Bog asphodel
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
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Bog bush-cricket
This scarce bush-cricket can be found on the boggy parts of heathlands.
International Bog Day
From storing carbon to supporting rare wildlife, Dorset’s peatlands play a vital role in tackling climate change and creating space for nature to thrive. Discover how the Dorset Peat Partnership…
Bog-myrtle
Bog-myrtle, also known as sweet gale, is a small shrub that is native to wet heaths and bogs across the Northern Hemisphere.
How to make a bog garden
Instead of draining, make the waterlogged or boggy bits of garden work for nature, and provide a valuable habitat.
International Bog Day: An update from the Dorset Peat Partnership
Dorset Peat Partnership Project Manager, Grace Herve provides an update on the Dorset Peat Partnership this International Bog Day.
Large heath
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
Sopley Common
An internationally important heathland with dry and wet heath, bog pools and woodland supporting many rare and threatened wildlife
My breath of fresh air
Michael manages Stanley Moss Nature Reserve; he loves the serenity of the area and the different wildlife that he can see. The area was once used for coal mining, and was drained and planted with…
Argent & sable
This striking black-and-white moth flies during the day in open woodlands, moorlands, and bogs. It's most common on Scottish moors.
Marsh cinquefoil
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.