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The New 7 Wonders organisation is seeking nominations for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. This follows hot on the heels of the very successful search for the world’s New 7 Wonders which attracted 100 million votes worldwide.

The nomination process runs until 8^th August 2008. A shortlist of 21 candidates will then be selected by a panel of experts. Voters worldwide will then elect the 7 wonders of nature from the list of 21 candidates.

Nominees for the New 7 Wonders of Nature must be one of the following

• Natural Site
• Natural Monument
• Landscape

Why should Wicklow Mountains National Park be nominated as one of the world’s 7 natural wonders?

Here are some of the reasons why the WNMP should be on your list of nominees.

• The Wicklow Mountains were formed following the collision of the North America and European Plates over 420 million years ago. They form part of the largest mass of granite in northern Europe.
• The park covers an area of 170 square kilometers and recevies over 1 million visitors per year. This is a significant number for a small island.
• The park has 100 recorded species of bird. 8 of these are classified as rare, endagered or internationally important.
• 8 of the 9 species of bat native to Ireland are found in the park.
• 11 species of mammal classified as internationally important live in the park.
• 8 plant species classified as rare or vulnerable grow in the park.
• The majority of the park is designated as a Special Area of Conservation.
• Ireland is home to 8% of the world’s bogland and WMNP is home to the Liffey Head Bog – a site of international importance.

How to nominate

You can make 7 different nominations by visiting the nomination page at

http://www.natural7wonders.com/index.php?id=637

Simply enter

Wicklow Mountains National Park as the name of your nomination.

Select Nature Conservancy Park as the category of nomination.

Select Ireland as the country

You will also need to fill in your email address and what country you are from.

Once all the details are filled in (including any additional nominations you make) just click on submit and you are done.

Once you have nominated, please leave a comment on this page to say you nominated and where you are from (if you wish).

If you have a website and would like to spread the word about nominations you can use the graphic above, or the small one below, and link back to this page.

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Filed under: 7 natural wonders, Wicklow Mountains on October 1st, 2007