Fochteloërveen

The Fochteloërveen is one of the last remnants of a once‑vast peat moor in the northern Netherlands. Most of the peat was extracted in the past, and—as in all Dutch peatlands—the quality of the habitats, particularly the active raised bog, declined sharply over recent decades. In 1999, the hydrological conditions of the most species‑rich part of the bog were restored through an ingenious system of dams. This intervention triggered renewed development of Sphagnum species and other characteristic peat‑bog flora.

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