Since Saturday we've been planting sphagnum, cotton grass, crowberry, bilberry & heath on a number of Moors for the Future sites including Ilkley Moor, Dean Head, Close Moss to name a few, 110,000 plugs.
Introducing Swarth Moor!
We have an exciting project on Swarth Moor SSSI - a lowland raised bog in the Yorkshire Dales with a nationally rare lagg #fen habitat
The site is managed by Natural England and under restoration by Yorkshire Peat Partnership.
During our survey mapping, we often have to "uncover" eroding grips and gullies that are starting to "hide" under the canopy. #PeatSurvey#GreatNorthBog
Peat Project Intern, Alex, talks us through the mosaic rainbow of colours that can be found on a summer #bog, as we look ahead to brighter months! 🎋
https://t.co/RUH4TmVCtt
@ypp_peat#GreatNorthBog
Another Tour de Peat. This time visiting Brownberry Plain above the Langden valley. Visited restoration works from @PenninePeatLIFE and @conservefor completed back in 2020/21. Re-profiled hags and edges re-vegetating, stone dams holding back peat and bogs pools forming 😁👍🏻🌱💧
Happy #WorldSoilDay!🌍
Peatlands are carbon-capturing powerhouses, but human and industrial intervention have damaged these important soils, reducing the ecosystem services they are capable of.
We work with UK landowners to restore degraded peatlands and repair our climate.🍃🐾
The cavalry have arrived! 🚁
Helicopters are the most efficient way to transport the heavy resources needed for #peatlandrestoration.
We design flight paths to minimise emissions, and include a 'payback period' of PCUs to mitigate their work.🌱
@IUCNpeat@NaturalEngland
Conservefor are supplying the following coir products for peatland restoration works
1,2,3 metre x 30cm x 30cm 100% coir logs
1, 2 metre x 40cm x 40cm 100% coir logs
1.2m x 50m 700gsm coir geotextile
Please email [email protected] for prices
Peatland restoration work underway at Bolton Abbey Estate, 100's of stone dam are being built to slow the flow of water eroding the moorland, essential work to protect these fragile habitats
Day 10 of #30DaysWild and joined one of @ypp_peat contractors, @conservefor, on their team day to talk about mapping on peatlands. Enjoyed the teams' morning hay meadow walk and talk with @ydmt at Malham, beautiful day!