The Bog Strikes Back

The bog strikes back. The more the trees drink the water from the moss the bigger they grow but the less secure their roots are able to anchor in the peat. In conjunction with the “muckle forester”- the wind- the trees can be felled. This one on Bankhead Moss has tipped 45’ in the last four months.

 

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