“Some years ago, while trekking over the peaty moorland of the Western Isles, I stumbled upon it quite by accident.”

“Often he would lie for hours, his elbows in the peaty soil, peering through a jungle of grass blades in search of those elusive musicians.”

“At the extreme tidal limits in wet areas, organic production may exceed sediment supply and peaty organic sediments may then accumulate.”

“The Palmer Drought Severity Index for Minnesota, our peatiest state, shows a tendency for wetter, not drier conditions.”

“Ben Feskineth lay undiscovered in deepest, peatiest Perthshire.”