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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.
Exploring blanket bog management
15/ 04/ 2013
Phoebe Morton a PhD student researching blanket bog management alternatives as part of the Defra funded project led by Dr Andreas Heinemeyer at the Stockholm Institute, University of York has produced a fantastic poster.
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
Unmanned aerial vehicle takes flight over the Yorkshire Dales
12/ 10/ 2012
An exciting new pilot study has been launched at Cray Moss; a National Trust peatland site in the YorkshireDalesNational Park. Along with the Yorkshire Peat Partnership which restores damaged peatlands and the National Trust, the Science and Technology Facilities Council have flown an unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV over the site in order to capture high resolution photography of the landscape stretching over kilometres.
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.
