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.
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.
Humberhead Peatlands restoration: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
This project will improve water management across Hatfield Moor and parts of Thorne Moor through the installation and modification of sluices, weirs, culverts and ditch systems.
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.
It's time for the UK to show global leadership in peatland restoration
From the peatland forests of the Congo Basin to the blanket bogs of Britain, peatlands are one of nature's most powerful climate solutions. Rob Stoneman explores this superhero habitat – and…
Don’t let progress sink: why England’s upland peatlands need urgent support
A dedicated upland restoration fund is needed to protect skilled jobs, restore nature and keep England on track to meet its climate, water and wildlife commitments. Gemma Lane explains more.
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…