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Yell moorland
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Shetland - Yell
Yell moorland, with sheep grazing and peat collecting. Here lies habitat for upland wader breeding, such as Golden plover and Dunlin.
13 July 2013
Nevis Range and Ben Nevis from Blàr an Lochan, Loch Lochy
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Fort William and Lochaber
Nevis Range and Ben Nevis with in th foreground the raised bog of Blàr an Lochan with its flora of Cotton Grass, near Clunes, Loch Lochy, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Tree stump and dried-out peat, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
An ancient tree stump emerging as the dried out peat is eroded, Cochno, taken by David Palmar
08 July 2023
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.
20 October 2021
Sphagnum moss, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve
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Stirlingshire - Flanders Moss
Sphagnum moss, Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire. Sphagnum moss can hold many times its own weight of water. It acts like a sponge, helping to wet the bog and allow it to store or sequester carbon, whereas a dry bog is a carbon source as the moss decays.
