We install sensors in eastern Poland. Completely different peatlands, mostly shallow with dead tree trunks in the water, which are an unpleasant surprise during exploration. The ability to quickly balance is a valuable skill 😄. Eriophorum 💚 compensates🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 time🤬

Moorland burning can be environmentally damaging, especially on peatlands
We used satellite imagery to map the extent of burning across Great Britain and the overlap with sensitive habitats

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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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Learn more on the fabulous work Yorkshire Peat Partnership are doing to restore our special #peatlands . 🙏

yppartnership.org.uk

#GreatNorthBog

Wetlands arguably take the cake for most important biome due to its immense biodiversity, in such a small plot. Peatlands, mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds store 20% of the organic ecosystem carbon on the planet (this is huge)
#sustainable #nature #nature nest

🌎On #EarthDay2024 we celebrate the work the UK & 🇬🇧 Overseas Territories do together to protect:
🐋4.4 million square KMs of ocean in
the Blue Belt Programme
🏝️UNESCO UK natural heritage sites
🐧millions of #penguins
🌴unique cloud forests & peatlands
🪸enormous coral reefs

Peatlands store twice as much as the world's forest biomass combined, despite covering less than 3% of the global land surface. 🏞️

The #GlobalPeatlandsAssessment explains why #PeatlandsMatter ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H08PwGy0

Peatland:

Peatlands are terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing.

Consequently, the production of organic matter exceeds its decomposition, which results in a net accumulation of peat.

Peatlands occur in every…

Our peatlands are precious 💚

But they’re being destroyed to be used in products that aren't even being labelled. 😠

Become a Peat Inspector today and help uncover this hidden peat 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/ban-sale-peat

This current PhD opportunity is still open for students of all nationalities on the cultural and natural history of Scotland's peatlands working with me, NTS Archaeologist Dr Eileen Tisdall! Deadline still a couple of weeks to go.
gla.ac.uk/schools/humani…

An acclaimed artist from County Antrim is hoping his latest exhibition will increase awareness of the importance of our peatlands.

UKCEH delegates at an International Seminar jointly organised by Univ. Palangka Raya & UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Palangka Raya, Indonesia

'Sustainable Land Management (of Peatlands) for Net Zero, Nature and People in Southeast Asia'
BorneoNatureFdn UK Research and Innovation Natural Environment Research Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) UK in Indonesia #CIMTROP

There is a powerful choice in your hands even when Government won’t yet act. You can still choose to only grow and buy #peatfree and refuse for peatland destruction to be for your garden or home’s benefit. Advice at: wildlifetrusts.org/ban-sale-peat #hiddenpeat

Important new study using satellite images to map moorland burning across the UK. Burning on peatlands and in national parks is widespread. RSPB Science Campaign for National Parks

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The last few days in Poland have been characterized by night frosts, which have already caused serious damage to fruit growing. At the studied peatlands, the ground temperature dropped to over -5°C degrees. It is cold!❄️ Institute of Geography & Spatial Organization PAS

I highlighted how amazing it is that nobody wants to discuss how the emissions figures for Irish peatlands was wrong - by 65% and our MEPs voted on Nature Restoration after months of debate on something where proper facts were not on the table

Loved the WildMind Festival Barn talks today with Bord na Móna David McNicholas and Arthur Devine 'For Peat's Sake. Reimagining Our Peatlands'. 🌍❤️🙌

EXPLORING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF PEATLANDS

Peatlands are critical ecosystems, acting as carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots. They store vast amounts of carbon, mitigating climate change by preventing its release into the atmosphere.

Let’s celebrate UK habitats this #EarthDay ! 🌎

From precious peatlands to sensational seas, our wonderfully wild places are not only full of wildlife life, but they can also help us tackle climate change. Grab a cuppa, and settle in to learn all about these magical places🧵(1/6)

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