Moor Citizens

Moss obsessed, climate change monitoring volunteers! We're Moors for the Future's Community Science Project.

[IUCN UK Peatlands @IUCNpeat]

Why not use #SphagnumMonday to learn how to identify sphagnum moss species - there just 34 in the UK but it can be quite a challenge! Why not start with a beginners @FieldStudiesC guide: https://t.co/BYy781QU3O or try https://t.co/3RLQxcuoWk #PeatlandMatters #Biodiversity2020

[National Parks UK @uknationalparks]

Are you a photographer or enthusiast? Do you love capturing the beauty of nature? Join our #InspiredByNatureComp entries close 21st Feb winner announced in March, for full t+cs visit https://t.co/tP5t7IatvT
📷 Steve Burnett, 2019
📍 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

[Froglife @froglifers]

Adders do not need to eat every day. After a meal of a fully grown common lizard, an adder may not need to eat for a week. [Photo credit: Oskich, https://t.co/OSrkOAMKq5] #FactFriday

[Andy Jones @andyjonesfoto1]

'Wind Hover', Kestrel, Longshaw, Peak District, Sheffield - 23rd Dec 2019. @Natures_Voice @peakdistrict @PeakDistrictNT #NTLongshaw #Sheffield #peakdistrict

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

Back in October, we spotted this mountain hare up on Bleaklow whilst measuring the moorland water table, have you seen any mountain hares in their white winter coats?

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

Incredible work by a team of incredible volunteers

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

Some of the species that have been spotted so far in the Peak District include the common pipistrelle, nathusius' pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle, brown long-eared bat (as pictured below!), noctule and myotis species.

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

Which bird calls lift your spirits when you're out and about?

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

This spider was caught on film taking on a bumblebee a few weeks ago, who would you have your money on? #nature #predator #Arachtober

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

Blanket bogs are wetlands that cloak the tops of the moors. The blanket bogs of the Peak District and South Pennines are home to a wonderful array of wildlife, such as mountain hare, curlew, golden plover and bilberry bumblebee #WorldHabitatDay
https://t.co/eEaNshvNcc

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

A photo of Black Hill back in September 2000 that paints a very vivid picture of how it came to be so-called!

[Big Nick @BigNick93904986]

@moorsforfuture Took a while to find. This is Black Hill, Sept 2000. In the background are the paving slabs which had just been airlifted in awaiting installation. Pic taken in the shallowest bit of mud we could find! @peakdistrict @MoorCitizens difference is staggering, esp lack of bare peat

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

@BigNick93904986 @moorsforfuture @peakdistrict That is amazing to see! Thanks for taking the time to find and share that photo - such a striking contrast without the footpath too.

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

The rowan is particularly striking at the moment with its bounty of bright red berries - it is one of the key indicators of the changing season. Captivated by the bright-berried tree? Record your observations using our Buds, Berries and leaves survey https://t.co/TCMhsdZTod

[Pollinating The Peak @BuzzingPeak]

We had a good turn out for our @BumblebeeTrust #BeeWalk #survey yesterday at @PeakDistrictNT Longshaw and @EasternMoors Hathersage Moor.
Still windy on the tops but we recorded a some bees in the heather and practiced ID skills with our new volunteers.
Thank you for joining us!

[Moor Citizens @MoorCitizens]

With the heather in bloom across the moors, it seems a pretty perfect time to celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay. Share your photos in the comments if you've captured the purple moors... or the critters enjoying them!

[My Guided Walks @MyGuidedWalks]

Great to see so many #Cloudberries on #KinderScout yesterday.

#guidedwalk #navigationtraining #UniqueDistrict #walking #hiking #peakdistrict #ordnancesurvey #Edale #TheOutdoorCity #BeKinder @vpdd @peakdistrict @pdnp_foundation @moorsforfuture

[Pennine PeatLIFE @PenninePeatLIFE]

Soggy but good site visit for our #peatland restoration workshop with @CarbonCentre @PeatlandACTION near #langholm #scotland . Plenty of ideas on best techniques to use on areas of micro erosion, deeper haggs, gullies down to mineral base and hagg re-profiling #penninepeatlife

[Pollinating The Peak @BuzzingPeak]

Bit gusty on t'moors! #surveying using
@BumblebeeTrust #BeeWalk &
@moorsforfuture surveys are vital for informing our #conservation work.
V. few bees braving the wind (despite much heather) today. This male white-tail #bumblebee was one of them
@EasternMoors Totley Moss.

[Natural England @NaturalEngland]

We are launching 5 new peat pilots to help revive and restore England's #peatland bogs in Northumberland, Greater Manchester, North York Moors, East Anglia and Dartmoor.

This work could reduce the UK's #carbon emissions and help tackle #ClimateChange.

https://t.co/2Xputj7Sid