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Sphagnum, heather and cottongrass © Lizzie Shepherd

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Colourful illustration of bog vegetation

Wuthering arts

On 12th April, we will be opening a really special exhibition in Ilkley. It’s the culmination of a 2-year project to help people in the surrounding areas get closer to the peatlands – closer in…

Red and green hummock formed of Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum capillifolium

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.

A Geode Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver

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 by the team since 2009.