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John has been attending the Recovery Project at Idle Valley Nature Reserve for three years. After being diagnosed with dyslexia and getting bullied for several years at school, he was left with…
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New films and case studies from NatureScot Peatland ACTION
NatureScot Peatland ACTION team has recently released a suite of films and case studies highlighting the value of peatland restoration, and how Peatland ACTION can help.
Peat-free products - protecting peatlands, climate, gardening, pot-plants & salad
An Innovate UK project demonstrated success using sustainably sourced Sphagnum (from BeadaMoss®), with commercial-scale trials starting this year. Government funding support to further develop new…
Conference 2025: Water Connections: from Source to Sea
Our 2025 Conference will be taking place on 30th September – 2nd October 2025 in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The conference will explore the deep cultural associations and sense of identity connected to peatlands in Northern Ireland, and policy drivers reflecting changing attitudes to peatland management. It will also examine the importance of water in these landscapes and the role of peatlands at catchment scale as a nature-based solution.
Peak District study reveals depths of carbon stored in threatened landscapes
With the UN Climate Conference (CoP26) being held in Glasgow in under one month's time, a new study has found that 9 million tonnes of carbon are locked up in just 8,267 hectares of peatlands…
Inclusion of peatlands in the UK's GHG emissions inventory published
The long-awaited report on inclusion of peatlands in the UK’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory has now been published by the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS…
Sea spurge
As its name suggests, Sea spurge is found at the coast. It is an attractive plant that displays cup-shaped, greeny-yellow flowers and fleshy, grey-green leaves.
Wetland Futures in Contested Environments: an inter- and transdisciplinary approach to wetland heritage in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland
Wetlands across Europe, and around the world, are undergoing rapid changes from a range of pressures, but there are no tailor-made or proactive studies to identify the impacts of change on their…
Peatland Code
The Peatland Code is a voluntary standard for UK peatland projects wishing to market the climate benefit of restoration.
The Peatland Code provides assurance and clarity for business and other investors in peatland restoration projects through independent validation and verification. The Peatland Code works on the basis that during restoration, carbon savings are made through rapid emissions reductions.
The Peatland Code provides assurance and clarity for business and other investors in peatland restoration projects through independent validation and verification. The Peatland Code works on the basis that during restoration, carbon savings are made through rapid emissions reductions.
Great spider crab
Despite its name, the great spider crab is actually smaller than the more common European spider crab.
An update on the Peatland Code
The Peatland Code continues to grow rapidly with 79 projects now registered and 10,300 ha of expected peatland restoration.
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.