Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Lancashire Wildlife Trust wetland restoration project

April 3, 2024
Join Mike Longden (Lancashire Wildlife Trust) at the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series on Wednesday 3 April from 1-2pm.

Measuring biodiversity: from principles to practice webinar

March 26, 2024
Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for this free webinar as we explore traditional and technological approaches to measuring biodiversity and how they are being applied in restoring and conserving our precious peatlands.  

Peatland restoration at RSPB Lakenheath - a case study

March 25, 2024
Fens East Peat Partnership (FEPP) and Natural England monthly lunchtime webinars on lowland peat restoration

Peat Metal introduction: Restoration of the Sudbury peatlands

March 20, 2024
Professor emeritus Peter Beckett (Laurentian University) will present on the history of heavy metal contamination and restoration of peatlands in the Sudbury, Canada.

Workshops to underpin England's Paludiculture Roadmap

March 5, 2024
NIAB are leading a quick scoping project on paludiculture for Defra. As part of the project, they are arranging two short on-line workshops on Tuesday March 5th and welcome participation in one / both.

The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: The Marling Festivals - Environmental Metaphor in Eighteenth Century England

March 4, 2024
Join Nye Merrill-Glover (University of Bristol) at the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series on Monday 4 March from 1-2pm.

Dotterel (c) Pete Quinn
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Dunlin (c) RSPB
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Landscape view of Red Moss of Balerno
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Scientist taking scientific measurements in peatland. Credit Emma Hinchliffe
Please give 10 minutes of your time to help answer the question: Is palaeoecological research utilised in UK peatland restoration projects? Can you complete a short survey on the extent to which palaeoecological research is utilised in UK…
Group of people stood in an open peatland landscape
Muirburn licencing made law in ScotlandScotland’s peatlands will benefit from increased protection due to a new law passed on 21st March…
Molinia Mulching Agglestone Mire, remover higher tussocks to increase the connectivity of the floodplain (c) Sally Wallington
Dorset peatland restorationThe Dorset Peat Partnership completed the first of their sixteen peatland restoration sites in…
Work begins at Duchal Moor. © Giulia Spilotros/Glasgow Green Network Clyde Valley
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…
Eyes on the Bog logo
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,…
Forest to Bog Restoration cover image and example spread
New report showcases successes in forest to bog restoration'Forest to Bog Restoration: Demonstrating Success', the fourth publication the series, highlights…
Sphagnum pulchrum © Brian Eversham
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…
Sphagnum lindbergii (c) Emma Hinchliffe
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Emperor moth (C) Pete Quinn
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