I’ll get straight to it – I think bugs are the underdogs of peatlands, and that’s what this blog post is all about – changing perceptions of bugs on bogs and championing their ecological…

In 2011, the UK Government set a voluntary target for the use of peat in amateur horticulture to be phased out by 2020. In 2021, Defra launched a consultation on whether the use of peat in…

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…

From bog pools to carbon cool: peatlands in the hot seat