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Flow Country

British  

noun

  1. an area of moorland and peat bogs in northern Scotland known for its wildlife, now partly afforested

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The majority of the UK's peatlands are in Scotland's upland regions, which is home to the Flow Country, the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2024

UK Arts minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay said the Flow Country would be a worthy recipient of World Heritage Site status.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2023

Heather shares his passion for the Flow Country and does not want to see a repeat of damaging activities on the peatland she witnessed in the 1970s.

From BBC Jan. 1, 2023

To gather evidence, she and her colleagues have installed four towers in Flow Country since 2008 to monitor the flow of gases and temperature, among other variables.

From Nature Feb. 11, 2020

As several of the neighbouring estates start their own restoration projects, Andersen says that the shift in public perception of peatlands has been a key legacy of the Flow Country restoration project.

From Nature Feb. 11, 2020

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