Wildfires on peatlands
Wildfires pose a serious risk to our precious peatlands, the wonderful wildlife that calls them home, and the people that love them.
Tony West
Wildfires pose a serious risk to our precious peatlands, the wonderful wildlife that calls them home, and the people that love them.
Growing up I never thought I would be able to spend much time on our astonishing mosslands, between Wigan and Salford.
Peatlands - boggy desolate wastelands, or climate change crushing, biodiversity boosting, flood fighting, super habitats?
Over £1.5 million secured for the restoration of irreplaceable peatlands in the North West.
Lowland peatland habitats are a piece of living history. From the ice age to the present day, let's take a look at how these special habitats formed over 10,000 years ago.
Peatlands across Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester will be identified and investigated thanks to thousands of pounds of ‘discovery’ funding from the Government’s Nature for Climate…
We can’t underestimate the importance of our peatlands – ‘superhero habitats’ that capture carbon and safeguard rare wildlife. But they only do this when healthy, and the stark reality is that…
Liv Symes from materials science company Ponda® talks about the devastating impact that fast fashion is having on the planet, and how their innovative Biopuff® material is helping Lancashire…
Evidence suggests that the elusive nightjar has returned to, and possibly bred on one of Manchester’s peatlands for the first time in 20 years.
Invertebrates are super sensitive to environmental changes, responding quickly to temperature, air quality, soil health and water quality. Dom Hartley from Lancashire Peat Partnership looks at how…
Peatlands the size of 250 football pitches will be restored across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria, thanks to over a million pounds of funding from the Government’s Nature for Climate…