but if you squeeze it you can see. oh, wow, look at that! it may look like a barren landscape, but there is plenty here to forage. it looks like someone has just built some berries on the ground. you want to taste? ido! i ve had cranberryjuice before, but i ve never had a cranberry. are they sweet? 0h! laughter they are sour! not that sour. 0h, hang on. and there is just one final, chilly treat that ivor s keen to show me. are you sure about this? not really. is this a good idea? oh! oh, god. i can already feel how cold it is. actually, quite cold. laughter this water makes you feel like your skin is soft and makes you feel a bit younger. well, it would want to, because it is really cold. 0h! squeals it s really cold!
actually, if you look it s almost decayed, but not totally actually, if you look, it s almost decayed, but not totally decomposed material. oh, you can still see the fibres. why is it important to restore these peatlands? it is important for carbon emissions. we want to stop carbon emissions here, we want that this peatland would store carbon, not emitting it. but people here are also finding out what a stunning playground this environment is. glad to meet you. good to meet you, too. i ve got my gumboots ready. very good. ready to hit the bogs? let s go. ivor is a guide who lives, works and plays in soomaa national park. he floats through the bogs in his canoe, skates and sledges on them in the winter, and stomps through them in these. any tips? it s not that difficult, actually. you just walk, and one important thing, when you want to turn back, you always come with a u turn, you don t step
ivor is a guide who works in, lives, and plays in soomaa national park. he floats through the bogs in his canoe, skates and sledges on them in the winter, and stomps through them in these. any tips? it s not that difficult, actually. you just walk, and one important thing, when you want to turn back, you always come with a u turn, you don t step like this because of this, but the u turn works well. 0k, these are one way bog shoes. yes, only forward. 0k! laughter comedic music 0h! bogshoes are a bit like snowshoes and our crew soon discovers the importance of wearing them. it is ok too. there s a lot. yeah, there s a lot.
it is growing up, it is rottening down there, becoming peat. in the top it is growing. it is a vine. you know like a. yes! so you can see, it is living. it s sort of. and it is full of water, doesn t look like water, but if you squeeze it you can see. oh, wow, look at that! it may look like a barren landscape, but there is plenty here to forage. it looks like someone has just spilled some berries on the ground. you want to taste? ido! i ve had cranberryjuice before, but i ve never had a cranberry. are they sweet? they are sour. 0h, hang on. laughter. they are very sour! not that sour. and there is just one final, chilly treat that ivor s keen to show me. are you sure about this? not really. is this a good idea? 0h!