The scheme saw work carried out to restore 485 hectares of peatland across several areas of North Wales. |
For example, many popular canoe routes in northern Canada include areas of peatland. |
Golden eagle taiga habitat usually consists of extensive peatland formations caused by poorly drained soils. |
The Netherlands, for example, once had large areas of peatland, both fen and bog. |
There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada. |
An even bigger threat from the proposed wind farm is potential damage to the peatland breeding habitat of wading birds like greenshank, dunlin, and golden plover. |