Tag:landuse=turbary
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 landuse = turbary
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Rare tag for an area used for extraction of peat, see landuse=quarry instead. 
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| Group: landuse |
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The tag landuse=turbary was proposed for an area used for extraction of peat.
See the common tag landuse=quarry instead.
In general the source of the peat should be ascertained and the appropriate natural=* used. Examples are:
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Raised Bogs: natural=wetlandwetland=bogbog=raised- Blanket Bogs:
natural=wetlandwetland=bogbog=blanket - Blanket Bogs mapped as Heath:
natural=heath. Many upland blanket bog may not be perceived as such when mapped from aerial imagery and are usually mapped on the basis of their heather cover as heath. - Other peat producing wetlands.
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