peat

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A Bronze Age shield found in a peat bog has been returned to Scotland for the first time in more than 230 years.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In these regions, practices such as draining peatlands for agriculture, clearing forests, and converting land for development have made peat soils far more likely to ignite.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

The land, situated on the Somerset Levels and Moors, is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peat - which are waterlogged wetland ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Tightening regulation and environmental concerns over sphagnum - the bog moss that turns to peat - have brought changes, but commercial gathering of common moss remains legal in Wales provided pickers have a permit.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Following Fiver, he scrambled up the lumps and shelves of peat to the overhang of gravelly earth and thin grass that topped them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams