Working Towards a Peat Data Standard
The England Peat Map project is mapping the extent, depth and condition of England’s peat. The Data Exchange Standard for Peat Surveys has now been issued, and Natural England continue to welcome…
The England Peat Map project is mapping the extent, depth and condition of England’s peat. The Data Exchange Standard for Peat Surveys has now been issued, and Natural England continue to welcome…
The UK's largest garden retailer has switched its bedding plant production away from peat.
Dorset Peat Partnership is hosted by Dorset Wildlife Trust to develop peatland restoration plans within Dorset through the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme.
As Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) heads into the new restoration season, they take a moment to celebrate their achievements from the previous (2020-2021) season with their annual report.
After over three decades of calls for an end to the use of peat in horticulture, Defra is consulting on proposals for a ban on the retail sale of peat in England and Wales by 2024.
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme (IUCN UK PP) welcomes the long-awaited publication of the England Peat Action Plan (EPAP).
A new IUCN UK Peatland Programme briefing, 'Peat Depth Criteria: Accounting for the Lost Peatlands', explains that defining and managing our peatlands in a way that reflects their full…
Sign up to Peatland Restoration Practitioner training course with Yorkshire Peat Partnership.
The Wildlife Trusts have unveiled a new handbook to help people go peat-free in their gardens and to recognise the importance of peatlands for nature and climate. Find out more...
This short animation explores the extraordinary quantities of carbon locked up on millennial timescales within peatland ecosystems.
With the help of Yorkshire Peat Partnership, musician Sarah Smout filmed a music video on Fleet Moss which aims to raise awareness of the importance of peatlands.
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.