Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Public Lecture: The role of peatlands as natural climate solutions
December 16, 2024
This public lecture, hosted by the Geological Society, is a hybrid event - attend in-person at Burlington House, Picadilly, London, or online via Zoom.
CANCELLED: Peatland Code Version 2.1 Webinar
December 12, 2024
Due to staff sickness, this webinar will be rescheduled for January 2025.
Webinar | Buying and using units against UK-based emissions
December 4, 2024
Join Dr Vicky West from the Woodland Carbon Code and Dr Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans from the Peatland Code to find out how organisations can buy and use carbon units to compensate for their UK-based em
British Society of Soil Science 2024 Conference
December 4, 2024
The British Society of Soil Science 2024 Annual Conference will take place from Wednesday 4 – Friday 6 December in Cardiff. The overall conference theme is Sustainable Soils for People and Planet.
Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Bog talk: poetry and people in peatlands
December 2, 2024
John Wedgwood Clarke, Rose Ferraby and Fiona Benson of the University of Exeter present 'Bog Talk: poetry and people in peatland'.
Rewetting peatlands: Shapwick Heath, Somerset & Marches Mosses, Shropshire
December 2, 2024
December's Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP) webinar features a presentation on two of the leading examples of lowland peat restoration covering techniques such as trench bunding, pasture to bog trials, re-engineering the arterial drainage, and the forest to bog tree removal system used to raise water levels at two ex-cut over peatland sites: Shapwick Heath NNR, part of the Avalon Marshes and Marches Mosses NNR, the third largest area of lowland-raised peatbog in the UK.
Peat-Fest 2024: Amsterdam
November 29, 2024
A squelchy collaboration between Pangea and RE-PEAT, for the Amsterdam Stage of Peat-Fest 2024 we will gather for a wintry feast at OT301.
Natural Resources Wales announces new funding for peatland restorationA new restoration fund, managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), was launched this week in an…
Reflecting on 2024: a busy year for peatlandsAs the year draws to a close, the IUCN UK Peatland Programme looks back on 2024.
Help answer the question: Do investors undervalue the social impact of peatland projects in the UK when making investment decisions?Business professionals at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership are seeking…
Big Win for Cornwall’s Peatlands at Local Sustainability AwardsThe South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) has been recognised at the 2024 Cornwall Sustainability…
Technical review of remote sensing for UK peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has commissioned a technical review of the potential and…
New species showcase - Atlantic salmonThe latest in our series of species showcases celebrates the Atlantic salmon and the role that…
New Virtual Peatland Pavilion launched for COP29To raise awareness of the global importance of peatlands during COP29, the latest pavilion has been…
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…
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…
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…
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar SeriesThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of…
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…