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


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 14:06

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • One of the largest continuous blanket bog areas in the world, covering approximately 4,000 square kilometers
  • Located in Caithness and Sutherland in northern Scotland, at coordinates 58.379722, -3.227778
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site recognised for global significance in carbon storage and climate regulation
  • Peat layers exceed 10 meters in depth, representing thousands of years of organic accumulation

The Flow Country is one of Europe's largest and most intact blanket bog ecosystems, spanning approximately 4,000 square ...

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