Peatlands

Question 1

What is peat

Answer 1

Peat is partially decomposed animals and plants that has been waterlogged.

Question 2

What colour is peat

Answer 2

Peat is molstly black

Question 3

What are the 2 types of bogs

Answer 3

There is
-a raised bog
And
- a blanket bog

Question 4

What are the different types of peat plants

Answer 4

There is sphagnum moss, bladderwort , sundew , bog cotton , heather , sedges and grasses

Question 5

What animals are there in a peatland ecosystem

Answer 5

There is
Curlew, snipe , hen harrier , frog , pond skater , beetle , raft spider , hare , rabbit , grouse , fox , meadow pipe , skylark and a badger.

Question 6

How are peatlands being destroyed

Answer 6

Cutting turf, especially by machines, for fuel to burn in homes.
People like the texture of peat for gardening and so it is milled, bagged and sold in garden centres.
Dumping rubbish – because the land is viewed as waste land.
Grazing sheep – farmers want to use mountain fields to generate income.
Draining bogs for planting trees or forests.

Question 7

Why should we protect peatlands

Answer 7

Peatlands contain rare plants only found in bogs.
They also provide habitats for numerous insects birds and animals.
They have even preserved artefacts and bodies.