🌿 The Flow Country
Europe's largest continuous blanket bog and UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Scotland
📋 Fast Facts
- Covers approximately 4,000 square kilometres of blanket bog in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland
- One of the largest continuous peatland areas in the world, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018
- Stores more carbon per hectare than forests and functions as a critical global carbon sink
- Supports internationally important bird populations including golden plovers, hen harriers, and red-throated divers
The Flow Country is a vast expanse of blanket bog in northern Scotland, representing one of the world's largest continuous peatland systems. Covering around 4,000 square kilometres primarily in Caithness and Sutherland, it has accumulated over thousands of years through the slow build-up of peat deposits. The landscape is characterised by waterlogged terrain interspersed with small lochs, streams, and a unique ecosystem adapted to acidic, nutrient-poor conditions ...