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Slow Worms, Skiff Rowing on Loch Tay and The John O'Groats Walking Trail

Scotland Outdoors

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What Is a Peatlin?

ewan spoke to stephen corkran about amphibians and what they are up to at this time of year. Stephen's day job is in charge of an increasing number of folk involved in pet restoration in the gigoms national park. And he has got a massive budget to help him do it. But first, an incitis, a very incisive question from youand what is pete? Pet is basically partly decomposed vegetation. Usually am smagnum and sor your pet forms in in in cool, wet conditions,. It forms layers of semi decomposed vegetation, which then form peat. That peat can form very slowly, like one millimeter a year at a time

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