blanket bog

British

noun

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

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At Kingsdale Head, two thirds of the 610-hectare site is blanket bog and farm manager Jamie McEwan says they are beginning to see "really nice results" from the restoration.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The Flow Country contains the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

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

It is a stark, treeless place where golden eagles flash over a wind-scoured moonscape of moor and blanket bog.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2018

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