Water table depth data from five UK blanket bog peatlands, 2021-2023
https://doi.org/10.5285/85a567a6-0a4a-4dc8-90b9-2fac8d1795a3
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The dataset contains the logger data from water loggers installed in five UK blanket bog sites: Moor House, Upper Teesdale, England. Flow Country, Forsinard Flows sites Crocach and Nam Breac, Scotland. Flow Country Braemore and Langwell Estate, Scotland. Migneint, Snowdonia, Wales. Within each site, loggers are placed at locations identified as near natural, under restoration and drained. The dataset contains recordings converted into water table depth from each logger from 2021 to 2023.
Publication date: 2026-03-13
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Triangular irregular network
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Spatial resolution
10 metres
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2021-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Provenance & quality
Each In-situ Rugged Troll 100 data logger is hung from a nail or screw at the top of a perforated PVC dipwell tube that is cut to size depending on the peat depth. To prevent peat encroachment into the tube, the tube is covered by a tight. A wire mesh is secured to the top. The tube height above the peat surface is recoded as well as the length of the wire from eye to base of the logger. An additional barologger is also installed in each site, apart from Forsinard Flows where the RSPB's barologger data was used.
Data is collected by manually downloading using a docking station using In-situ software.
Data is collected by manually downloading using a docking station using In-situ software.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Cite this dataset as:
Bell, N.; Kitson, E.; Fergusson, S. (2026). Water table depth data from five UK blanket bog peatlands, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/85a567a6-0a4a-4dc8-90b9-2fac8d1795a3
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Rights holder
University of Edinburgh