blanket bog

British  

noun

1. a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates

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Example Sentences

But attracting the number of insects required to populate the third largest blanket bog in Northern Ireland could take as long as six years.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

It moved slowly and burned deeply into the blanket bog.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Ireland has less than half a percent of the earth’s land surface, but up to 2.6 percent of its blanket bog.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Aerial view of a forest plantation on a blanket bog in Forsinard.Credit:

From Nature • Feb. 11, 2020

Explore extinct volcanoes at Eshaness, trawl Yell's blanket bog for birds, spy rare flowers peeking through the Keen of Hamar's barren moonscape, or watch kittiwakes and killer whales patrolling the rugged coastline.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012