A state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is set to help the Moors for the Future Partnership monitor and analyse the impact of conservation works across vast, open moorlands.
Members of the science team had their first official flight with the UAV at the end of last month. The specialist equipment is set to capture earth observation data to monitor the impact of blanket bog conservation works at a landscape scale, rather than the traditional site scale.
The data collected will be analysed to monitor land cover change across the Peak District and South Pennines over the next few years, including increases in the extent of sphagnum moss and reductions in bare peat.
