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The Flow Country covers much of Caithness in Scotland’s far north east, and has done so since the end of the last ice age. It is an ancient and almost unique environment. It is a peat bog, classified as a ‘blanket bog’ by ecologists, the largest in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in the world. It covers over 4,000 square kilometres. The Flow Country is home to a variety of rare species, including insect-eating flowers, and is a protected landscape. Bogs are now also valued for their ability to trap and retain carbon.