The Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: Mossfox (a creative collaboration)
Join Melanie Giles (University of Manchester) and Liz Ellis at the University of Glasgow for a 'Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture; Monday 6 May from 1-2pm.
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The Peat Café 2023-24: an online, interdisciplinary lunchtime lecture series
Join the University of Glasgow’s ‘Peat Café’ lunchtime lecture series for a round-up of celebration events, community creativity, education and bog restoration projects.
Conference 2024: Peatlands, People and Nature
‘Peatlands, People and Nature’, was the theme for our 2024 conference held in Aviemore, Scotland, between 17 - 19 September.
Ugie Peatland Partnership and Beam Suntory Landowner event
In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.
Conference Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme provides a valuable convening function.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of workshops for 2025 aimed at highlighting the importance of the water environment within the peatland…
Bog Day
Bog Day is celebrated around the world every year on the fourth Sunday in July.
Bog Day resources
We and our partners have produced a range of resources for all ages, which aim to inspire and educate about the fascinating world of peatlands which can be used for Bog Day.
Peat Metal webinar series 2024
Throughout 2024, the Peat Metal project ran a series of workshops and webinars on fire and peatlands, available to watch on their website.
Sinking In: How Young People Connected with Peatlands at Peat-Fest South-West
In our latest guest blog, two of the young people who took part in Peat-Fest South-West share their experiences of this regional celebration of peatland heritage.
Pennine PeatLIFE film by Land & Sky Media
At the September IUCN UK Peatland Programme/LIFE conference film night, the North Pennines AONB Partnership launched its new film, PeatLIFE People.
Conference 2026: Peatlands Under Pressure
The theme of our 2026 conference was ‘Peatlands Under Pressure’ and we explored the challenges peatlands face from development, intensive land management and a changing climate, as well as the opportunities presented by scaling up nature-based solutions to environmental pressures.