Flood storage lake north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nottinghamshire
As part of planning permission mitigation for a housing development north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, a new flood storage reservoir and flood prevention berm have been constructed in the neighbourhood of Car Dyke, a drainage ditch which has also been remeandered. The new lake forms a habitat for roosting water birds.
19 January 2022
Roosting Black-headed Gulls on a flood storage lake north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nottinghamshire
As part of planning permission mitigation for a housing development north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, a new flood storage reservoir has been constructed. This forms a habitat for roosting Black-headed Gulls and other water birds such as Tufted Ducks and Little Egrets.
19 January 2022
Roosting Black-headed Gulls on a flood storage lake north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nottinghamshire
As part of planning permission mitigation for a housing development north of Bingham, Nottinghamshire, a new flood storage reservoir has been constructed. This forms a habitat for roosting Black-headed Gulls and other water birds such as Tufted Ducks and Little Egrets.
19 January 2022
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
View from the observation tower, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Old drainage ditches, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
View from the observation tower, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. Straight lines mark old drainage ditches, now blocked to re-wet the bog. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
View from the observation tower, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
20 October 2021
Peat bund blocks the drainage from Flanders Moss raised bog
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
A peat bund blocks the drainage from the raised bog, helping to raise the water table and re-wet the bog following previous drainage when ditches were dug and peat removed to create agricultural land, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source. In the background is an observation tower which gives good views over the bog.
20 October 2021
Pools due to high water table, Flanders Moss
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Pools dot the raised bog where the water table comes to the surface due to bog rewetting following the blocking of drainage ditches, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. A wet bog is a carbon sink - it sequesters carbon, whereas a dry bog becomes a carbon source.
