Mountain, heath and bog plants - NatureScot
网页2023年1月13日 · Plants found in blanket bog include: hare’s-tail cottongrass – tussocks build up over time. heather, cross-leaved heath and crowberry – widespread in all but the wettest areas. cloudberry and dwarf cornel – upland peatland specialists that …
10 plants to grow in bog gardens - BBC Gardeners World Magazine
网页2020年1月5日 · We recommend plants with beautiful flowers and foliage to grow in bog gardens. If you have a boggy or very wet area in your garden, why not create a bog garden? Plant the umbrella plant (Darmera peltata) with its large leaves for dramatic green architecture, alongside purple loosestrife to attract wildlife.
Native Scottish Plants to incorporate into your garden …
网页Classic garden plants and native species proven to perform well in the Scottish climate. Exhaustive tips and information from gardeners past and present, along with a splendid array of over 800 photographs.
Peat bogs: windows to the past –… | National Trust for Scotland
网页2020年7月24日 · International Bog Day was conceived in Scotland in the early 1990s as a way of engaging the public in the wonders of peatlands, which had up to that point been very undervalued. Scotland holds the majority of the UK’s peatlands and about 12% of the globally rare blanket bogs, found in our uplands.
Bog myrtle facts and information - Trees for Life
网页Bog myrtle occurs throughout much of Scotland, particularly in the west, from Dumfries and Galloway in the south, to the far north of the mainland, and including the Inner and Outer Hebrides and some parts of Orkney. It is most abundant in the Highlands, where its habitat requirements of wet, acidic soils are more ubiquitous.
Bog woodland in the Caledonian Forest - Trees for Life
网页Bog woodlands are areas of peaty ground on which the high water table and shortage of nutrients restrict tree growth. The unique character of this open habitat is defined by the scattered trees which are gnarled and stunted, with twisted branches. Some of the Scots pines can be up to 350 years old, but deceptively small in size.
Blanket bog - NatureScot
网页2023年5月17日 · Blanket bog is a type of peatland found in only a few parts of the world with cool, wet and, usually, oceanic climates. Under these conditions, bog mosses and other bog plants break down very slowly to gradually form a layer of peat. Peat depth varies from 50cm to 3m on average, but depths of up to 8m aren’t uncommon.
The Highland peatbog seeking worldwide recognition - BBC News
网页2023年1月2日 · A vast area of peatbog in Scotland's Flow Country could become one of Unesco's newest World Heritage sites. But why do some people believe the landscape deserves the attention? Heather Jardine...
The Scottish bog in the Highlands that has won world heritage …
网页2024年7月26日 · After almost 40 years of campaigning, the stunning patchwork of peatland, bog and rare flora and fauna, which stretches across Caithness and Sutherland, has won the award from Unesco.
Bog myrtle - Wild Scotland
网页Bog myrtle. Myrica gale. A woody shrub, which in Scotland rarely grows over a metre high, because of browsing by animals such as deer. The narrow oval leaves with downy underneath together with the twigs have a sweet oily smell which is very strong when you rub them in your hand.
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