Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Wild LIVE Peatlands – our superhero habitat: are we doing enough to protect and restore them?
February 24, 2021
Join Wild LIVE Peatlands to discuss what can be done to protect our peatlands, and why they’re essential in the fight against climate change.
World Wetlands Day 2021
February 2, 2021
Join this year's World Wetland's Day to help raise awareness of the importance of our peatlands.
EUROPARC Atlantic Isles: Private Sector Funding for Peatland restoration
January 21, 2021
EUROPARC Atlantic Isles welcomes you to this webinar providing an overview of the IUCN Peatland Code.
British Ecological Society: Festival of Ecology
December 18, 2020
Join the British Ecological Society in December at the largest and most welcoming ecology conference in Europe.
Global Peatlands Initiative: Increasing your research funding success
December 17, 2020
Meet other peatland researchers and get tips on writing successful research funding bids.
IUCN UK Peatland Programme: Conference 2020 - Peatlands: From Strategy to Action
December 7, 2020
Join us for the 10th IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference 7th - 10th December 2020.
Update on Implementation of Glover Review
December 2, 2020
The Review of National Parks and AONB's argued that our system of national landscape should be a positive force force for wellbeing.
New short animation explores the extraordinary story of peat and carbonExploring the extraordinary quantities of carbon locked up on millennial timescales within peatland…
IUCN UK Peatland Programme Newsletter: Winter Edition 2021Read the latest IUCN UK Peatland Programme newsletter.
Eyes on the Bog: The West Cavan Bog Association SitesTwo new Eyes on the Bog sites have been established by the West Cavan Bog Association, in Fartrin…
Reflections from the 10th IUCN UK Peatland Programme ConferenceThe 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference was delivered online for the first time, with…
Peatland addition to the UK GHG inventory adds 3.5% to national emissionsThe end of January saw the long awaited, formal inclusion of peatlands in the UK GHG emissions…
Peatland Code updateInterest in the Peatland Code continues to grow and the team are experiencing increased demand for…
Getting out to the bog in ShetlandAn innovative solution to accessing a Peatland Restoration site in Shetland.
Defra announce plans to prevent burning of vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats.Today’s announcement from Defra that the government plans to bring forward legislation to prevent…
ScottishPower Renewables winter 2021 peatland restoration activityScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have completed 1267ha of deforested bog restoration using their “…
Microbial understanding of the resilience of peatland systems A series of workshops amongst peatland scientists, practitioners and policy makers held at the…
Volunteer group and conservation organisations join forces to improve the health of local moorlandMoors for the Future Partnership has been working with Friends of Crompton Moor carrying out…
Environment Agency working with Peak District partnership to slow the flow of water from the moorsIn its National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England, published in July…