The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of peatlands in England from burning.
Scientists, land managers and industry officials are set to join forces in Edinburgh today (3 November) as a Commission of Inquiry investigates the steps needed to repair our important peatbogs…
The government announced plans to bring forward legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.
Watch part two of the Burning on blanket bog recovery pathways, produced by Richard Lindsay.
Watch this new animation explaining the the effects of fire on blanket bog, produced by Richard Lindsay.
Inappropriate comparisons between the management of the fires in Australia and the use of fire in moorland management in the UK.
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has commissioned the first in a series of short films, celebrating the importance of peatlands and work to restore and protect them.
An uncommon hedgerow and woodland tree of central and eastern England, Purging buckthorn displays yellow-green flowers in spring, and poisonous, black berries in autumn.
A streaky brown bird, the reed bunting can be found in wetlands, reedbeds and on farmland across the UK. Males sport black heads and a white 'moustache'.
Only a few pairs of snow bunting breed here, so look out for this striking black-and-white bird in winter around Scotland, the North West and the East coast of England.
