Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

Full Flow

July 7, 2019
Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness A paid ticketed event to highlight the bid for The Flow Country to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Full Flow

July 6, 2019
Thurso High School, Ormlie Road, Thurso, KW14 7DS A Free ticketed event to highlight the bid for The Flow Country to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Full Flow

July 5, 2019
Lairg Community Centre, The Main Street, Lairg, IV27 4DD A Free ticketed event to highlight the bid for The Flow Country to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Peatland Hydrology Workshop

June 20, 2019
Cumbria BogLIFE and Pennine PeatLIFE Peatland Hydrology Workshop 20th-21st June 2019  

Cumbria BogLIFE end of project conference

May 23, 2019
This conference marks the end of the five year, EU LIFE-funded lowland raised peatbog restoration project, which has taken place over 3 sites in Cumbria. These are Bolton Fell Moss, Wedholme Flow, and Roudsea Wood and Mosses.

Wetland Management Demonstration Event

May 16, 2019
Location: Fenn’s & Whixall NNR, North Shropshire/Wrexham SY13 2PD   Fenn’s & Whixall National Nature Reserve, Britain’s 3rd largest raised bog, this is an opportunity to see: Peat bunding techniques in operation Tree harvesting to convert peatland to bog Trials to manage Molinia (Purple Moor Grass) Time: 1:0am – 3pm  

Study opportunity: Managing peatland natural capital in the Falkland Islands (PhD in Environmental Geography)

January 9, 2019
Managing peatland natural capital in the Falkland Islands (PhD in Environmental Geography) Lead supervisor: Dr Richard Payne, Department of Environment and Geography, University of York Co-supervisors: Prof. Chris Evans (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology), Dr Ilaria Marengo (South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute), Dr Dmitri Mauquoy (University of Aberdeen).

Dotterel (c) Pete Quinn
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Molinia Mulching Agglestone Mire, remover higher tussocks to increase the connectivity of the floodplain (c) Sally Wallington
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Sphagnum pulchrum © Brian Eversham
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Emperor moth (C) Pete Quinn
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