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Oct 10, 2020 · In the world league of bog-blessed nations, ours ranks among the top 10. With fens excluded, Britain’s active bogs amount to about 8,880 square miles — or 9.5% of the entire UK land area. Include drained and degraded bogs and that figure rises to between 17,760 and 29,730 square miles or 9%-15% of Europe’s total peatland area.
- What Is A Peat Bog and How Does It form?
- Where Can You Find Peat Bogs?
- What Lives in A Bog?
Peat bogs are dense wetlands filled with partially decayed vegetation. The waterlogged conditions and the bog’s acidity prevents the vegetation from fully decaying when it dies. Instead, it builds up very slowly over thousands of years to become peat. Sometimes the peat can be metres deep.
You’re most likely to find bogs in cold, temperate climates, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. In the UK, blanket bogs are commonly found in upland areas for example in Scotland and Ireland, where there is high rainfall but low drainage. Raised bogs are found more in the lowlands in agricultural landscapes or in low-lying basins, such as for...
Bogs are not easy places to live. But look again and you’ll find uniquely adapted plants in these acidic conditions. There are over 380 species of sphagnum moss and a whole range of carnivorous plants, like insect-eating sundews. Cotton grass flourishes and provides food for the large heath butterfly and black grouse. Golden plovers, dunlins and gr...
Feb 16, 2024 · February 16, 2024. Bogs are rich in storied horror, and the wetlands of eastern England are no exception. The phantom lights of the will o’ the wisp; the devil-dog Black Shuck lurking in the ...
- Kit Chapman
Bogs support a less diverse range of species than other wetlands but contain many unique species that are specialised to bog peatlands. Compare with Fen. Bogs are the most widespread semi-natural habitat in the UK but blanket bog is globally rare - with 13% of the world’s blanket bog found in the UK they are of international importance.
Nov 4, 2020 · Natural England’s own assessment of the science points to a large and increasing body of evidence that burning on blanket bog is damaging to environmental outcomes and ecosystem services. Burning results in changes in vegetation type and structure. It promotes dominance of heather or purple moor-grass at the expense of the range of bog ...
May 6, 2021 · Blanket bogs are globally rare, but the UK contains 20% of the world’s blanket bogs; Raised bogs – These are peatland habitats which form in low lying areas, especially in floodplains or basins. They are often found on the surface of fens (see below). Raised bogs can be identified by their domes of peat; and
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Cost of repairing blanket bog up to £36,000 per hectare (Source - MFFP Restoration Costs) 1 hectare of restored blanket bog avoids19 tonnes of carbon loss per year (Source: Defra) British Bogs. There are three main types of peatlands in the UK: blanket bog, raised bog and fenland. The UK has 13% of all the world’s blanket bog
