Image: IUCN UK Peatland Conference, 2018 © Sarah Proctor
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Events
Events
Broads peat watertable modelling briefing
15:30 - October 16, 2024
Watertable tools to support farmers in the Broads National Park
IUCN UK Peatland Programme webinar 'Species Reintroductions'
10:00 - October 17, 2024
Join the IUCN UK Peatland Programme for this free webinar as we introduce IUCN guidance for species reintroductions and explore examples of those bringing species back for the benefit of peatlands, people and planet.
Oxford Peat-Fest: 19th and 20th October
10:00 - October 19, 2024
With the support of youth-led peatland collective RE-PEAT using funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, artist Caroline Vitzthum has organised this stage of Peat-Fest 2024, centring the weekend around the creation of collaborative tapestry.
Interactive Workshop: Exploring the impacts of paludiculture on the natural environment
12:30 - October 22, 2024
About the event
In Europe, there is a huge current interest in paludiculture: the productive land use of wet and rewetted peatlands.
London Peat-Fest
10:00 - October 26, 2024
After three successful years, RE-PEAT's Peat-Fest is back with its 2024 edition. This year, Peat-Fest is made up of five unique stages spread across three countries, each led by local groups and individuals with RE-PEAT’s support. Every stage responds to a particular peatland context, creating five soggy pools of different flavours, shapes and sizes. But all of them the perfect shape in which to come together for deep learning and big playing for peatlands.
Peatland restoration at National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve
13:00 - November 11, 2024
A case study: Peatland restoration in a modified landscape; the challenges and opportunities at National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve.
Paludiculture Conference
09:00 - November 13, 2024
Lowland peat provides critical ecosystem services. This conference reports on how these may be sustainably managed across the landscape. It introduces the projects of the founding members of the Shropshire Peat Partnership and will involve a panel discussion led by the Chair of the partnership Mr Scott Kirby.
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CivTech challenge invites ideas for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon CodeProposals are being invited for the Scottish Government's CivTech Challenge 10.6 to use technology…
Changes to UK Land Carbon Registry feesFrom 1 November 2024, the fees charged to issue and convert units on the UK Land Carbon Registry…
Scottish peatland recognised as globally important by UNESCO World Heritage Site designation The Flow Country in the north of Scotland, Europe's largest expanse of blanket bog, has been…
New species showcase - large heathOur latest species showcase introduces the large heath butterfly, its association with two iconic…
New briefing addresses the peatlands and methane debateThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new briefing “Peatlands and Methane” that summarises…
New £3 million fund for peatland restoration in Northern IrelandApplications for the new £3million Peatland Challenge Fund to help protect Northern Ireland's…
Scotland’s Peatland ACTION programme hits record restoration milestoneFor the first time since the Peatland ACTION programme began, more than 10,000 hectares of damaged…
New species showcase - cottongrassOur May species showcase looks at the role that cottongrass plays in peatlands, its cultural and…