peatland

American  

[peet-land] / ˈpitˌlænd /

noun

1. an extensive tract of land where peat has formed.

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peatland British  

/ ˈpiːtˌlænd /

noun

1. an area of land consisting of peat bogs, usually containing many species of flora and fauna

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Etymology

Origin of peatland

First recorded in 1905–10; peat ¹ + -land

Example Sentences

When the Pasvik peatland was heavily drained, it released large amounts of CO2, comparable to cultivated peatlands farther south.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

To do this, the team first examined a global database tracking burned land from forest, grass, and peatland wildland fires between 1997 and 2023.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

"It's almost impossible to deliver some of the peatland restoration, the river restoration - alongside building houses, bringing forward renewables, creating businesses - unless you have scale of ownership," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

But soil drainage gradually impoverishes the land, posing a threat to local farmers and releasing the CO2 captured by the peatland which are important carbon sinks.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The firm vowed to establish the UK's biggest native woodland and peatland restoration project, supported by sales of its Lost Forest lager.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025