Dartmoor’s peatlands preserve nationally and internationally important archaeological heritage
Recent excavations demonstrate the significance of Dartmoor’s past.
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UKAS Accreditation News
Soil Association Certification Ltd and SRUC Achieve UKAS Accreditation for Peatland Code Validation
Peatland ACTION launches free interactive data mapping tool
NatureScot Peatland ACTION has launched the first interactive peatland restoration data mapping portal of its kind for Peatland ACTION restoration sites in Scotland.
Ugie Peatland Partnership and Beam Suntory Landowner event
In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.
Celebrating Dartmoor, Exmoor and Cornwall's peatlands
A new film from the South West Peatland Partnership shares the optimism, hard work, monitoring and partnership behind bringing these peatlands back to life in the South West.
Conference 2020
This, the 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference, ‘Peatlands: From Strategy to Action’ was hosted as a virtual event in partnership with the Welsh Peatland Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project.
Wetland heritage discussion event
Melanie Giles with guests Anwen Cooper, Ben Gearey, and Neil Redfern at the Peat Café.
Conference 2021
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2021 conference focused on peatlands and the people behind them, exploring peatland conversation, restoration and sustainable management in action as well as the partnerships, evidence, policy and practice driving progress towards the UK Peatland Strategy goals.
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.
Conference 2024: Peatlands, People and Nature
‘Peatlands, People and Nature’, was the theme for our 2024 conference held in Aviemore, Scotland, between 17 - 19 September.
Conference 2022
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2022 conference focused on how peatland restoration can be delivered at scale, building on the knowledge gained from projects around the UK.
Conference 2023
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2023 conference, with the theme of ‘Beyond Restoration’, allowed us to take a look into the future of peatland management, reflect on the collective direction of travel and explore mechanisms to secure the future of UK peatlands in the long-term.