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Sphagnum, heather and cottongrass © Lizzie Shepherd

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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?

Sphagnum palustre in Bransdale

Dipwells in Bransdale

Hi! I’m Lucy and I joined Yorkshire Peat Partnership as the GIS & Remote Sensing Assistant last year. I have loved my time at YPP so far, but I think my experience is best introduced by the…

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…