fen
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A spokesperson said the Muxton marshland had struggled because the willow plants dried out the fen.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The Sacketts’ property was connected to a fen and, thence, to the lake, via a “shallow subsurface flow” of moisture, the agency advised, making it subject to the 1972 Clean Water Act.
From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022
Catfield Fen, in the Ant Valley, along with nearby Sutton Fen, has 90% of the UK's rare fen orchids and swallowtail butterflies.
From BBC • May 9, 2022
The duo had driven up to a small fen in late summer on the edge of White Lake, in Hardwick Township.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021
“I reckon it’s a spirit,” Lyra said, and for a moment she was tempted to throw the little thing into the middle of the fen.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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