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New £10 million fund to restore peatland
April 14, 2017
A £10 million grant scheme to restore England’s iconic peatlands has been launched by the Government today.
Easter survey reveals the need for faster action on peat-free gardening
April 13, 2017
As the nation’s gardeners prepare for spring, a new survey reveals a lack of real choice for consumers looking for peat-free composts at garden centres and other outlets. It highlights the need for more determined action to phase out peat use from the gardening industry and to protect wild peatlands.
Flow Country Research Hub Newsletter - Winter 2017
April 12, 2017
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Scottish Power Renewables Complete Winter Restoration
April 12, 2017
Scottish Power Renewables has just completed their winter peatland restoration programme, which has taken place on several of their sites. During the programme, they rolled out various techniques they'd been developing - testing them across multiple sites and at scale, with the following results:
Looking for scales and warts in the Peak District
April 11, 2017
The public are being asked to be on the lookout for ‘scales and warts’ when they are next out in the Peak District National Park.
Moors for the Future Partnership’s Community Science project is collecting sightings of adders, lizards (‘scales’) and toads (‘warts’) – to help find out more about native reptiles and amphibians.
Butterfly Conservation launch new Peatland Restoration project
April 10, 2017
Three lowland raised bogs will be restored as part of Butterfly Conservation Scotland’s new project entitled ‘Lanarkshire’s Large Heaths and Mosses – Restoring Precious Peatlands’.
Peatland Springs into ACTION
March 17, 2017
On a beautiful sunny morning in March, Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform in Scotland, officially re-launched the Peatland ACTION project.
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…
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…
Seeking content for the COP29 Virtual Peatland PavilionThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and Global Peatlands Initiative are seeking new content for an…
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…
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…
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 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…