Our precious peatlands
Matthew Snelling, Peatland Restoration Officer for the Yorkshire Peat Partnership, introduces the wonderful world of peatlands, one of our most precious habitats.
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Peatlands - examples of our work
Examples of the Wildlife Trusts peatland conservation work.
Making Peatlands work for butterflies and moths
This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.
In the talk we will explore how peatland exploration can support threatened butterflies and moths
Peatland
The UK’s peatland soils store around 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon, but are heavily degraded and release the equivalent of 23 million tonnes of CO2 every year. Restored peatlands can capture more carbon, reduce flooding, clean our water, and allow wildlife to thrive.
Slicing through the north west peatlands: A spotlight on HS2
Current plans for HS2 will slice a line through the north west peatlands, creating a barrier to a recovery network. Alan Wright, from the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North…
Government inertia on peatlands risks international embarrassment
Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores.
Peatland restoration in Northumberland
Peatland restoration in Northumberland
Journeying the peatland way
Join Rob Stoneman, Director of Landscape Recovery, as he journeys through a history of peatland recovery and restoration in the UK – and the importance of working together to save nature.
About us
Learn about The Wildlife Trusts - a movement of charities across the UK, Alderney and the Isle of Man, working to bring wildlife back.
The Wildlife Trusts are restoring an enormous 60,000 hectares of peatlands – but it’s missing from UK Government’s net zero numbers
The Wildlife Trusts and University of Oxford have been working together to take a deeper look at how much peatland restoration is happening across our network of local Wildlife Trusts and what…
Updates about The Rothbury Estate
Stay up-to-date with the latest news about The Wildlife Trusts' plans for The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland and find out how you can be involved.
All about Birda
Birda was founded in 2017 based on a shared goal to help people experience the natural world so that they'll fight to protect it.