Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Peat Metal webinar: After the smoke clears: assessing and predicting post-fire impacts to water quality and the role of wildfire ash
May 15, 2024
Dr Carmen Sánchez-García (Swansea University) is a postdoctoral researcher focussed on understanding and assessing the effects of fire on soils and water quality using a combination of laboratory, fieldwork, and modelling approaches.
Seminar on the functioning and the rehabilitation of European mountain peatlands
May 15, 2024
The partners of the LIFE Climat Jura peatlands programme want to bring together researchers and managers of Central European mountain peatlands to answer a number of questions.
The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Mossfox (a creative collaboration)
May 6, 2024
Join Melanie Giles (University of Manchester) and Liz Ellis at the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series on Monday 6 May from 1-2pm.
Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP) and Natural England monthly lunchtime webinars - IUCN UK Peatland Programme
April 29, 2024
This webinar will introduce the Peatland Programme’s latest issues brief ‘Peatlands and Agriculture’, our engagement work around biodiversity and our ‘Eyes on the Bog’ peatland monitoring initiative, and provide an update on the continuing development of the Peatland Code.
Peat Metal webinar: Quantifying global stocks of peatland pollutants
April 24, 2024
Dr Richard Fewster (Queen's University Belfast) will provide an overview of the Pollutants In PEatlands: from sink to Source (PIPES) project.
Forest to Bog restoration webinar: demonstrating success
April 17, 2024
Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for this free webinar as we explore case studies from across the UK, looking at the challenges and opportunities presented by each project as well as celebrating their key successes and future ambitions.
Landscape Perceptions Workshops 25 March - 4 April
April 4, 2024
Join the University of Manchester on an interesting and thought-provoking workshop to understand what people perceive to be natural and valuable in the Lake District. Running in Grasmere (25 March), Silverdale (26 March or 4 April) and Askham (27 March)
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Council leads the way with major peatland restoration project A three-year project to restore an area of peatland larger than 780 football pitches in Inverclyde…
Funding for Eyes on the Bog users Our Eyes on the Bog Fund aims to support existing Eyes on the Bog users to purchase new equipment,…
New report showcases successes in forest to bog restoration'Forest to Bog Restoration: Demonstrating Success', the fourth publication the series, highlights…
Don't miss our 'Measuring biodiversity: from principles to practice' webinar!Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for this free webinar as we explore traditional and…
Introducing our species showcasesThroughout 2024, we are celebrating peatland biodiversity through a series of monthly showcases…
Come and volunteer with us!We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Communications Volunteer who can help us with our…