Tight bushes and sphagnum in the marsh of Molenven

Tight bushes and sphagnum or peat moss in the marsh in the Molenven, a forest reserve with zero-maintenance in Saasveld, the Netherlands, province Twente Photo's made during a paleo-ecologic excursion 'Reading the Landscape' in Twente, the Netherlands - guided by Henry Hooghiemstra, paleo-ecologist on the UVA (University of Amsterdam)