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🌿 The Flow Country
A'Mhoine-Hope-Loyal — Europe's largest continuous blanket bog


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 12:20
📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site covering approximately 4,000 square kilometres
  • Located in the northern Highlands of Scotland (Caithness and Sutherland)
  • One of the largest continuous areas of blanket bog in the world
  • Functions as a major carbon sink, storing thousands of years of accumulated organic matter

The Flow Country is a vast expanse of blanket peatland in the northern Highlands of Scotland, designated as ...

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