The Flow Country (Scottish Gaelic: Dùthaich nam Boglaichean) [1] is a vast area of bog peatland in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland. It is the largest blanket bog in Europe, and covers about 4,000 km 2 (1,500 sq mi).

Jul 26, 2024 · After an almost 40-year campaign, a stunning but little-known UK landscape has been awarded world heritage status. The Flow Country of Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland covers...

The world’s most expansive blanket peat bog, the Flow Country, spans much of Caithness and Sutherland in the north of Scotland. It was granted the designation reserved for sites of exceptional […]

Aug 3, 2022 · The ancient blanket bog of northern Scotland is reaching a turning point in its long history – degrade or flourish. Which way it goes will have significant consequences for climate change.

The Flow Country is the most extensive and diverse example of an actively accumulating blanket bog landscape found globally. While other World Heritage Sites contain peatlands, The Flow Country is the only World Heritage Site inscribed purely for its qualities as a peatland ecosystem.

May 17, 2023 · Blanket bog is one of Scotland’s most common semi-natural habitats, covering some 1.8 million hectares – 23% of our land area. Scotland holds a significant amount of the European and world resource of this rare habitat.

Jul 30, 2024 · Scotland's Flow Country – a peat bog landscape – has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, following an almost 40-year campaign. Covering 469,500 acres of the north Highlands, it is the most expansive and prevalent example of a blanket bog in the world, supporting a rare and precious ecosystem.

The Flow Country, in Caithness and Sutherland, in the far north of mainland Scotland, is widely considered to be the largest, most intact area of blanket bog in the world. Blanket bog itself is a globally rare habitat confined to relatively few locations in the world.

Jul 26, 2024 · After almost 40 years of campaigning, the stunning patchwork of peatland, bog and rare flora and fauna, which stretches across Caithness and Sutherland, has won the award from Unesco.

Welcome to the Flow Country – the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world! Stretching across Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of Scotland, this vast expanse, ~400,000ha of blanket bog comprises a complex set of interlinked pool systems and micro features that not only host an eye-catching flora and fauna but also ...