Why are ‘peatlands’ such important habitats?
• A. Peatlands are habitats which form under certain climatic conditions where vegetation growing on waterlogged ground builds up to form very deep deposits of plant debris known as ‘peat’. The peatland surface provides a habitat for special ‘bog building’ sphagnum mosses and other wetland species. This habitat is limited in its distribution throughout the world and a number of unique plants and animals have developed close associations with our local peatlands.
