peat moor

[′pēt ‚mu̇r]

(geology)

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As a peat moor, the Saddleworth fire burned primarily underground, unseen, before setting different parts of the moor alight.

Fire on the Moor: With public attention fixed on the recent Saddleworth Moor fire, it can be easy to think such landscapes are little more than tinderboxes waiting to be set alight. But there's much to uncover if you dig a little deeper, says Keith Wilson

A preserved female body is found buried in a Sheffield peat moor, and Leo suspects there is a link to a serial killer case he dealt with in 1985.

Pick of the day

When a preserved female body is found buried in a peat moor in Sheffield, DI Sonia Hardwick decides to call in Professor Patrick Cain, in the first of a new twopart story of the forensic crime drama.

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The event was won by last year's winners, the Peat Moor Red Team, who beat the Evesham Red Team by three points.

Mees has measure of Rutland

They led a search for the shell, based on the walkers' directions, and then led police officers including a Specialist Explosive Search Dog during the four-kilometre hike over boggy peat moor up to the scene, 500 metres above sea level.

Wartime shell sparks moorland drama

This process also exacerbates climate change by destroying plantlife and peat moors that would otherwise absorb and capture carbon dioxide emissions.

United Kingdom : Labour demands review into driven grouse shooting

But their victims - dumped in the cold peat moors of Lancashire - received so much less attention.

Remember the victims, not killers

Forests and peat moors have caught flame after a week of unprecedented heat fell over continental Russia, with a record 38.2 degree C temperature measured in capital Moscow.

Wildfires Rage on in Central Russia

Inland, the vast unpopulated peat moors have a wild desolate beauty.

FEW CARS OR PEOPLE...IT'S OUTER THIS WORLD; holiday 2007

A 2ft narrow gauge on the peat moors enabled it to operate over the top of the peat, instead of sinking.

United Kingdom : LINCOLNSHIRE COAST LIGHT RAILWAY gets new locomotive

If you visit the Peat Moors Visitor Centre at Westhay, there's a reconstruction of the Sweet Track - a 6,000-year-old man-made roadway, which was discovered on the Levels and Moors and is the oldest in the world.

10 great reasons to visit Glastonbury

The resulting contrast for walkers makes the area a magnet for the bog-trotters navigating the peat moors to the north and for those who prefer a more sedate walking style across lush green fields between picturesque villages with welcoming pubs.

Sharing some out of season secrets; During the quieter months the Peak District isn't deserted, it is just pleasantly accessible. John Spencer visited the area

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