After weeks of heavy rain, the timber dams and peat plugs are doing exactly what they were designed to do — holding water on the bog, creating pools, and raising the water table across the site.
The composite dams on the steeper ground are handling the pressure well. Water is flowing gently over the notches rather than cutting around the sides. The stone dams in the deeper mineral sections are trapping sediment already.
What we're seeing is the bog beginning to function again as a hydrological system. Water that would have drained off within hours is now being held for days. The peat is rewetting — not flooding, but absorbing water the way healthy bog peat should.
We'll continue monitoring water levels through the spring to track how the water table responds as the weather warms.