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🌿 The Flow Country

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🌿 The Flow Country
Europe's largest blanket bog and carbon sink in northern Scotland


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 20:15

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland
  • Covers approximately 4,000 square kilometers of blanket bog
  • One of the largest continuous peatland ecosystems in the world
  • Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site for ecological and climate significance

The Flow Country is a vast expanse of blanket bog spanning the northern Highlands of Scotland, particularly in ...

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