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Aerial image of peat extraction, Westhay Moor, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Viru Bog (Viru Raba) peat swamp, Lahemaa National Park, Harjumaa, Laane-Virumaa, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Viru Bog (Viru Raba) peat swamp, Lahemaa National Park, Harjumaa, Laane-Virumaa, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Viru Bog (Viru Raba) peat swamp, Lahemaa National Park, Harjumaa, Laane-Virumaa, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Viru Bog (Viru Raba) peat swamp, Lahemaa National Park, Harjumaa, Laane-Virumaa, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Viru Bog (Viru Raba) peat swamp, Lahemaa National Park, Harjumaa, Laane-Virumaa, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Peat drying in the wind for fuel at Long Island Sheep Farms, outside Stanley, Falkland Islands, U.K. Overseas Protectorate, South America

Cut peat drying for use as fuel at Long Island Farm outside Stanley in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Dry stone wall and towering cliffs of basalt lava over Jurassic sediments at the Quiraing, a famous hike and scenic attraction in the far north east of the island, Quiraing, Staffin, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Peat 'farming' or cutting, Connemara region near Clifden, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Tollund man found in a nearby peat bog in the Silkeborg museum in central Jutland, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Turf bog shows cutting and stacks of peat (footings) at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Stacks of turf, in process called footing, drying on peat bog, by Lough Inagh near Recess in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Stacks of turf, in a process called footing, drying on peat bog, by Lough Inagh, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Blocks of peat cut out on a traditional farm, Connemara National Park, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Turf bog shows cutting and stacks of peat (footings) at Mountrivers peat bog, County Clare, West of Ireland

Loch Ba and the Black Mountains in autumn, an acidic low nutrient river formed in a catchment area of peat moorland, Rannoch Moor, Highland region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Peat drying, near Swinister, with Ronas Voe on left, Northmavine, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Foulshaw nature reserve, a lowland raised bog in South Cumbria, UK, planted by the forestry commission, years ago, it is now being restored to its former condition.

A farmer droves his cattle out of the remote Strath Na Sealga where they have been grazing over the summer, to take them in for winter time, near Dundonnel in the north West Highlands.

A farmer droves his cattle out of the remote Strath Na Sealga where they have been grazing over the summer, to take them in for winter time, near Dundonnel in the north West Highlands.

Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Peat hags near Loadpot Hill above Ullswater in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, Unnited Kingdom, Europe

Peat hags near Loadpot Hill above Ullswater in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, Unnited Kingdom, Europe

Foulshaw nature reserve, a lowland raised bog in South Cumbria, UK, planted by the forestry commission, years ago, it is now being restored to its former condition.

Loch Luichart a 69 MW wind farm being constructed on remote wilderness moorland near Garve in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Its construction will deliver clean, carbon neutral electricity, but does involve massive visual intrusion on wilderness land and tearing up of peat rich moorland to build a network of mountain tracks to access the turbines.

Loch Luichart a 69 MW wind farm being constructed on remote wilderness moorland near Garve in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Its construction will deliver clean, carbon neutral electricity, but does involve massive visual intrusion on wilderness land and tearing up of peat rich moorland to build a network of mountain tracks to access the turbines.

Looking towards King bank head from Culter Fell above Biggar in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, UK. These peat covered moorland hills are an important carbon sink.

Peat Hags on king bank head above Biggar in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, UK. These peat covered moorland hills are an important carbon sink.

A raised bog being harvested for peat near Douglas water in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Raised bogs re rare threatened habitats and important carbon sinks that should not be exploited.

Foulshaw nature reserve, a lowland raised bog in South Cumbria, UK, planted by the forestry commission, years ago, it is now being restored to its former condition.

A farmer droves his cattle out of the remote Strath Na Sealga where they have been grazing over the summer, to take them in for winter time, near Dundonnel in the north West Highlands.

A stone flag path to combat erosion of the peat, towards the summit of Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A farmer droves his cattle out of the remote Strath Na Sealga where they have been grazing over the summer, to take them in for winter time, near Dundonnel in the north West Highlands.

Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Deer Grass, coloured orange in the Autumn time below Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK.

Deer Grass coloured orange in Autumn looking towards Stac Pollaidh, Assynt, North West Highlands, UK.

Peat-free compost at Growing with Grace, an organic fruit and vegetable growing co-operative based in Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bogland and turf row, Lettershanbally Bog, Leenane, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

A stone flag path to combat erosion of the peat, towards the summit of Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tractors connected to hose pipes spraying the moorland to damp down the fire on Ogden Moor, near Wainstalls, above Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scientific instruments to measure the carbon balance from peat bogs which is changing due to climate change in the north Pennines at Moorhouse, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nutberry Moss, a lowland blanket peat bog which is being destroyed to provide peat for the horticultural industry, near Gretna, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tractors connected to hose pipes spraying the moorland to damp down the fire on Ogden Moor, near Wainstalls, above Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scientific instruments to measure the carbon balance from peat bogs which is changing due to climate change in the north Pennines at Moorhouse, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scientific instruments to measure the carbon balance from peat bogs which is changing due to climate change in the north Pennines at Moorhouse, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Scientific instruments to measure the carbon balance from peat bogs which is changing due to climate change in the north Pennines at Moorhouse, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nutberry Moss, a lowland blanket peat bog which is being destroyed to provide peat for the horticultural industry, near Gretna, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Boggy moorland above Wet Sleddale with drainage ditches dug into the peat, known as gripping, to try and make the ground more suitable for sheep grazing, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Peat staining in water as a stream goes over a weir before entering Haweswater Reservoir in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tree trunks preserved in a submarine forest revealed at low tide at Porlock Weir in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nutberry Moss, a lowland blanket peat bog which is being destroyed to provide peat for the horticultural industry, near Gretna, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe