Peatland habitats
Learn more about the variety of peatland habitats and how they can look strikingly different from each other.
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Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat 2021 (NERR094)
A new Natural England Research Report reviews the scientific evidence base relating to carbon storage and sequestration by semi-natural habitats, in relation to their condition and/or management…
Biodiversity
Peatlands form the UK’s largest extent of semi-natural habitat and play an important role in conserving a wide range of species. Many of these species are rare and/or declining and are priorities for conservation action.
UKAS Accreditation News
Soil Association Certification Ltd and SRUC Achieve UKAS Accreditation for Peatland Code Validation
Refreshed Environment Agency Framework includes Landscape and Habitat Creation for the first time
The Environment Agency is seeking registrations of interest for the refreshed Asset Operation and Maintenance Response Framework.
New briefing highlights complexity of UK peatland habitats and calls for comprehensive descriptions
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new briefing “UK Peatland Habitats: From broad definitions to contextual descriptions” that explores the challenges of describing UK peatland habitats…
Defra announce plans to prevent burning of vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.
The government announced plans to bring forward legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.
Protecting peatlands
Described as the ‘Cinderella habitat’, peatlands have long been uncared for, unappreciated and abused and, in the UK, only around 20% of peatlands remain in a near-natural state.
Threats to peatlands
Described as the ‘Cinderella habitat’, peatlands have long been uncared for, unappreciated and abused and, in the UK, only around 20% of peatlands remain in a near-natural state.
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Skylark
The song of the skylark has been the subject of many great musical and literary works. A quintessential feature of our farmland and grasslands habitats, it is declining rapidly with habitat loss…
Common eelgrass
This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.