Past Events
Image: Neolithic trackway, Hatfield Moors © Henry Chapman
Past Events
Bog Day 2023
July 24, 2022
This year's Bog Day will take place on Sunday 23rd July 2023, celebrating the brilliance of bogs.
European Society for Environmental History conference 2022: Exploring intergenerational peatlands and the loss of normal
July 8, 2022
Join RE-PEAT for a session at the European Society for Environmental History conference 2022 to explore peatlands in an unconventional way.
Landscapes for Nature Recovery: the contribution of Protected Areas
March 17, 2022
Join a free public webinar (17 March 2022, 7pm) hosted by the University of Cumbria's Centre for National Parks & Protected Areas (CNPPA) in partnership with the Lake District National Park Partnership, RSPB and Nature North.
Clifton Bain: The Peatlands of Britain & Ireland
March 9, 2022
Clifton Bain whose long career with RSPB and currently the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, explains the importance of peatlands and introduces some of the fantastic sites he visited for his new book ‘The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland; a Traveller’s Guide’.
For the love of peat: Inspiring people to care for blanket bogs
February 28, 2022
Join colleagues from Moors for the Future Partnership as they discuss the innovative communications they have undertaken to connect audiences to remote and vast moorland environments.
World Wetlands Day 2022
February 2, 2022
Wetlands Action for People and Nature is the theme in 2022 highlighting the importance of actions to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands for humans and planetary health.
Ecology Across Borders 2021
December 15, 2021
Join the British Ecological Society (BES) and the French Society for Ecology and Evolution (SFE²) for their Ecology Across Borders 2021 annual meeting in Liverpool.
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…