Image: IUCN UK Peatland Conference, 2018 © Sarah Proctor
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Events
Events
Youth Experience Day - Species Surveying
10:00 - August 12, 2025
Join Joe Hampson, Honeygar Wilding Officer, for an exciting day at Honeygar, Somerset Wildlife Trust's first-ever Wilded site!
YPP Training: Monitoring Peatlands
09:30 - August 29, 2025
Join Yorkshire Peat Partnership for this 1-day course exploring cutting-edge peatland monitoring techniques.
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.
RRR2025 - Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands
19:00 - September 23, 2025
The Greifswald Mire Centre warmly invites you to join the 4th international conference on the Utilisation of Wetland Plants "Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands: Bridging Science and Practice."
Youth Experience Day - Peat & Sphagnum
10:00 - October 27, 2025
Join Somerset Wildlife Trust as they put the species spotlight on the wonderful world of sphagnum moss, a key bog building species, and its vital role in the rehabilitation of the peatlands at Westhay Moor.
9th Flow Country Research Conference
09:00 - October 28, 2025
The 9th Flow Country Conference will take place 28th - 30th October 2025 in Thurso, Scotland. This year’s theme, From Capitulum to Catchment, invites researchers, students, and environmental professionals to explore the Flow Country’s biodiversity, hydrology, and its global relevance — from the smallest Sphagnum structures to entire catchment systems.
Major milestone in peatland restoration as first blended finance project is verifiedThis month marks a very important milestone for the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s Peatland Code, as…
Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat Views are being sought from a range of stakeholders who have experience of, or are interested in,…
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…