Getting immersed in peatlands at an event at Crowdy Reservoir, part of Peat-Fest South-West. Credit: Jim Wileman / Peat-Fest South-West.
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.
Peatland Code
A voluntary standard for UK peatland projects wishing to market the climate benefit of restoration.
The twin-lobed deer fly, Chrysops relictus. Credit: Manfred Auer via iNaturalist CC BY-NC.
Biodiversity
Find out how a group of insects hated for their bite are important indicators of wetland health in our latest Species Showcase.
Sculptor Owen Phillips with his fixed-point photography post on Marsden Moor. Credit Nick Singleton
Latest publications
Latest news and blog posts
UK peatland and woodland carbon prices continue to increase in 2025
Great news for the UK nature markets sector. The latest Ecosystem Marketplace data shows that reported prices for both Woodland Carbon…
Bog Breathing
Sarah Smout shares her creative response to Denton Moor in North Yorkshire, a soundscape and poem woven with sounds of the bog and a…
Wet-Farming Futures: Reflections from the Paludi-Imaginaries Workshop
Felix Brockley-Hatch shares learning from Paludi-Imaginaries, a creative workshop at the 16th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme…
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