Glorious morning to record a CBS square BirdWatch Ireland on a rehabilitated cutaway bog. In just 3yrs, the transformation is magnificent: ✅️Reed, Bog cottongrass, Sally, Birch - colonising bare peat & open water
✅️ Ringed plover, Snipe, Lapwing, Swan, Reed bunting, etc now common

Only 3 years after we implemented restoration works at Cloncrow Bog NHA, Westmeath & results are already exceeding expectations with Sphagnum dominating dammed drains & spreading on high bog & rewetted cutover. The future of Cloncrow Bog, Tyrrellspass, is bright and wet!!!

Yorkshire's moors are beautiful and at this time of year, there are birds nesting on the ground. If you're enjoying the #GreatNorthBog with your canine friends, please keep them on a lead. Thank you.

Don't forget that the #PeatlandCode  public consultation is open until 20 May - this is your chance to comment on the draft Peatland Code Version 2.1.

For more information, to see the draft documents and to complete the survey, please visit our webpage 👇

iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/peatland-code-…

I love sharing the magic of peat with others and grateful for the platform provided by British Ecological Society
I'm delighted to hear that some of my enthusiasm was shared by the judges and audience at #BES2023

#peatlandsmatter #forpeatsake #peatfree

Our incredible PPCV have been restoring this fantastic old dew pond in #Grindon which dates back all the way to 1745. 👏

It's refilling nicely now, welcoming the insects and plants to thrive there for many years to come. 🙌

#dewpond #restoration #volunteering

Our Programme Manager Jane Akerman was at Featherbed Moss in the Peak District on Thursday. She helped to monitor Eyes on the Bog rust rods and used Richard Lindsay's condition matrix to assess experimental plots under the GGR-Peat project.

Sphagnum moss are a bit like #Gremlins : they multiply when you get them wet! 😉 #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

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Peatlands can be windy places!

Here is a little behind-the-scenes look at the challenging conditions we faced filming our #PeatlandACTION case studies which highlights the tough environments those working in peatland restoration also have to navigate

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In case you missed it - the recording from our 'Forest to Bog Restoration' webinar is now available on our YouTube channel, exploring case studies from across the UK!

Watch it now 👇

youtu.be/GwR1Z_27zn0?si…

Before vs After. Here's an area of March restoration works on Bodmin Moor looking incredible this week. You can see that *so much water* is being held back and slowed down in the landscape. The comparison with the dry, scrubby, eroding environment from before is clear.

Lochrosque Estate is one of the largest #PeatlandRestoration projects Peatland ACTION has funded to date with more than 1400 hectares put on the road to recovery between 2017 and 2022.

Learn more about this project and others: t.ly/_Lppz

📷©Swift Films/NatureScot

Check out this incredible transformation at Armboth, a site restored by the CumbriaWildlifeTrust peat team!
For more info on this site and other CWT peaty projects, follow the link below ⬇️
cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/about/what-we-…

Where peat should be. In the ground and thriving, for wildlife, water, people and the climate🌍 #BogsNotBags #PeatFree

Happy #SphagnumMonday

Join us on Saturday 20th April 11am-4pm and make your own Sphagnum friends as part of this years #GroundNestFest Earth Day Celebration 💚

More information here: thefolly.org.uk/event/ground-n…

This week for #SphagnumSaturday we are highlighting Sphagnum fallax, or Flat-Topped Bog Moss. Its colour can vary between green and mustard, depending on the time of year and its location. This bog moss can be identified by its 5-pointed, star-shaped leaves.