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🌿 The Flow Country
Europe's largest blanket bog ecosystem in northern Scotland


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 20:05

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • One of Europe's largest continuous blanket bog ecosystems, covering approximately 4,000 square kilometres
  • Located in Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site recognised for global ecological significance
  • Critical carbon sink storing more carbon per hectare than forests

East Halladale, part of The Flow Country, represents one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Europe ...

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