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10,000 hectares of peatland restored!
23/ 05/ 2013
YPP and partners have achieved a significant restoration milestone; 10,000 hectares of peatland restored! Read all about it here.
Thesis exploring blanket bog management and its ecological impact
15/ 04/ 2013
Elaine Archer has completed her MSc dissertation with the University of York entitled "Considering blanket bog heather management practices and their ecological and ecosystem services impact." Have a look.
Numbers are in!
12/ 04/ 2013
YPP have calculated how much work has been completed from the beginning of the project until now. Take a look at these numbers!
YPP and the University of Gloucestershire
08/ 04/ 2013
Over the last 2 years YPP have been co-funding PhD research into palaeoecological techniques to inform mire and moorland conservation, find out more here.
Leeds University and Natural England Workplace Cooperative a success
28/ 03/ 2013
The Yorkshire Peat Partnership successfully supported research work as part of the Workplace Cooperative, a scheme to support student research with Leeds University Geography Department and Natural England.
Read the YPP Newsletter!
18/ 03/ 2013
Have a look at our latest YPP Spring Newsletter. It should tell you all you need to know about YPP over the coming few months!
Students and stakeholders; how to manage a moor?
07/ 03/ 2013
The Yorkshire Peat Partnership successfully supported a stakeholder engagement workshop with Dr. Lucie Middlemiss from the Sustainability Research Unit at Leeds University. The day trip took place at Cray Moss, a National Trust site, the main research question that the day centred around was; What are the tensions and synergies between stakeholders associated with peatland restoration? .JPG)
Tim Thom on the BBC
07/ 03/ 2013
Click here to see Tim Thom and Andrew Walker from Yorkshire Water on BBC Look North talking about the Yorkshire Water funded restoration work taking place in Nidderdale.
YPP on BBC radio Leeds
28/ 01/ 2013
Astrid from YPP enlightens us about lichens on BBC radio Leeds. These fascinating organisms thrive on upland peatlands, particularly Cladonia spp. Have a listen.....http://www.facebook.com/YorkshirePeatPartnership
Another busy year ahead
28/ 01/ 2013
As always, YPP is very busy currently delivering 2012/13 ground works. Winter is our busiest time for restoration works and contractors are up on site blocking grips, reprofiling and revegetating. Click on the heading to see 2012/13 predicted works programme.
Tim Thom talks about the S. Pennines
20/ 11/ 2012
Tim Thom talks about the damage and restoration on a Yorkshire Peat Partnership restoration site in the S. Pennines; have a read here
YPP on Radio York
31/ 10/ 2012
Our very own Mark has been interviewed by Radio York about the the unmanned aerial flight over Cray Moss with the Science and Technology Facilities Council, a Natural Trust site in the Yorkshire Dales. Follow this link to our Facebook page to listen to the interview. http://www.facebook.com/YorkshirePeatPartnership
Successful YPP monitoring season!
12/ 10/ 2012
YPP has successfully implemented restoration works monitoring in the Dales and the North York Moors. A volunteer workshop was held at Brimham Rocks in conjunction with Stephen Morley from the National Trust. Over 20 people attended and the day was successful. To date, 3 sites have been monitored by Astrid and Mark with the help of Pete and a dedicated few volunteers.
University of York research update
12/ 10/ 2012
The Defra project lead by the University of York and supported by YPP looking at the restoration of blanket bog vegetation for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water regulation has had a successful field season. For more information visit the project website at; https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/peatlandesuk/home.
Two more sites surveyed!
13/ 08/ 2012
Over the last few weeks the team has completed 2 more pre-restoration surveys in Nidderdale and Wharfedale. The area covered is over 2100 hectares which, in light of recent events, is equivalent to the size of nearly 9 Olympic Parks - if they were on steep hills and had areas of long heather to wade through!
Volunteers required
17/ 05/ 2012
It's survey and monitoring time again. Shortly YPP will be out monitoring vegetation in the Dales, Nidderdale, and the North York Moors in relation to restoration works. 
Research News
12/ 04/ 2012
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With help from YPP the University of York has begun installing equipment for a large-scale research programme. The research sites include sites in the Yorkshire Dales, Nidderdale and the Forest of Bowland.
Countryfile films YPP!
12/ 04/ 2012
A TV film crew have been out with presenter Tom Heap filming peatland restoration work for BBC Countryfile on a North York Moors restoration site on which the Yorkshire Peat Partnership are managing the restoration. We will let you know when it will be aired!
YPP on Facebook
02/ 02/ 2012
YPP now has a Facebook page! There will be regular updates, peat-related news and photographs from the project.
You can find us here: www.facebook.com/YorkshirePeatPartnership
Restoring the North York Moors Part 2!
31/ 01/ 2012
Gareth Jenkins from the Sustainable North York Moors blog has filmed our restoration officer Peter Christopherson for the second installment about the restoration work taking place in the region.
Restoration work underway
14/ 12/ 2011
Hibernation isn’t an option for YPP! Winter is our busiest season as this is the time of year when, as well as surveying, we appoint 
contractors to do the restoration work on sites where surveys have been completed and Restoration Plans have been agreed.
Despite the wind and snow, peatland restoration work has begun on 3 sites over the last few weeks with at least 3 more sites due to have work started on them very soon.
Conservationists call for urgent restoration of UK peatlands!
08/ 12/ 2011
A recent article published in the Guardian website discusses the new report published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The report warns that by losing just 5% of British peatlands would equal the UK's annual carbon emission and risk climate targets. Click here to read the report in full.
Sustainability blog in the North York Moors films the Yorkshire Peat Partnership at work
02/ 12/ 2011
Gareth Jenkins the creator of the Sustainable North York Moors blog has filmed Peter Christopherson our restoration officer for the North York Moors out on the moors talking about peatland restoration and the wider sustainability issues that peatland restoration addresses.
Thank you!
29/ 07/ 2011
A big thank you to all the volunteers that assisted with surveying this July. Restoration Officers have surveyed an area of moorland the size of around 5250 football pitches this month and all the help is much appreciated.
Another survey underway
05/ 07/ 2011
Restoration Officers have begun surveying again in the Yorkshire Dales.
IUCN UK Peatlands Conference
20/ 06/ 2011
The YPP team attended the second annual IUCN UK Peatlands Conference in Stirling.
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Restoration work - Winter 2011
24/ 03/ 2011
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YPP grip blocking, gully blocking and bare peat restoration has all taken place this winter in the Yorkshire Dales, Nidderdale and the North York Moors.
Steering Group
22/ 03/ 2011
The latest steering group meeting for the project was held in the Yorkshire Dales.
Over 3000 hectares surveyed this winter
14/ 03/ 2011
YPP staff have made the most of the (mostly) snow-free winter months of 2011 and have surveyed over 3000 hectares of moorland between January and March.
The Dalesman
01/ 10/ 2010
The October edition of The Yorkshire Dalesman contained a 4 page article on the work of the Yorkshire Peat Partnership entitled "Restoring our vital Peatlands".
