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Keeping the peat on the peatlands
Skipton and Ripon MP, the Rt Hon Julian Smith, visited peatland restoration work in the Yorkshire Dales to see how protecting our peatlands can help people and wildlife.
Why restore peatlands?
Peatland restoration takes a lot of time and costs a lot of money. So why are we so committed?
Bringing peatlands to life
Yorkshire Peat Partnership celebrates another successful year
Peatland Pathways
Peatland Pathways is two days of on-the-bog experience in the Yorkshire Dales for young people curious about green jobs in the peatland restoration sector.
Nature for climate funding achieves peatlands successes
The Government’s Nature for Climate (NfC) funding scheme is drawing to a close in March 2025 (as far as we know) and we at Yorkshire Peat Partnership wanted to take a little time to celebrate what…
Peatland Restoration Practitioner
In August and September of 2025, I was able to take part in the Peatland Restoration Practitioner course, put together and hosted by the Yorkshire Peat Partnership and accredited by LANTRA, and I…
My new roots
Mary moved to Birmingham for her job and has found volunteering with The Wildlife Trust the perfect way to meet new people and put down roots in a new place.
My new life
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Peatland Restoration Practitioner LANTRA
A LANTRA accredited training course delivered by Yorkshire Peat Partnership, led by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Bogged down in carbon: adventures in peatland pools
From bog pools to carbon cool: peatlands in the hot seat
Wetlands
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…