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 A carnivorous sundew plant nestled amongst Sphagnum medium

15 Years of Yorkshire Peat Partnership

As autumn trudges in, we trudge out onto the moors to start the restoration season, swaddled in layers, heads bowed in obeisance to the weather.

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.

Laying a peat core in protective wrapping

Core blimey

Peat cores evidence thousands of years of climate and environmental change. So, what are our cores telling us about Yorkshire’s landscape?

Divine bog moss (Sphagnum divinum)

Give Peat a Chance

We're curating an exhibition at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, look at thousands of years of peatland history in the Yorkshire Dales.

Aerial view of peatland restoration in Nidderdale

The Great North Bog at COP26

You may have heard about the Great North Bog over the past few months and wanted to find out more. The formal launch will take place in spring 2022, but the Peatland Pavilion at COP26 will be…

Aerial view of reservoir formed with coir logs on Stake Moss.

Why restore peatlands?

Peatland restoration takes a lot of time and costs a lot of money. So why are we so committed?

Fleet Moss viewed from the air.

The Amazon on our doorstep

Andrew Fagg - Media Officer for one of our partners, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority - takes a look at blanket bog restoration in the Yorkshire Dales.

Image of Greensett Moss © Lyndon Marquis

A year in peat...

Our Communications Officer considers what he's learned about peat since he started.