Blog: Poppy McClennon

Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Credit Emma Hinchliffe

SWPP Project officer chatting with contractors working to raise and stabilize the water table in the peat out at Tavy Head Dartmoor credit Quantock and Exmoor Ltd.

Beyond the Map: What an MSc Research Project Revealed About the Real Barriers to Peatland Restoration

Monday 28 September 2026

In this guest blog, recent MSc Business and Sustainability graduate Poppy McClennon reflects on her research into England's peatlands, combining spatial mapping with stakeholder interviews to…

peatland restoration
mapping
peatland research
social science

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