
Cottongrass, sphagnum and sundews on the North York Moors © Dom Hinchley
Bogcasts
A series of podcasts on all things peat...
Our podcasts feature a medley of moorland birdcalls downloaded under a commons licence from xeno-canto, as follows: curlew curlew curlew golden plover lapwing lapwing meadow pipit raven red grouse redshank ring ouzel skylark skylark

Sphagnum carpet with cottongrass and heather © Lizzie Shepherd
Blanket bog for beginners
A beginner's guide to blanket bog.
The challenges facing blanket bog.
See our blanket bog page for more about this amazing habitat across the UK.

Coir logs slowing the flow © Lizzie Shepherd
Peatland restoration
How and why do we use unmanned aerial vehicles?
A peatland restoration survey.
Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions on blanket bog.
You can find out more about our restoration techniques on the restoration section of our resources page.
Last summer's bog asphodel © Lyndon Marquis
Seasons on peat
Each season, we're recording the natural sounds on the same stretch of blanket bog. There's an accompanying blog post under the seasonal tag on our bog blog page.