Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Creative activities & farm tour at Challacombe Farm with Art and Energy
June 16, 2024
Creative activities, farm tours and restoring the moorland habitat with Art and Energy at Challacombe Farm.
Wetter Farming (Paludiculture) on Peat: Trial site visit and workshop
June 13, 2024
Join the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside to explore an important field-scale wetter farming trial growing Typha on 13 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 13:00.
Peat Metal webinar: Post-wildfire heavy metal mobilisation in a contaminated temperate peatland
June 12, 2024
Abbey Marcotte is a PhD researcher at the Wageningen University (The Netherlands) researching wildfire impacts on temperate peatlands and will report on findings from research on the aftermath of the Stalybridge Moor (UK) wildfire in 2018.
GLF Peatlands 2024: The Climate Solution We Forgot
June 6, 2024
How can we save the world’s peatlands? Dive into the latest insights into peatland conservation, management, and restoration with the Global Landscapes Forum.
Raising the Table: Water Table Management for Paludiculture
June 5, 2024
Learn about strategies being implemented for water table management, peatland restoration and how we can protect farming and vital ecosystems together.
The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Peaty Politics
June 3, 2024
Join Matthew Paterson (University of Manchester) at the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series on Monday 3 June from 1-2pm.
Peatlands Monitoring Community of Practice: Data Standards Workshop
May 23, 2024
WaterLANDS and PeatDataHub invite you to join them at a workshop where they will explore developing data standards for peatland monitoring.
Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat As part of the Paludiculture Exploration Fund, The National Institute of Agricultural Botany is…
The Virtual Peatlands Pavilion Word Tour continues at Ramsar COP15The next stop for the immersive digital library of peatland resources is Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,…
Announcing Peat-Fest South-West 2025 – a celebration of our peatland connectionsThe Art and Energy Collective has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to…
National Policy Statements public consultationOpportunity to contribute to public consultation on National Policy Statements to support Clean…
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…
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
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…
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
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…
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…
New species showcase - Water voleContinuing the spotlight on peatland biodiversity, our first Species Showcase of 2025 is the Water…