fen
Waterlogged flat ground
A fen is a low-lying area of waterlogged, spongy ground—a type of wetland similar to a marsh or bog but typically fed by groundwater rather than rainfall.
Fens are characteristically alkaline and support distinctive plant communities: The fen was thick with sedges and reeds.
The word appears often in British place names and landscape descriptions.
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
quagmire · moorland · marshland · reedbed · sedge · waterlogged · inundation · floodplain
Range of life forms
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
amphibian · sedge · reedbed · willow · alder · bittern · heron · otter
Absorbent bog moss
- peatmossPartially decayed wetland vegetation
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- hummockLow earthen mound
- cutoverLand stripped of trees
peat-smoke · acidic · decomposition · waterlogged · organic · peatland · fuel
Thoroughly wet and soft
- muddyObscured by silt
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- dampSlightly wet
moist · squelchy · soft · treacherous · slippery · ooze · sludge · pools
Eastern English county
- NorfolkVirginia coastal city
- LincolnshireEast Midlands county
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
sky · drainage · windmill · reclaimed · agricultural · Netherlands · delta
Water in underground rock
- spring-fedSupplied by underground water
- alkalineHaving high pH
- calcium-richAbundant in bone mineral
- drainageLiquid removal system
dyke · sluice · pump · freshwater · aquifer · seepage · flooding · irrigation
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
slough · quagmire · moorland · marshland · reedbed · sedge · waterlogged · inundation · floodplain · lowland
biodiversity
Range of life forms
dragonfly · amphibian · sedge · reedbed · willow · alder · bittern · heron · otter · swallowtail
sphagnum
Absorbent bog moss
cutover · peat-smoke · acidic · decomposition · waterlogged · organic · peatland · fuel
soggy
Thoroughly wet and soft
- muddyObscured by silt
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
damp · moist · squelchy · soft · treacherous · slippery · ooze · sludge · pools · tussock
Cambridgeshire
Eastern English county
- NorfolkVirginia coastal city
- LincolnshireEast Midlands county
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
horizon · sky · drainage · windmill · reclaimed · agricultural · Netherlands · delta
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- spring-fedSupplied by underground water
- alkalineHaving high pH
- calcium-richAbundant in bone mineral
drainage · dyke · sluice · pump · freshwater · aquifer · seepage · flooding · irrigation · reclamation
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns