Sphagnum moss by Lake Kaniere conservation area, Hokitika, South Island,New Zealand

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.

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.

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.

Drainage ditch in peat bog on Eaglesham Moor, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Polytrichum and Sphagnum mosses growing together, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK

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

Peat bog on Exmoor in Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe