Past Events


Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman

Past Events

Sphagnum moss - what's all the fuss about?

March 2, 2021
Join North Pennines AONB Partnership Senior Field Officer Alistair Lockett on Tuesday, 2 March 2021 at 7pm for an online look at Sphagnum moss.

Wild LIVE Peatlands – our superhero habitat: are we doing enough to protect and restore them?

February 24, 2021
Join Wild LIVE Peatlands to discuss what can be done to protect our peatlands, and why they’re essential in the fight against climate change.  

World Wetlands Day 2021

February 2, 2021
Join this year's World Wetland's Day to help raise awareness of the importance of our peatlands.

EUROPARC Atlantic Isles: Private Sector Funding for Peatland restoration

January 21, 2021
EUROPARC Atlantic Isles welcomes you to this webinar providing an overview of the IUCN Peatland Code.

British Ecological Society: Festival of Ecology

December 18, 2020
Join the British Ecological Society in December at the largest and most welcoming ecology conference in Europe.

Global Peatlands Initiative: Increasing your research funding success

December 17, 2020
Meet other peatland researchers and get tips on writing successful research funding bids.

IUCN UK Peatland Programme: Conference 2020 - Peatlands: From Strategy to Action

December 7, 2020
Join us for the 10th IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference 7th - 10th December 2020.

Dryhope 2017
Major milestone in peatland restoration as first blended finance project is verifiedThis month marks a very important milestone for the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s Peatland Code, as…
People grouped together, standing and sitting on a baled crop.
Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat Views are being sought from a range of stakeholders who have experience of, or are interested in,…
Exterior view of Virtual Peatlands Pavilion showing four large domes in a peat swamp forest
The Virtual Peatlands Pavilion Word Tour continues at Ramsar COP15The next stop for the immersive digital library of peatland resources is Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,…
Person smiling and pointing at a sign saying '#BeMoreMoss'. Credit Vicky Akerman
Announcing Peat-Fest South-West 2025 – a celebration of our peatland connectionsThe Art and Energy Collective has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to…
Windfarm on peatland site
National Policy Statements public consultationOpportunity to contribute to public consultation on National Policy Statements to support Clean…
Line of fire being set by a vehicle with people on the back as part of swaling. Credit Heather Lowther (Creative Commons)
Public consultation on heather and grass burning regulations in EnglandThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of…
Cross section of bare peat
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
IUCN World Conservation Congress logo
Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
Area of burnt vegetation on national park in Northumberland
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
Neolithic trackway on Hatfield Moors. Credit: Henry Chapman Uni of Birmingham
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Peatland landscape showing flux tower and solar panel with a blue sky and hills in the background. Image credit Hollie Cooper, UKCEH
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Hare's tail cottongrass on Humberhead levels
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…