RESOURCES

[Slidedeck] This resource discusses broader wet-farming contexts, noting the historical and modern uses of wetland plants such as reeds and Typha. It references challenges in conventional agriculture on peat soils and the opportunities presented by paludiculture.

Soil morphology and hydrology assessment showing which peat profiles remain viable for paludiculture after historical drainage. Useful for site selection and management.

Paludiculture has been proposed as a potential solution for maintaining the profitable use of lowland peatlands whilst significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, underpinning the success of paludiculture is the market viability of paludiculture products.

Field study demonstrating that paludiculture does not reduce peat formation potential after rewetting, and identifying key nutrient and hydrological drivers.

A comprehensive implementation guide covering legal frameworks, financial instruments, crop options, water management, and case study insights.

Drained agricultural lowland peat accounts for 1.5% of the UKs total GHG emissions while supporting 40% of the country’s vegetable production. Paludiculture offers a potential alternative to conventional agriculture that combines profitable crop production with reduced environmental impacts.

A detailed taxonomy and production history of cranberry, emphasising that the species is native to acidic bogs and peat wetlands of North America. It documents how early cultivation practices involved modifying natural bog hydrology through ditching, diking, and water control—essential components of modern cranberry paludiculture. The article also reviews the evolution of commercial cranberry bogs and describes major cultivars suited to wet acidic soils. It is valuable for understanding how traditional cranberry bog management relates directly to 21st‑century peat‑preserving wet agriculture.

An accessible introduction to paludiculture, explaining it as the productive use of wet and rewetted peatlands that conserves peat while enabling continued agricultural income. It highlights how raising and managing water tables can reduce carbon emissions, protect peat soils, and create opportunities to grow wet‑adapted crops—including reeds, willow, Sphagnum moss, and certain berries such as cranberry—rather than draining peatlands for conventional farming. The piece situates paludiculture within broader climate and land‑use policy goals, noting that peatlands are major carbon stores and that rewetting is central to future sustainable agriculture strategies.

This review summarises planting materials (rods, cuttings, billets, micro‑cuttings, single‑bud branches) and seven planting techniques applicable to willow used in environmental restoration, phytoremediation, and paludiculture. Factors influencing establishment—such as cutting size, clone choice, planting depth, timing, weed control, and soil hydrology—are examined in detail. This provides theoretical and practical guidance for establishing willow in wetland or peatland environments.

[Video] Wetter farming is the process of raising the water table on drained farmland and growing crops which thrive in these conditions. The aim of wetter farming practices is to reduce the carbon emissions from drained land, whilst keeping it financially viable for the farmer or landowner. However there are a number of practical and policy considerations that need to be taken into account when thinking about implementing wetter farming.

This animation introduces some of the considerations that need to be taken if you are thinking about wetter farming.