Avainsana: skotlanti

Peatlands are very important for Scotland since they may cover, dependent on the definition and data source, up to 30% of the total land area, mostly occurring in the north and the country´s west. The Flow Country is the UK’s most extensive peatland region with over 400,000 ha of peat and wetland, of which around 67,000 ha is afforested. Afforestation of peatlands in Scotland started already in the 18th century …