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Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Credit Emma Hinchliffe

Extensive reedbed bisected by a wide, straight waterway.

Defra launch the long-awaited land use framework

Thursday 19 March 2026

The much-anticipated roadmap for government land management priorities in England has been published. But does it herald good news for peatlands?

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A close-up of a sedge, Carex capillaris, on a fen with a person's hand behind it for size comparison.

The magical world of upland fens

Monday 7 July 2025

IUCN UK Peatland Programme Policy Lead, Jess Fìor-Berry, discusses how she came to have an interest in small upland fen habitats, why they matter and what we are doing to increase awareness of…

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