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A mountain in Co Leitrim that once hosted one of the largest coal mining sites in the west of Ireland has become a European case study for large-scale wetland restoration. Around 40 farmers on Bencroy Mountain are carrying out restoration techniques that may be rolled out in scale across the EU, if successful. The site is part of a five-year EU Horizon wetlands conservation project being delivered in Ireland. The restoration project includes three main actions - erosion control, drain management