Riedsee lake in the high moor Wurzacher Ried, Bad Wurzach, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Riedsee lake in the high moor Wurzacher Ried, Bad Wurzach, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Riedsee lake in the high moor Wurzacher Ried, Bad Wurzach, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Riedsee lake in the high moor Wurzacher Ried, Bad Wurzach, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) dam on drainage channel in Narew marshes, Podlaskie, Poland. MORE INFO: Beaver activity benefits much other wetland wildlife by helping to maintain high water levels in Poland's ancient marshes and swamp forests.

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Cross at Hohes Venn, High Fens, raised moor, near Monschau, Eifel, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Oblong-leaved sundew or spoonleaf sundew (Drosera intermedia) in its natural bog habitat, Birr, Offaly, Midlands, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Peat briquettes for private domestic fuel being dried by the inhabitants themselves, Birr, Offaly, Midlands, Ireland, Europe

Frozen boardwalk leading to the visitor information centre in wintertime, Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") uplands, Liege, Belgium, Europe

Frozen boardwalk leading to the visitor information centre in wintertime, Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") uplands, Liege, Belgium, Europe

Aerial view of the Goldenstedt Moor, rewetting, renaturation, Goldenstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Peat briquettes stacked to dry on piles in front of a peat briquettes factory, near Birr, Offaly, Midlands, Ireland, Europe

Morning fog over Loisach Moor or Loisach-Kochelsee-Moor near Grossweil, Blaues Land region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

St. Mauritius, "Coburg Moor", patron saint of Coburg on a manhole cover, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Germany, Europe

Frozen boardwalk leading to the visitor information centre in wintertime, Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") uplands, Liege, Belgium, Europe

Morning fog over Loisach Moor or Loisach-Kochelsee-Moor, Blaues Land region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Morning fog over Loisach Moor or Loisach-Kochelsee-Moor, Blaues Land region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Frozen boardwalk leading to the visitor information centre in wintertime, Hautes Fagnes ("High Fens") uplands, Liege, Belgium, Europe

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix), courting in a snow-covered moor, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Four ships, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany

Morning atmosphere, moor lake in Loeckermoos, also Loeckernmoos, high moor, nature reserve, Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe