Yorkshire Peat Partnership
Sphagnum with spores © Lizzie Shepherd
Yorkshire Peat Partnership
Yorkshire Peat Partnership is restoring peatlands in the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and northern parts of the South Pennines.
About us
Sundew and sphagnum © Lizzie Shepherd
Peat forms in waterlogged, acidic conditions and is made up of the remains of plants such as sphagnum moss and cottongrass. Because of the conditions, when those plants die, they do not decompose fully and instead become peat. Peatlands are wetland landscapes characterised by saturated organic soils made of these dead and decaying plants. There are three major peatland habitats in the UK: blanket bog, lowland raised mire, and fen. We are working on blanket bog.
Coir logs controlling water flow in gullies © Lizzie Shepherd
Bog blog
Explore blanket bog, the Cinderella habitat, through blog posts from our colleagues and partners...
Why restore peatlands?
Peatland restoration takes a lot of time and costs a lot of money. So why are we so committed?
The Amazon on our doorstep
Andrew Fagg - Media Officer for one of our partners, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority - takes a look at blanket bog restoration…
A year in peat...
Our Communications Officer considers what he's learned about peat since he started.
Blanket bog is an ombrotrophic peatland habitat - that means it depends on rain, snow, hail and fog for all of its nutrients. You can find out about the amazing places and beautiful species we work in and around on our habitats and species page.
Get involved
YPP and volunteers carrying sphagnum © Ben Queenborough
We estimate there are around 70,000 hectares of blanket bog in Yorkshire and that around 80% of Yorkshire's blanket bog is damaged in some way.
Give Peat a Chance
Oughtershaw © Alistair Lockett
You can hear us talking about our work over on our bogcasts page.