Remembering Stuart Brooks: A Champion for Peatlands
It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of Stuart Brooks, Co-Chair of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, peatland champion and committed conservationist.
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NPAP gathers the experts!
Wales Peatland Action hosted a two-day event bringing the peatland restoration community together to share their knowledge and experience and promote best practice.
International Peatland Initiatives
This page provides information and links to international peatland initiatives.
Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National Park
Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland experts at the annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort from…
International Peatland Conference 2026: Showcasing Peatland Opportunities Today
The International Peatland Society Annual Convention, hosted by the Irish Peatland Society: From Peatland Agriculture to Post-Industrial Opportunity – Exploring Agriculture, Peatlands &…
Experts joins forces to stop bogs going down the drain
Scientists, land managers and industry officials are set to join forces in Edinburgh today (3 November) as a Commission of Inquiry investigates the steps needed to repair our important peatbogs…
Seminar on the functioning and the rehabilitation of European mountain peatlands
The partners of the LIFE Climate Jura peatlands programme are leading a three day event, 15-17 May, aimed at European managers and researchers to answer a number of questions about «mountain…
Virtual Peatlands Pavilion
The Virtual Peatlands Pavilions champion the importance of global peatlands for the climate, people and the planet as a key nature-based solution to climate change. Previous pavilions were launched as part of the internationally important UN Climate Change Conferences – COP26, COP27 and COP28. The current pavilion is on a world tour of global events throughout 2025, culminating in COP28 in November.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
White campion
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Red campion
Just as the bluebells finish flowering in our woodlands, the rose-red blooms of red campion start to brighten up the woodland floor. Look for this pretty plant in hedges and roadsides, too.
Sea campion
If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.