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Alice Milner

@alicemmilner.bsky.social
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Professor, Royal Holloway University of London, UK | Interested in #peatlands, #wetwoodlands, #swamps, #carbon and #science-policy | www.wetwoodlands.com | She/her

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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We've written a piece for @uk.theconversation.com accompanying our #PeatQuest study identifying priority questions in #peatland science, explaining how the questions aren't just technical priorities, but encompass communities, livelihoods, power and fairness. theconversation.com/peatlands-ar...
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Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all
Peatlands are central to climate change, yet basic questions remain unanswered. A global research community has mapped out what we most urgently need to know.
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This paper would not exist without the core #PeatQuest team, our amazing co-authors, nor without the hundreds who gave their time to submit questions and those who helped us reach communities we'd otherwise have missed.
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The questions span from the fundamental (What is the global extent of peatlands?) to the transformative (How do we integrate Indigenous knowledge into restoration? How can carbon markets work equitably for local communities?) The full list is available as a community resource. #PeatQuest
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Peatlands store more carbon than the world's forests yet fundamental questions remain unanswered. Today we publish 50 priority research questions, identified by 467 participants from 54 countries #PeatQuest #Peatlands www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Peatland landscape with scattered trees
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BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
On 8th May, our coffee morning is in collaboration with @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social group! Get excited about learning how peatlands and wetlands are affected and how they can help fight climate change! When and where: 10-11 am GMT 8th May on Zoom Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Wet Woodlands Research Network @wetwoodlands.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
3 of our PhD researchers presenting their posters @ #BES2025 Tues 16 Dec @dylanoliver58.bsky.social Wet woodlands as biodiversity assets @stephbatten.bsky.social CH4 fluxes in a temperate wet woodland Wed 17 Dec @eduley.bsky.social Carbon and ecosystem dynamics in peat-forming wet woodlands
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Looking forward to lots of #peatland and #wetland chats at #BES2025 with our thematic session and social. Come and chat to us to find out more about the group and how to get involved!
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Come and work with the InSPIRE project on understanding how proglacial #peatlands lock away carbon as glaciers recede. Details below for this 24-month post-doc position.
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Congratulations @lauraboyall.bsky.social for passing her PhD viva with (very) minor corrections! A unique integration of modern monitoring, palaeoclimate, Bayesian modelling, data model comparisons & sci-pol. Expertly examined by Prof Caitlin Buck & Prof Jonathan Holmes. @rhulgeography.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
And from Roxane Andersen on the connections between #peatland and #river quality, and how peatland restoration can impact & support river health (and vice versa) with some really interesting examples from the Flow County. Important considerations! #peat
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Some fascinating research on how #peatland habitats can deliver for water as well as other ecosystem services - including Laurie Friday on the importance of #ditches for #biodiversity in the Fens.
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Thanks to @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social and Environment Agency for inviting me to speak at their water research seminar series - focussing on nature-based solutions of peat-forming #wetwoodlands, including some of the evidence gaps & research happening on these ecosystems @wetwoodlands.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Visit to Chat Moss area yesterday to plan our new long-term monitoring site with @naturalengland.bsky.social looking at tree establishment and understanding more about trees and #peat in the context of restoration. The work is part of the @wetwoodlands.bsky.social network of monitoring sites.
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Special thanks to @piabenaud.bsky.social @catmoody.bsky.social and @bootlegbryos.bsky.social as great breakout group leads, and our facilitators, including @eduley.bsky.social @dylanoliver58.bsky.social Steph Batten & Mark Heinersdorff
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Fantastic day of insightful discussions and ideas on #peatland #resilience at the @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social workshop yesterday. Excited to collaborate on the next steps with such a great group! @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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Dr Scott J. Davidson @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · 06/05/2025
Our #Peatland Resilience workshop was a success! We managed to have 70 participants across in person + on Zoom take part in all components of the workshop! Big thank you to all speakers + participants! @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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Wet Woodlands Research Network @wetwoodlands.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Beautiful day in the field at Goss Moor discussing all things wet woodland for @eduley.bsky.social PhD! @scootjd.bsky.social @alicemmilner.bsky.social @tomroland.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Lovely day chatting all things #peat wet woodlands for @eduley.bsky.social PhD meeting at Goss Moor Cornwall.Fascinating site & lots of interesting research to understand more about these ecosystems! @scootjd.bsky.social @tomroland.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @wetwoodlands.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Thanks to @peatlandecr.bsky.social for their #PeatNeeds support to @dylanoliver58.bsky.social. It’s a great microgrant scheme for researchers on a tight budget! @wetwoodlands.bsky.social @rhulgeography.bsky.social
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BES - Peatlands and Wetlands group @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Join us for a workshop: #Peatland Resilience Under a Changing Climate: Place, Policy and Practice! 🗓️: May 6 2025 10:00-17:00 📍: @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ in London 💻: online attendance available More details and tickets here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/peat... Please RT!
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Does anyone else still have their lovely #PeatConf24 Sphagnum gift from @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social? I ended up with three and they’re doing surprising well with little (no) input from me! #peat
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Thank you to everyone who has helped us this year: local volunteers collecting data, checking kit and building boardwalk; research colleagues helping with fieldwork, lab and data analysis, and much more. We couldn’t do it without you! #wetwoodlands @wetwoodlands.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Last day of fieldwork for 2024 with download of monitoring data at the Wheatfen #peatland #wetwoodland site. We even got a bit of solstice sunshine! @wetwoodlands.bsky.social
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Hi Hayley, hmmm...it works for me so I'm not sure what's going on there. I'll add your name to the mailing list manually instead!
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Great to hear from @scootjd.bsky.social on his PeatPic and #PeatColours projects looking at greenness across peatlands, and how to involve the community in the research #BES2024
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
For anyone who wants to get involved - read more and join our mailing list here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/membership-c...
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Peatlands and Wetlands - British Ecological Society
The British Ecological Society's Peatlands Research Special Interest Group
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Great to meet lots of peat and wetland folk at the @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social SIG social for #BES2024. Thanks to @scootjd.bsky.social for organising us all!
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BES - Peatlands and Wetlands group @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We are now on Bluesky! If you don't know us already, we are the #peatlands and #wetlands group of the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social We cover all aspects of peatland and wetland science and policy!Give us a follow and we are looking forward to interact with you all! #Peatsky
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Alice Milner @alicemmilner.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I'm heading to Liverpool today for #BES2024 as part of the Peatland and Wetland Special Interest Group team. Come and say hi to me and @scootjd.bsky.social to get involved in @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social #peatlands #wetlands
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