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Mires are areas of permanently wet peat caused either by a water table very near the surface (‘siligenous’ mires) or high rainfall which saturates the peat even though it is above ground water level (‘ombrogenous’ mires). Mires are interesting because the peat preserves its own history, which often extends as far back as the end...