A burning issue: comparison between Australian & UK fire management misses the mark
Inappropriate comparisons between the management of the fires in Australia and the use of fire in moorland management in the UK.
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Building fire resilience, nature's way
In this guest blog, RSPB Senior Policy Officer Tom Aspinall presents his views on the journey from fire risk to resilience for UK peatlands.
My happy place
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
Burning on Blanket Bogs - Part 1: Effects of fire video is now available
Watch this new animation explaining the the effects of fire on blanket bog, produced by Richard Lindsay.
Evidence Visit to Elan Valley post-fire
The Wales Peatland Action Evidence Group, visited a newly restored peatland site at Elan Valley and found that the peatland restoration by Elan Valley Trust survived, despite being surrounded by…
Beginnings: First Peat-Fest South-West bogcast published
In our latest guest blog, the Art and Energy Collective's Naomi Wright introduces Peat-Fest South-West's 'bogcasts'.
St George's mushroom
A lovely pale cream colour to begin with these stout mushrooms begin to turn a buff colour and the cap surface will crack as they age.
Why treating all peatlands as 'replaceable' risks Welsh climate and nature ambitions: an IUCN UK PP response to Renewables UK
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme have issued a response to Renewables UK Cymru and the authors of a peatland position statement, released last week.
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Scots pine
The Scots pine is the native pine of Scotland and once stood in huge forests. It suffered large declines, however, as it was felled for timber and fuel. Today, it is making a comeback - good news…
Peatland Code Project Plan and Restoration Validation
There are two stages of validation in the Peatland Code: Project Plan Validation ideally takes place before restoration has begun and Restoration Validation takes place within 1 year of finishing the initial restoration (the ‘start date’).
New initiative to combine data across studies and sites to better inform peatland policy and practice
Researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from across Europe took part in a workshop in Newcastle to begin the process of finding a way to standardise the collection of environmental data so it…