The implementation of the manuscript according to that proposed in their 'response to reviewers' comments by the authors makes the paper suitable for publication if modified as indicated in that letter..

Dear authors,

I would prefer that in table 1 the site specific data section (see below) goes under the Table in a smaller font so the Table 1 fits on one page. I think once this has been done the paper can be published in that form.

Site specific data – DS (Granberg et al., 2001; Sagerfors, 2007), CF, WM http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/, LV (Charman and Blundell, 2007), FS (Baumann, 2009; Jensen, 1990). N and S deposition data (wet and dry deposition) – national models: DS (Karlsson et al., 2012), CF and WM for year 2009 – Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) accessed August 2012 at http://pollutantdeposition.defra.gov.uk/data,LV for year 2004 (Ellermann, et al. 2004), FS for 1993 (Gauger, 2009), – measured values: DS for 1990-1992 (Granberg, et al. 2001), CF and WM data not available, LV (Ellermann et al., 2004), FS (Böhlmann, et al. 2005), – IDEM model (Pieterse et al. 2007). * The area of Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses Abbreviations: Lat latitude, Long – longitude, MAP – mean annual precipitation, MAT – mean annual temperature, MASL – meters above sea level, bsl – below see level, IDEM – Integrated Deposition Model (Bleeker et al., 2004)