Bringing Peat to Life
Anna Chilvers and Clare Shaw introduce a guide to good writing for people who work in peat protection and restoration.
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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…
Conference Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme provides a valuable convening function.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Moors for the Future Partnership presents: Blanket bogs are worth protecting video series
Moors for the Future Partnership has developed five videos to help people understand the multiple benefits of healthy blanket bogs in the Peak District, South Pennines and beyond.
Peat Metal webinar series 2024
Throughout 2024, the Peat Metal project ran a series of workshops and webinars on fire and peatlands, available to watch on their website.
My quiet life
Jane is the Quality Manager at Sutton in Ashfield based business nmcn one of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Business partners. She has kindly shared with us her inspiring wild life story.…
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
The Peat Café 2023-24: an online, interdisciplinary lunchtime lecture series
Join the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series for a round-up of celebration events, community creativity, education and bog restoration projects.
Scottish Wildlife Trust new report on the state of Scotland's raised bogs
Findings from SWT survey during 2010/11 of 58 Scottish lowland raised bogs and analysis of change since 1994/1995 reinforce the need for active restoration to counteract past damage and to bring…
Reflections from Bog Day 2021
This year's Bog Day was celebrated around the world on Sunday 25th July - bringing peatlands to the forefront of the conversation for many and providing an opportunity for people to learn and…
Regulating Water Flow
Peatlands are not only an important source of water in the UK - they are also key ecosystems in regulating water flows and reducing the risk of floods.
Regulating Water Flow
Peatlands are not only an important source of water in the UK - they are also key ecosystems in regulating water flows and reducing the risk of floods.