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More than just a Peat bog

Peat bogs represent the UK's largest carbon sink (storing 3 billion tonnes of carbon), helping to counter the effects of climate change. They hold vast quantities of water, which mitigates problems of flooding in nearby populated areas. The UK holds 8% of the world's remaining boglands, which are rich in wildlife and in both biological and social history. The two main 2020VISION peatlands projects were the restoration of blanket bog in the Flow Country and restoration of moorland in the Peak District National Park.
Harestail cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum) growing on bog moorland, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The fluffy white fronds of cotton-grass have been used as pillow stuffing and also as wound dre...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Harestail cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum) growing on bog moorland, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The fluffy white fronds of cotton-grass have been used as pillow stuffing and also as wound dre...
Pool system on peat bog at dawn, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The peat bog RSPB reserve...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pool system on peat bog at dawn, Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve, Flow Country, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, June 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The peat bog RSPB reserve...
Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) males fighting at lek site, Cairngorms National Park, Grampian, Scotland, UK, April
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) males fighting at lek site, Cairngorms National Park, Grampian, Scotland, UK, April
Ballynahone Bog, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK, June 2011
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Ballynahone Bog, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK, June 2011
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult pair displaying on breeding loch, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland is home to the larges...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult pair displaying on breeding loch, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland is home to the larges...
Great Staple Tor, late evening light, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK. January 2012
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Great Staple Tor, late evening light, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK. January 2012
Silhouetted Dartmoor pony (Equus caballus) at sunrise, Combestone Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, January. Did you know? Pony footprints have been found on Dartmoor dating back 3500 y...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Silhouetted Dartmoor pony (Equus caballus) at sunrise, Combestone Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, January. Did you know? Pony footprints have been found on Dartmoor dating back 3500 y...
Pools and bog peatland at dawn, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July 2011
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pools and bog peatland at dawn, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July 2011
Wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on gritstone rock amongst flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? The wheatear is only in the UK during summer months - the...
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on gritstone rock amongst flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? The wheatear is only in the UK during summer months - the...
Scenic view from Higger Tor at sunset, Peak District NP, UK, September 2011
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Scenic view from Higger Tor at sunset, Peak District NP, UK, September 2011
Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi) close-up of flower, Montiagh's Moss, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, June. Did you know? Ragged robin gets it's name from it's thin tattered looking petals.
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi) close-up of flower, Montiagh's Moss, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, June. Did you know? Ragged robin gets it's name from it's thin tattered looking petals.
Community peat diggings, North Harris, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May 2011
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Community peat diggings, North Harris, Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May 2011