Paludiculture community Workshop 2024
10- 12 January 2024
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Day 1
Getting to know the place and people
Exploring issues and opportunities for lowland peat: NW England
Jonathan Lageard, MMU
Improvement? drainage and conflict
Nye Merrill-Glover, University of Bristol
Sarah Johnson, Lancs WT
Who’s who in paludiculture? Five minute introductions
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Exploring the Lowland Peatland Management Discussion in Northwest England. Zoe Lipkens, University of Leicester
OPENPeat. Lauryn McLoughlin, MMU
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Growing opportunities by sharing knowledge in Paludiculture. Megan Hudson - Fenland Soil
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Rindle wetter farming feasibility. Mike Longden, Lancs WT
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The Winmarleigh carbon farm. Mike Longden, Lancs WT
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Green Restoration Ireland. Douglas McMillan
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Wetter farming and hydrology in the Alt Crossens Catchment. Mike Longden, Lancs WT
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Beadamoss- sustainable innovation. Jonathan Lydiard Wilson, Beadamoss
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Drone RePeat. Aleks Kowalski, SEAD Artists
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Low Impact Willow Growing. Coates
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Taking Typha to scale on the Somerset Levels and Moors. FWAG SW
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Typha to Biomaterials. Ponda
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Boggy bulrushes to BioPuff. Mike Longden, Lancs WT
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Van Hall Larenstein (VHL) – University of Applied Sciences the Netherlands. Marelle van der Snoek
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Fibre Broads. Andrea Kelly, Broads National Park
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Paludiculture Opportunities at Vitagrass Farms (Holker) Ltd. David Harvey, Vitagrass Farms (Holker) Ltd
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Paludiculture Innovation Project (PIP). Julia Casperd, HAU
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GHG removal through ‘paludiculture’ opportunities on agricultural lowland peat. Jenny Rhymes, UKCEH
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Overcoming Financial Barriers for Paludiculture with Biochar Integration. Jenny Rhymes UKCEH
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The role of ADAS in the PEF projects. Kat Evans, ADAS
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Day 2
Tom Hunt, NCEA
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Peatland Code and Paludiculture - update and call for evidence
Ed Salter
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Making the finances work for paludiculture
Green Finance
Paul Leadbitter, North Pennines AONB
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Pricing and feasibility for landowners
Kosta Tzoulas, MMU
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Developing markets for paludiculture products – learning from other sectors
Bhav Patel & Shan Dulanty, Manufacturing Technology Centre
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Growing opportunities - learning from reed and sedge
Richard Starling, BRASCA
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Workshop - Breaking barriers, building consensus
Nick Simmonds, Hidden Solutions
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Day 3
Linking Paludiculture and bio-based construction – overcoming the challenges
Aldert van Weeren, Wetland Products Ltd
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Workshop 1
1. Map the transition to wetter farming in terms of the permissions, consents and regulatory hoops that might arise.
3. Farmer engagement – sharing best practice
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Workshop 2
1. Water for wetter farming – can we get it just right, or will there always be too much or too little
2. What determines land use suitability for paludiculture – agreeing a framework for use at local and regional scales
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