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Bernd Haynold
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Developing a new approach to flood management in the Fens
The Environment Agency are launching Fens 2100+. This is a new programme of work to enable the Fens to adapt to the challenges of climate...
Elizabeth Stockdale
Aug 7, 20231 min read
New grants to manage water on lowland peat
Defra has announced a new £5.45 million pilot project to provide control of water levels for the preservation and rewetting of lowland...
comms589
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Land Skills Fair - Cirencester
A great way to introduce the audience to paludiculture and the new exciting research projects, which are taking shape in the North-West...
comms589
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Are you getting involved in BOG DAY 2023 ?
This year we will be celebrating Bog Day on Sunday 23rd July 2023 Share your events, resources, videos, projects, blogs, and press...
comms589
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Peatland Progress: Exploring ways to up-scale moss growing on larger areas
The next phase of sphagnum moss farming trials at the Great Fen continues with the arrival of moss to trial new planting methods. This...
comms589
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Integration of water buffalo into Paludiculture
Text translated from WE! – Plant³: Buffalo farming - Faculty - University of Greifswald (uni-greifswald.de) European researchers have...
comms589
Jul 7, 20232 min read
Roadmap to making wide-scale adoption of paludiculture a commercial reality in England: Independent
One of the fourteen recommendations that came out of the Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force report that was published Thursday 29th...
Douglas Hobbs
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Paludiculture Exploration Fund: grant awardees
Below is a list and brief description of the projects that this fund is supporting. The projects will explore: how water levels might be...
Douglas Hobbs
Jun 29, 20234 min read
New investment in peat in fight against climate change
As part of the government’s commitments to drive international ambition on action to tackle climate change, working towards nature-based...
Douglas Hobbs
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Conference: Accelerating peatland climate protection
The German Federal Foundation for the Environment and the Greifswald Mire Centre jointly held a conference on 1st June 2023 to discuss...
comms589
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Exploring the Future of Lowland Agricultural Peat Workshop - The Fenland SOIL Conference 2023
The presentations and reports for the Exploring the Future of Lowland Agricultural Peat Workshop - The Fenland SOIL Conference 2023 are...
comms589
Jun 20, 20231 min read
The future of food in the Lincolnshire Fens
Interested in exploring the future of food production in the Lincolnshire Fens together with the role for paludiculture and restoration?...
Elizabeth Stockdale
Jun 12, 20231 min read
New water management group
A key outcome of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration and FenlandSOIL at their Exploring the Future of Lowland Agricultural Peat...
comms589
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Paludiculture – innovation for lowland peat at The Royal Norfolk Show
NIAB and the Broads Authority are highlighting the challenges in lowland peat landscapes (balancing productivity, CO2 emissions and...
Douglas Hobbs
May 31, 20231 min read
Decline in peat usage in UK horticulture
Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has issued a report to members of its specialist group, the Growing Media Association (GMA), which...
comms589
May 5, 20232 min read
Paludiculture North-West Workshop
Partnering with Care-Peat and Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Mon 6th March A wet, cold and blustery day on the Lancashire Mosses, which shone...
comms589
Mar 28, 20232 min read
New Map of Proposed Fen Reservoir
Anglian Water and Cambridge Water have released new details of the first phase of the new Fen reservoir. A new map released by Cambridge...
comms589
Mar 23, 20232 min read
Peatland Progress using Paludiculture at Farm-Scale
Peatland Progress will be demonstrating paludiculture, at farm-scale to prevent the loss of peat soils, lock in carbon and create new...
comms589
Mar 23, 20231 min read
New Peatland Code Version 2.0 Released
The IUCN-UK-Peatland programme has released Version 2.0 of the Peatland Code, on 8th March 2023. The Peatland code provides a mechanism...
comms589
Mar 10, 20231 min read
CANAPE: Your Pocket Guide to Sustainable Peatland Farming
Following 5 years of work, we have synthesised the CANAPE knowledge into a short guide for peatland land farmers and managers who are...
comms589
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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