of the fen is 220 hectares, 60 percent of which is state owned.Pollardstown Fen is ofinternational importance, as this type of system is now rare in Ireland and Western Europe. In addition, it contains anumber of rare vegetation types and invertebrates, along with an uninterrupted pollen record of the changes in the composition of its vegetation going back to the last ice age.Pollardstown Fen photos taken by James Degees75'