🌿 The Flow Country
Munsary & Shielton Bog, northern Scotland
📋 Fast Facts
- Europe's largest continuous blanket bog expanse, covering approximately 4,000 square kilometres in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland
- Peatland depths exceed several metres in places, storing vast quantities of carbon and functioning as a crucial global climate regulator
- Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of its ecological significance for biodiversity, climate mitigation, and scientific research
- Supports breeding populations of golden plovers, red-throated divers, hen harriers, and merlins alongside mammals including red deer and otters
The Flow Country is one of the world's largest continuous areas of blanket bog, a waterlogged peatland ecosystem ...