Read about our progress in our latest annual report on our resources page.
We are restoring peatlands in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks and Nidderdale National Landscape.
Peat forms in waterlogged, acidic conditions and is made up of the remains of plants such as sphagnum moss and cottongrass. Because of the conditions, when those plants die, they do not decompose fully and instead become peat. Peatlands are wetland landscapes characterised by saturated organic soils made of these dead and decaying plants. There are three major peatland habitats in the UK: blanket bog, lowland raised mire, and fen. We are working on blanket bog.
Bog blog
Explore blanket bog, the Cinderella habitat, through blog posts from our colleagues and partners...
Sweat the small stuff
There is more than meets the eye when gazing upon a blanket bog (upland peat bog) carpeted in sphagnum moss, shrubs and sedges.
An Ode to Geode
The 2021/22 report from Yorkshire Peat Partnership identified that in total approximately 6,500 ha of foot surveys have been completed…
Peat Project Intern: New to the Bog Life.
“A bog?”
Yes, a peat bog.
“What’s a peat bog?”
Listen to us talking about our work...
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Blanket bog is an ombrotrophic peatland habitat - that means it depends on rain, snow, hail and fog for all of its nutrients. You can find out about the amazing places and beautiful species we work in and around on our habitats and species page.
We estimate there are approximately 94,220 hectares of peatland in North Yorkshire's uplands and that around 80% of that has been damaged in some way.