Poster Presentations Conference 2022

Image: © Drew Buckley Photography

Poster Presentations Conference 2022

The Poster and Exhibition sessions welcomed poster presentations and exhibition stands to share knowledge, experience, new findings, tried and tested techniques and novel approaches to peatland research, policy and practice.

James Cooke opens Poster and Networking Session

James Cooke (Welsh Government) opened the poster and networking session. Image Credit:Renée (Kerkvliet-)Hermans
 

Find a full list of poster abstracts here or click on an individual title to see the poster.

Sphagnum for peatland restoration: Planting Sphagnum to revegetate is a vital part of peatland restoration – Andrew Davidson, Beadamoss®

Sphagnum Farming: At BeadaMoss® - Sadie Manning, Beadamoss®

Mapping the jewels in the crown of Welsh peatlands: Tales from the Lowland Peatland Survey of Wales 2005-2022 – Kathryn Birch, Natural Resources Wales

England Peat Map: A focus on extent and depth of peat – Sam Dixon, Natural England 

Care-Peat restoration of degraded peat in NW England – Anna Knightley, Manchester Metropolitan University

The use of InSAR satellite data to improve peat landslide hazard assessment – Andrew Bradley, Nottingham University

The Future Forest Company - Integrated Land Management – Matthew Cooke, Future Forest Company 

Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme – Emma Craig, Natural England

SSSI Single Species Feature Monitoring on Cors Fochno SAC/SSSI/NNR – Justin Lyons, Natural Resources Wales

Building evidence for peatland restoration: Our data in action – Lucy Ellif & Joe Bullard, PeatlandACTION

Land use decisions made simple with Rethink Carbon – Freddie Ryan, Rethink Carbon

Investigating POC fluxes on an eroding upland blanket bog, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland – Gillian Donaldson-Selby, James Hutton Institute

Measuring CO2 Exchange over Restored and Forested Scottish Peatlands - Mhairi Coyle, James Hutton Institute

Border Mire Restoration in Kielder Forest, Northumberland - Richard Guy, Forestry England

LIFE Multi Peat: Reducing carbon emissions by restoring peatlands - Leticia Jurema,NABU

The Peatland Climate Action Scheme – different outcomes expected on different Bord na Móna cutaway sites – Mark McCorry, Bord na Móna

Bogtastic engagement - Robbie Carnegie – Moors for the Future

Trajectories of ecosystem change following restoration of heavily degraded blanket bog in the South Pennines SAC – Tom Spencer, Moors for the Future

Scaling-up delivery in peatland restoration – Katy Thorpe, Moors for the future

The impact of groundwater abstraction and woodland management on a lowland fen and its local community - Elaine Halliday, University of Reading

Peatlands and Hydrological Change: The impact of forest-to-bog restoration on the blanket bogs of the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm, South Wales - Laura Hughes-Dowdle, Swansea University 

Joint natural capital accounting service - Mark Collar & Joel Paterson, Stutt and Parker with eftec.

Painting of a river in spate: Peter Graham 1866, 'A spate in the highlands'
Call for proposals for Water Research Seminar SeriesThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency are delighted to announce a series of…
'Work in progress' sign with a digger on it next to two photographs of children drawing on large sheets of paper
The Power of the Peat Bogs! How pupils turned their environmental education into a song Primary school pupils who have engaged with a project to restore ancient peatland and traditional…
SWPP award
South West Peatland Partnership awarded gold by Global Good AwardsThe South West Peatland Partnership won a Gold award at the Global Good Awards for their work…
Exterior view of Virtual Peatland Pavilion showing four large domes in a desert landscape
Seeking content for the COP29 Virtual Peatland PavilionThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme and Global Peatlands Initiative are seeking new content for an…
UK Peatland Strategy
New report celebrates UK peatland restoration – but climate and nature targets still at riskAnalysis reveals 250,000 hectares of peatland restoration activity over 30 years – way short of the…
Peatland at Inshriach, Allt a’ Mharcaidh
Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National ParkAviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland…
Landscape of mountains and forest
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CivTech in white writing with blue background and outlines of scales, lightbulb and book
CivTech challenge invites ideas for Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon CodeProposals are being invited for the Scottish Government's CivTech Challenge 10.6 to use technology…
Talla Gameshope image
Changes to UK Land Carbon Registry feesFrom 1 November 2024, the fees charged to issue and convert units on the UK Land Carbon Registry…
Peatland with mountains on the background
Scottish peatland recognised as globally important by UNESCO World Heritage Site designation The Flow Country in the north of Scotland, Europe's largest expanse of blanket bog, has been…
Brown butterfly with black spots on pink bell shaped flower
New species showcase - large heathOur latest species showcase introduces the large heath butterfly, its association with two iconic…
Haresfoot cottongrass with blue sky in the background. Credit Laurie Campbell SNH
New briefing addresses the peatlands and methane debateThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has launched a new briefing “Peatlands and Methane” that summarises…