peat bog
Example Sentences
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"These are specialist species which really need reed beds, long grassy habitats and areas like peat bog and marsh," he added.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He grew up a farmer, and when he founded a golf course here 30 years ago, his favorite part was moving dirt around what had once been a peat bog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
He noted that “holdover” is also used to describe peat bog fires that burn many feet below the surface for weeks or months, even under snowpack.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Vittrup Man is the nickname of a Stone Age skeleton recovered from a peat bog in Northwest Denmark, dating to between 3300-3100 BC.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
The road lay through peat bog for a good part of the way, and the mud-wall cabins were a sad sight indeed.
From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon
