LIFEquake project site at Dowrog Common in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Credit: LIFEquake project, Natural Resources Wales.
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme exists to promote peatland restoration in the UK and advocates the multiple benefits of peatlands through partnerships, strong science, sound policy and effective practice.
Our vision is one of healthy, wildlife-rich peatlands in the UK that provide multiple benefits for people. We want peatlands in the UK to function to their full potential and to ensure that there is no further loss of peatland ecosystems, providing cost-effective solutions for climate change, water and biodiversity. Investment in peatland restoration is needed now, securing the benefits they provide and avoiding the costly consequences of their deterioration.
Black grouse males lekking. Credit Martin Rodgers.
Species showcases
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Peatland Code
A voluntary standard for UK peatland projects wishing to market the climate benefit of restoration.
Sculptor Owen Phillips with his fixed-point photography post on Marsden Moor. Credit Nick Singleton
Latest publications
Latest news and blog posts
Burial Cairn Beneath the Bog
A Neolithic or Bronze Age burial cairn, estimated to be around 3000-5000 years old, has been discovered at The Murrins Area of Special…
Celebrating Dartmoor, Exmoor and Cornwall's peatlands
A new film from the South West Peatland Partnership shares the optimism, hard work, monitoring and partnership behind bringing these…
Launching Moor Resilience 2030
Moors for the Future Partnership is set to deliver its most ambitious peatland conservation programme to date, bringing benefits to…
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