My research
Throughout my internship, I am contributing to marine conservation by assisting with marine mammal research in Cardigan Bay, collecting data on marine mammals from land and boat-based surveys, and…
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Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of workshops for 2025 aimed at highlighting the importance of the water environment within the peatland…
The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Mossfox (a creative collaboration)
Join Melanie Giles (University of Manchester) and Liz Ellis at the University of Glasgow for a 'Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture; Monday 6 May from 1-2pm.
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.
Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Recent Research in the Fens
Dr Phil Stasney from the University of Cambridge shares recent research from the Fens.
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 peatland restoration projects? It should take just 10 minutes to complete and will help inform…
Research reveals a quarter of Europe’s peatlands are degraded, ahead of key climate and biodiversity summits
New research finds that 25% of Europe’s peatlands are degraded, increasing to 50% -120,000km2 - when looking at the European Union alone.
Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Recent Research on Bog Heads
Elizabeth Roberts from the University of Manchester discusses Ashton Man and Willow Major from the University of Cambridge introduces George: The Head from Holderness.
Peat restoration and natural flood management
The Upland Environments Research Unit at the University of Manchester has been working closely with Moors for the Future Partnership over the last decade to produce an empirically grounded…
A tribute to Richard Payne
The IUCN UK Peatlands Programme team were all saddened to hear the shocking news about the death of Dr Richard Payne and our thoughts are with his family. He was killed while climbing in the…
Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Critical Peat/Bog Studies in Bog Body Research
Join Jennifer Carey from Lund University to discover bog body research, exploring themes including anthropo(de)centrism, multivocality and multispecies perspectives.
Sphagnum is a key ingredient of natural flood management
In 2008 iCASP published research that showed how water running over Sphagnum on blanket peatlands moved much more slowly (often ten times slower) than water running through sedges or bare peat.…