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Desmids of peatlands © Emma Goodyer
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Monitoring the mountain blackbird through Community Science
April 12, 2016
This spring sees the launch of Moors for the Future Partnership’s newest moorland wildlife survey - recording ring ouzel and redwing in the South Pennines.
These migratory thrushes - one migrating to the UK to breed in the summer, the other arriving in the autumn to overwinter - may act as good indicators of moorland health and a changing climate.
Airds Moss restoration near completion
March 31, 2016
The East Ayrshire Coalfield Environment Initiative (CEI) and partners RSPB have completed the final phase of bog enhancement works at Airds Moss, near Muirkirk.
Building a lasting legacy for our peatlands
March 9, 2016
One of the most important lessons learned from the wide range of peatland restoration activity over the last decade is the need for lasting local and national partnerships along with long term funding. If we want peatlands to be restored and managed sustainably for the benefit of society we can’t just throw money at them and walk away.
New landscape scale ‘Sustainable Management Scheme’ opens in Wales
March 8, 2016
On the 29th February an Expressions of Interest (EOI) window opened for the Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS); a brand new scheme funded through the Welsh Governments Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. The aim of the scheme is to support collaborative landscape-scale projects delivering action to improve our natural resources in a way which delivers benefits to farm and rural businesses and rural communities.
Cumbria BogLIFE share inventive restoration techniques
March 4, 2016
Within the last month, 57 professionals with an interest in peatland restoration have taken part in a series of workshops on lowland raised bog peatland restoration techniques organised by the Cumbria BogLIFE project.*
The workshops focussed on site visits to two degraded but contrasting bogs – Roudsea Wood & Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in the south of the county and Bolton Fell Moss SAC in the north east.
Sphagnum restoration trials in the pipeline….
March 3, 2016
The Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) is undertaking Sphagnum spreading trials in Nidderdale. The aim of the trials is to establish the most effective method to promote the growth of vital peat forming Sphagnum moss.
Raising The Standard
February 29, 2016
Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast walk covers a distance of 190 miles from St. Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire. The route is one of the most popular long-distance walks in the country and is packed with stunning scenery as it crosses the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and three National Parks.
New £3 million fund for peatland restoration in Northern IrelandApplications for the new £3million Peatland Challenge Fund to help protect Northern Ireland's…
Scotland’s Peatland ACTION programme hits record restoration milestoneFor the first time since the Peatland ACTION programme began, more than 10,000 hectares of damaged…
New species showcase - cottongrassOur May species showcase looks at the role that cottongrass plays in peatlands, its cultural and…
Remembering Jennifer FultonWe, at the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, are still reeling from the loss of Jennifer Fulton, Chief…
Conference 2024 tickets now on sale!Tickets for our 2024 conference in Aviemore, 17-19 September, are now on sale - join us to…
New species showcase - dunlinThe third of our showcases explores the importance of dunlin as an indicator species for peatland…
Peatland Code Public Consultation The Peatland Code is committed to continuous improvement and would like to invite you to comment on…
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…
Muirburn licencing made law in ScotlandScotland’s peatlands will benefit from increased protection due to a new law passed on 21st March…
Dorset peatland restorationThe Dorset Peat Partnership completed the first of their sixteen peatland restoration sites in…
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,…