Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

Paludiculture Symposium

November 14, 2024
What are the opportunities for growing different types of crops on rewetted lowland peat? Come and explore the options at this free farmer focused event and see our completed Paludiculture Innovation Project site to hear how Harper Adams University is supporting the establishment of this new sector.

Paludiculture Conference

November 13, 2024
Lowland peat provides critical ecosystem services. This conference reports on how these may be sustainably managed across the landscape. It introduces the projects of the founding members of the Shropshire Peat Partnership and will involve a panel discussion led by the Chair of the partnership Mr Scott Kirby. 

Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: The Restorer Pays Principle: Wetland Archaeology and Habitat Restoration

November 11, 2024
The Peat Café builds on the network developed through both the University of Glasgow’s Bright Edge Deep and Discipline Hopping Wetlands initiative and Peat: Past Present and Future network based at the University of Manchester and the north-west more widely.

Peatland restoration at National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve

November 11, 2024
In the latest Fens East Peat Partnership webinar, join Ellis Selway, Wicken Fen Peatland Restoration Project Manager as he outlines the physical challenges and opportunities of restoring ‘fenland’ peat within the current, and ‘vision’ area, of Wicken Fen. If all goes to plan, there will be a live feed of construction works being delivered through the Nature for Climate Grant.

Quay Words x RENEW present: Peat Poetry - YouTube stream

November 9, 2024
Join us for an evening of poetry inspired by peatlands, exploring the delicate fronds of human and ecological narratives emerging from the elusive landscapes of bogs.

Policy Unpacked – All you need to know about Peatland Restoration and the Peatland Code, NFU Scotland Members Webinar

November 7, 2024
Peatland Restoration is a hot topic within the agricultural industry. In this webinar, we will unpack the Peatland Code and potential finance options to support our members in their peatland restoration endeavours.

Nature Finance UK Conference 2024

November 5, 2024
Discover how you can be part of the fast emerging UK nature market, offering businesses and investors high integrity UK nature-based solutions for net zero, climate resilience and a nature-positive future.

Cover image for 'The most important plant in the world' showing the film's title in yellow text over a background of Sphagnum moss
Specially commissioned film celebrates 'The most important plant in the world'The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has commissioned the first in a series of short films, celebrating…
Cumbrian tarn - large body of water with emergent vegetation and hills in the distance. Image credit Steve Hewert.
Launch of the Peatland Code Version 2.1The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new update to the Peatland Code, which helps to boost…
Flat peatland landscape on fire with large plumes of smoke. Image credit Paul Turner
New brief highlights the importance of peatland rewetting for wildfire resilienceThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme's latest publication explores recent evidence from the UK and North…
Painting of a river in spate: Peter Graham 1866, 'A spate in the highlands'
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar SeriesThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of…
'Work in progress' sign with a digger on it next to two photographs of children drawing on large sheets of paper
The Power of the Peat Bogs! How pupils turned their environmental education into a song Primary school pupils who have engaged with a project to restore ancient peatland and traditional…
SWPP award
South West Peatland Partnership awarded gold by Global Good AwardsThe South West Peatland Partnership won a Gold award at the Global Good Awards for their work…
Exterior view of Virtual Peatland Pavilion showing four large domes in a desert landscape
Seeking content for the COP29 Virtual Peatland PavilionThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and Global Peatlands Initiative are seeking new content for an…
UK Peatland Strategy
New report celebrates UK peatland restoration – but climate and nature targets still at riskAnalysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the…
Peatland at Inshriach, Allt a’ Mharcaidh
Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National ParkAviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland…
Landscape of mountains and forest
View the full programme for #PeatConf24 and book your tickets now!The full programme for the IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2024 conference ‘Peatlands, People and Nature…
CivTech in white writing with blue background and outlines of scales, lightbulb and book
CivTech challenge invites ideas for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon CodeProposals are being invited for the Scottish Government's CivTech Challenge 10.6 to use technology…
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Changes to UK Land Carbon Registry feesFrom 1 November 2024, the fees charged to issue and convert units on the UK Land Carbon Registry…