Almost All of the Peatland in the East Anglian Fens Remains Under Cultivation, Although Most Former Deep Peat Has Become Thin and Patchy Thorugh Peat Wastage

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Map 3: Almost all of the peatland in the East Anglian Fens remains under cultivation, although most former deep peat has become thin and patchy thorugh peat wastage. Uncultivated deep peat areas are associated with nature reserves and washlands. MAP 5

Almost all of the peatland in the East Anglian Cultivated peatland fens remains under cultivation, although the (includes temporary grass) majority has now become wasted. Wasted peat Uncultivated deep peat areas are associated Deep peaty soils with nature reserves and washlands Soils with peaty pockets County boundary

LINCOLNSHIRE Spalding King's Lynn

NORFOLK

Wisbech

Peterborough Downham UA Market Peterborough

Ely

CAMBRIDGESHIRE St Ives

SUFFOLK

Newmarket Bedford Borough UA Cambridge Mapping derived from 1:50,000 scale BGS digital data (Licence 2006/072, British Geological Survey © NERC). National Soils map © Cranfield University (NSRI)

12 England’s peatlands – carbon storage and greenhouse gases Map 4: The fringes of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire have become improved agriculturally through application of fertiliser, lime and drainage, and in places extend onto the deep blanket peat. MAP 6 The fringes of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire have become improved agriculturally through the Improved grassland application of fertiliser, lime and drainage, and in Deep peaty soils places extend onto the deep blanket peat. High Shallow peaty soils Bentham Soils with peaty pockets Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty County boundary

Settle

NORTH YORKSHIRE

Slaidburn

Bolton-by- Bowland

Forest of Bowland

Clitheroe LANCASHIRE

Mapping derived from 1:50,000 scale BGS digital data Longridge (Licence 2006/072, British Geological Survey © NERC). National Soils map © Cranfield University (NSRI) 2008/09 BAP Habitat mapping (from OS derived data c Crown copyright and database right 2010. 0 5km Natural England OS licence no. 100022021 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved 2010.

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