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Events

Workshop: Shared values and management pathways for Lowland peatlands

16:00 - May 20, 2025
Join the UKRI Greenhouse Gas Peat project (funded by UKRI) to explore the future of lowland peatlands and their role in climate action. This interactive session will bring together a wide range of voices – from land managers and farmers to policymakers, researchers, and community organisations – to shape practical, inclusive approaches to peatland restoration.

Workshop: Shared Values and Management Pathways for the Peak District’s Peatlands

16:00 - May 21, 2025
Join the UKRI Greenhouse Gas Peat project (funded by UKRI) for an interactive evening workshop focused on the future of the Peak District’s upland peatlands. Bringing together farmers, landowners, researchers, policymakers, and local voices, this session will explore how we can collaboratively shape sustainable and climate-conscious management strategies for peatland landscapes.

WATER RESEARCH ONLINE SEMINAR SERIES: Nature Based Solutions and Innovation

10:00 - May 28, 2025
Join the the IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency for the third in the Water Seminar research series.

Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: The Kvarntorp body, and Anthropocene folklore

13:00 - June 2, 2025
In June's Peat Café, Signe Johannesen from the University of Stokholm presents 'The Kvarntorp body, and Anthropocene folklore'.

Peatland restoration at RSPB Lakenheath

13:00 - June 23, 2025
The latest in the Fens East Peat Partnership and Natural England webinar series looks at the progress made at Lakenheath Fen.

12th INTECEOL Wetlands Conference & 20th Annual Meeting of SWS Europe

09:00 - June 29, 2025
From 29th June - 4th July in Tartu, Estonia, this conference brings together those working on the science, practice and policy of wetlands and ecological restoration.

MathGEO: Modelling of peat bogs

09:00 - September 10, 2025
This unique event at the University of Dundee combines traditional research workshops with a Knowledge Exchange / Study Group format over 3 days, aimed at fostering collaboration across academia, industry, and policy.

Line of fire being set by a vehicle with people on the back as part of swaling. Credit Heather Lowther (Creative Commons)
Public consultation on heather and grass burning regulations in EnglandThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of…
Cross section of bare peat
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
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Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
Area of burnt vegetation on national park in Northumberland
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
Neolithic trackway on Hatfield Moors. Credit: Henry Chapman Uni of Birmingham
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Peatland landscape showing flux tower and solar panel with a blue sky and hills in the background. Image credit Hollie Cooper, UKCEH
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Hare's tail cottongrass on Humberhead levels
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…
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New species showcase - Water voleContinuing the spotlight on peatland biodiversity, our first Species Showcase of 2025 is the Water…
Digger being used to carry out peat bog restoration. Photo: Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
Adoption of University of Cumbria PhD student’s carbon calculator brings national and international significanceThis week University of Cumbria and Barker and Bland Ltd.’s innovative carbon calculator has been…
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CiVTech innovators leading drive for advances within Peatland and Woodland Carbon CodesBringing efficiences to the Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code is the focus for three…
Interior of the Virtual Peatlands Pavilion, showing the information desk with a giant dragonfly and globe suspended above it.
Embark on a voyage of discovery with the Virtual Peatlands Pavilion 2025 world tour To raise awareness of the global distribution and importance of peatlands, the Virtual Peatlands…
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Public Consultation for Biodiversity Quantification MethodologyThe Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code are pleased to announce their public consultation…

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