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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

It's #InsectWeek, so let's hear it for all our bog-loving species. Peatlands support very specialised biodiversity, and restoring our peatlands helps provide a brighter future for species such as Large Heath butterflies bit.ly/4loL0sD #Peatlands #Biodiversity 📷 Stephen Barlow and Nick Littlewood

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

#BogDay is fast approaching bringing the opportunity to celebrate bogs, fens, swamps & marshes. The annual event is held this year on 27th July bogday.org Send details of your events/celebrations to info@iucn.org.uk - we'd love to share your ideas. #BogDay #CelebratePeatlands #PeatSky

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! How are you celebrating? Let's see your pictures. Find out just some of the many benefits of this amazing habitat in our leaflet, "What's so special about Peatlands". tinyurl.com/tahhvdha #Peatsky Photo: Laurie Campbell, NatureScot

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Thanks so much, Alice, for contributing to the session, and making it such an excellent event. The recording c an be watched back here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzel... #Peatsky #Webinar

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme/ Environment Agency Water Research Seminars - Water Quality.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

ICYMI, the recording from our #SphagnumPlanting webinar is now available to view on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvxJ... Many thanks to all our speakers, who made this a really informative and interesting event. #PeatSky

Flyer with gold background and white text advertising an online Sphagnum planting webinar. Flyer has two images - a Sphagnum plug plant in the palm of a person's hand in the bottom left and a tray of Sphagnum plug plants in the top right.

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Mike Peacock @peatymike.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Incredible images from @fdraper.bsky.social's drone flying. Here's a lovely view of Sphagnum recolonising the recently rewetted "Mini Moss" raised bog site.

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Peat-free Partnership @peatfree.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Happy #WildWednesday! We often use these photos from Gaick we took during the @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social conference to show #peatland restoration. Ending peat sales would mean the #nature and #climate benefits afforded by these efforts wouldn't be undermined by extraction elsewhere.

A photo looking into the vast landscape of a peatland in Gaick, Scotland, with a small brown dog running towards the camera.

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Convention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · 12/05/2025

🌿 Peatlands are among the most powerful natural allies in tackling the global climate, biodiversity, and water crises. Parties to the Convention on Wetlands have long recognized their importance. www.ramsar.org/news/scaling...

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Three #Peatland roles available with @peatlandcymru.bsky.social. Applications close 26th May National Peatland Action Programme Team Leader bit.ly/4daaUgG Peatland Data Support Team Leader bit.ly/4kiSUmU Survey and Monitoring Team Leader bit.ly/4kdTMsN #NationalPeatlandAction #PeatSky

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@PeatlandCymru @peatlandcymru.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

👇Listen to Deputy FIrst Minister, @huwirrancadaviesms.bsky.social inspiring message to peatland practitioners in Wales. 30 practitioners from 14 projects/ organisations spent two great days learning and collaborating. @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @discoverelan.bsky.social

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

📣Call for Conference 2025 #Posters. If you would like to present a peatland-themed poster, please send the title of the poster and a short abstract (max. 150 words) to info@iucn.org.uk. Deadline for abstracts - 1st September. Posters should be portrait in format and A0 in size if possible. #PeatSky

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

📣We're delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2025 Conference! This year, the annual event takes us to the Ebrington Hotel in the old walled city of Derry~Londonderry in Northern Ireland where we’ll be exploring the theme, ‘Water Connections: from Source to Sea’ bit.ly/4kuPvST

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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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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

While a ban on using #Peat in horticulture has not yet been implemented, consumers have the choice to use a wide range of #PeatFree media for growing. Check out the snaps from the IUCN UK PP team of their plants, trees, herbs and vegetables living their best peat-free lives. #BankHoliday #PeatFree

Collage of eight photo images of plants, herbs, trees and vegetables grown in peat-free media.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Some colourful #MondayMotivation brought today from Jane, IUCN UK Peatland Programme Manager. Jane loves the creativity used to bring our stunning #Peatlands to life, from craft to film, to the written word. Our #PeatlandCinema from #PeatConf24 brought together many of these elements bit.ly/3Z2VR2B

Person sitting on a colourful blanket of moss samples made from wool. Person is pointing at a sign that says Be More Moss.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Do you receive our newsletter? Our free online bulletins will be dropping into inboxes every two months. Sign up here bit.ly/3HlQlP9 If you would like to include your #Peatland news in our bulletin contact info@iucn.org.uk. Deadline for May edition is 8th May. #ENews #Updates #Peatlands

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has successfully passed through its first stage, and is now headed to the World Conservation Congress for debate. Find out more about why this is an important development bit.ly/4jsMOA6 #Peatlands #Definition

Person wearing a hat kneeling on vegetation by a bog pool. They are taking measurements in the water with an instrument. The sun is shining.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Some #MondayMotivation from Director, Emma. Emma will be speaking at the upcoming @britishecologicalsociety.org workshop on peatland resilience. The event is fully booked for in-person attendees, but you can still book a place online bit.ly/4327Hwi #Peatlands #Resilience #Climate

Person kneeling between rocks and vegetation and is looking into a bog pool. The sun is shining.

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@PeatlandCymru @peatlandcymru.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Climate change is expected to increase wildfire devastation. It was good to see that recent peatland restoration by rewetting, at Llyn Gorast, Tywi, proved to be a firebreak. @natreswales.bsky.social #WelshGovernment #HighNatureLowCarbon #WalesPeatlandAction naturalresources.wales/about-us/new...

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@PeatlandCymru @peatlandcymru.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

#Peatland restoration is growing. Will it be part of your future? To learn more about NRW’s new supply framework and how Business Wales can support you, register for free: ymgynghori.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/national-pea... #WalesPeatlandAction #HighNatureLowCarbon #WelshGovernment #BusinessWales

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

TWO new opportunities available for working in #Peatlands. #PeatlandResearcher at Kew, deadline 20/04/2025 bit.ly/43UYlDC #CommunicationsOfficer - Peatlands with Lancashire Wildlife Trust, deadline 05/05/2025 bit.ly/3Ec6Hwd

Road sign with the words, "Job Vacancy Just Ahead".

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International Peatland Society @peatlands.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Peatlands International 1.2025 was sent to all IPS members today. Join us still today to read our magazine four times a year! 😊 www.peatlands.org/join-us #peatlands #peat #unfccc #cop30 #gysinge Cover picture by Scott Webb

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Communications and Engagement Lead, Rose, has volunteered as reserve convenor on a lowland raised bog for over 15 years. Each year brings new discoveries, and sharing those discoveries, particularly with young people, is hugely motivating. What's your #MondayMotivation? #Peatlands #Engagement

Group of young people looking at invertebrates on a lowland raised bog.

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Yorkshire Peat Partnership @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Here's a little teaser for some of the amazing art you can see (and also hear) at our ACE Bogs exhibition, opening on 12th April at Ilkley Manor House. www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-... There'll be an online version going live this weekend too! #GreatNorthBog #PreciousPeatlands

Closeup photograph of crowberry - a dwarf shrub with red stems and resinous green leaves - by Juliet Klottrup.

Colourful illustration of moorland with trees in the background by Naseem Darby.

Section of a panel showing Sarah Smout's poem "Bog breathing" illustrated with abstract pictures of bog life.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Would you like your #Peatland stories and resources featured at #COP15Zimbabwe? #PeatlandPavilion will be stopping off at #RamsarCOP as part of its world tour. Submit your content by the end of May - see video (sound up!) tinyurl.com/56ezjv56, or submit here tinyurl.com/3dfzbak2 🎬Richard Lindsay

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Virtual Peatlands Pavilion World Tour 2025 promotional video

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Researchers from the UKRI Greenhouse Gas Peat project are running a series of FREE workshops in May discussing #Peatland management decisions across different landscales. 14th May, Aberystwyth bit.ly/3Ek82kt 20th May, Ely bit.ly/4jsKCIK 21st May, Glossop bit.ly/3G2VzCm 📷 Shutterstock

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Have you registered for our free #webinar yet? Sphagnum planting in peatland restoration: Science and practice perspectives, 30th April, 2025 - 10:30 - 12:00 GMT. Find out more and register tinyurl.com/mr2982yx #Peatland #Science #Policy #Practice

Flyer with gold background promoting webinar on sphagnum planting in peatland restoration. Picture of tray of plug plants in top right of flyer. Picture of sphagnum plug plant held in the palm of a hand in bottom left of flyer.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Last July, the #FlowCountry achieved @unesco.org World Heritage status. To celebrate, and raise funds for the Flow Country Partnership, #Peatland scientist, Roxanne Anderson, is undertaking an incredible 110km run on April 18th, World Heritage Site Day.🏃‍♀️‍➡️ 👉 bit.ly/3G367RS 📷 Roxanne Anderson

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We welcomed three new reports from Natural England this week that have important implications for the future of peatland conservation in England. We've summarised key points from these reports, and also updated our #Burning Position Statement bit.ly/3RvO74X #Peatlands #Policy 📷 Emma Goodyer

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Given the unequivocal need for a ban on the use of peat in the horticulture industry, it is very disappointing to see this news released yesterday by the Royal Horticultural Society www.rhs.org.uk/advice/peat/... #PeatFree #Horticulture 📷 Charles Warner

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Looking for a role in #Peatlands? @natreswales.bsky.social is recruiting a Peatland Specialist to advise on the impact of development planning applications on peat habitats and peat soils. Application deadline is 17th April 2025, with flexible location. For more information see lnkd.in/eNSvR74m

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@PeatlandCymru @peatlandcymru.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Thanks! 👏 At the end of another winter season of peatland restoration, here’s an opportunity to thank the #WalesPeatlandAction practitioners and contractors. They are our national land healers aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Some #MondayMotivation from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme team. What inspires you about #Peatlands? More on the work of the #PeatlandCode www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/peatland-cod...

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are delighted to offer another FREE #webinar, taking place on 30th April at 10.30 am (GMT), as part of our committment to sharing #PeatlandRestoration best practice. Sphagnum planting in peatland restoration: Science and practice perspectives bit.ly/4kyTqOy #Peat #Sphagnum #KnowledgeExchange

Sphagnum plug plant in the palm of a hand.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone working to restore and safeguard #Peatlands across all of Ireland. We are thrilled #PeatConf25 will be hosted in Derry~Londerry this year. Booking coming soon bit.ly/4kuPvST 📷 Bog pools at Cuilcagh Mountain SAC. Credit: Paul Corbett

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📣 New publication! Our latest #Briefing document, covering the issue of tracks and roads on peatlands, is now available on our website. Read Networks of change: Tracks and roads on peatlands bit.ly/3Fx9xMq #Policy #Science #Peatlands 📷 Richard Lindsay

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The workshop will include a summary of the UK Peatland Strategy Progress Report 2024 from IUCN UK Peatland Programme Director @emmahinchliffe.bsky.social

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Today on #IWD2025 we link hands with all the #Women #AcceleratingAction across the world to protect the #Environment. We thank all those that came before us and hope that we are making the path easier for all those that come after us. Discover our work www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Have you signed up for our free #WaterResearch webinar on 26 March? Hosted by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Environment Agency, this two-hour webinar will focus on the importance of peatland #Hydrological function. More info tinyurl.com/ctdy6bzs #Peat #KnowledgeExchange #Webinar

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Peatland ECR Action Team @peatlandecr.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

🚨 #PeatECR don’t miss your chance to apply for the 2025 #PeatNeeds microgrants! 🗓️ Applications for the first round of funding closes Friday March 7. Send us your wish list, before you head off into the field! 🐸🕷️🌱💦🫧 ℹ️ More info on requirements and conditions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1O6J...

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Today is #WorldWildlifeDay, a perfect day to celebrate #PeatlandBiodiversity. Peatlands support a range of specialist flora and fauna. #PeatlandRestoration is vital to protect these species from a range of threats. What's your favourite #PeatlandWildlife? #SpeciesShowcase tinyurl.com/3p278j3a

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St. David's Day, and thanks to everyone working to restore and safeguard #Peatlands across #Wales. Find out more about the work of the National Peatland Action Programme bit.ly/3FdX67W #WalesPeatlandAction 📷 Emma Goodyer.

Person standing to the left of an interpretation panel in Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, Wales. Several people wearing coats with hoods up are stood near to the interpretation panel.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Yesterday the 7th #CarbonBudget was published. Here is our breakdown of what it says about the role of #Peatlands on the journey to #NetZero and our analysis of what is missing bit.ly/4h3qMC9 UK Peatlands Strategy Progress Report 2024 here tinyurl.com/335kdmwx 📷Natural England, Peter Roworth

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Our #WaterResearch seminar series continues next month with a discussion on #Hydrology. Prof. David Large, Dr. Ros Tratt, Dr. Pete Jones, and Prof. Joe Holden will join a panel to bring fascinating insights and answer your questions. #PeatlandHydrology Information and registration bit.ly/4301otJ

Headshots of four speakers for water reserach seminar to be held online on 26th March 2025. Picture of fast-moving wetland in the background.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Have you contributed to the public consultation on how biodiversity quantification could be applied in #NatureMarkets under the #WoodlandCarbonCode and #PeatlandCode? Today (11.00 pm) is the last opportunity to add your thoughts bit.ly/40DlYyy

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