Yorkshire Peat Partnership

A tiny hovercraft used for scientific research on restored peatlands.

ICYMI, we're helping to monitor how microbial activity and GHG emissions change in response to peatland restoration in the #GreatNorthBog - find out more in our blog post:
www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/gautier...

The image captures a scenic view of the Yorkshire Dales in England. The foreground features a rocky, grassy hillside with limestone outcroppings. Taller grasses and small yellow flowers are scattered amongst the rocks. A low, stone wall runs along part of the lower left side of the frame. Beyond the hillside, a lush green valley stretches into the distance. The valley floor is punctuated with clusters of trees, creating a patchwork of woodland and open meadows. A large, gently rising hill dominates the horizon under a blue sky speckled with fluffy white clouds. Sunlight casts shadows across the landscape, highlighting the varying terrain. Credit: Graham Standring

Heading to #Ingleborough or #Whernside next week? We're planning to transport material with helicopters onto the two peaks, starting 29/9/25 weather dependent.

👷Please follow instructions from contractors on the ground who will be manning footpaths to ensure your safety.

@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social

Bogged down in carbon: adventures in peatland pools | Yorkshire Peat Partnership From bog pools to carbon cool: peatlands in the hot seat

Ever wondered how soggy landscapes can help fight climate change? 🌍💧

Immerse yourself in the carbon-storing magic of peatland pools in @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social 's latest blog. 👇

yppartnership.org.uk/blog/gautier-nicoli/bogged-down-carbon-adventures-peatland-pools

When old meets new. Two restoration interventions, 10 years apart. The timber dam has been overgrown by #Sphagnum and #Cottongrass. We then added a coir log to improve water retention in some part of the gully. #PeatlandRestoration #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

Before and after shots of two hags on a restoration site in @yorkshiredales.org.uk - what a difference a week makes in the #GreatNorthBog!

Great to be in Westminster talking #Peatlands & the #GreatNorthBog with Minister @marycreagh.bsky.social yesterday. Thanks to all who gave their time & attention to listen to us making the case for for #Restoration, and to @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Rachael Bice for making that case so eloquently.

Some updates from the #MegaBog at Cliffe Castle Museum: it's doing great! A lot of #Sphagnum, a lot of sedges! Much green, #MuchWow! #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

Classic traffic jam in the Dales 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑 #Sheep #PeatlandRestoration #GreatNorthBog

S. subnitens and S. fallax 👍

Yes probably at least 4. Which ones though?! :)

A fantastic hummock among the sedges. How many different #Sphagnum species can you identify? 🕵️ #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

Although it's not part of the #GreatNorthBog, it's always great to get to Potteric Carr. Today we shared our work with @yorkswildlife.bsky.social members - lovely to meet so many of you! (wind meant our displays had to be more horizontal than usual).

Great news for Ingleborough (and its visitors)!

Ladybirds helping out with the monitoring on one of the newly installed rain gauges - they can confirm it's raining in the #GreatNorthBog! Find out more about our monitoring: www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-...

Sphagnum and drosera in a wet scottish woodland. #Sphagnum is everywhere 😶 #SphagnumMonday

If you're visiting the #GreatNorthBog this weekend, please leave the BBQ at home, no naked flames, no smoking, no litter - we don't want another fire destroying wildlife, livelihoods or our #PreciousPeatlands.

The North York Moors fire will be devastating to wildlife - thank you to everyone tirelessly tackling the blaze, from the fire service and volunteers to local land managers.

Our countryside is incredibly dry, please:
🔥Do not light a BBQ or stoves anywhere
🔥Take all your litter home
🔥No smoking

It has been three years since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector, yet there is still no sign of legislation to enact the ban: www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...
#GreatNorthBog

#SphagnumMonday

A nice, comfy #Sphagnum carpet to rest on after the long weekend. Also: the rain is back! Which will make all the species in our #Peatlands very happy! 🌧️ #GreatNorthBog

Magnificent sphagnum hammock on Swarth Moor this afternoon - what a beast! #GreatNorthBog

Monitoring Ure Dales | Yorkshire Peat Partnership We (Emma, Gautier and I) are on some peatland in a side dale off Wensleydale to set up five monitoring plots as part of the Ure Dales project (more on why this is important later) funded by Defra's La...

The @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social is setting up plots for the monitoring season. It’s important that we monitor the effects of restoration to understand how our interventions are working & how they may be improved.

yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-marquis/monitoring-ure-dales

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Some lovely sphagnum carpets on Fleet Moss yesterday, still wet and springy despite the dry weather we've had in the #GreatNorthBog.

Not a Sphagnum but still pretty cool: a (blue) violet ground beetle

Lovely little clip of a sphagnum carpet and some sundews in the #GreatNorthBog. The sphagnum is a bit crispy in patches but it will recover.

Say hello to our little friends! Plenty of reptiles and amphibians in the #GreatNorthBog!

Sundew overload!!! Barely enough room left for #Sphagnum 😄 #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

On Your Farm - Planting Hope in the Uplands - BBC Sounds Rose Ferraby explores a Yorkshire upland farm where they are cultivating sphagnum moss.

ICYMI, hear our Beth Thomas and our partners, Kingsdale Head Farm and Woodland Trust, talking about a slightly different approach to upland management on Radio 4's On Your Farm: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

CJS Training Directory - Countryside Management Techniques Short Courses Typical countryside management courses include: Sustainable Woodland Management, Coastal Dune Management, Ponds for Wildlife, Managing for Biodiversity.

Training: @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social: YPP Training: Monitoring Peatlands
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We went back to a site that was restored about 2 years ago. It is very nice to see nice Sphagnum-rich pools have formed next to the peat dams. Sphagnum plugs are also doing great (now more than 200 times their initial size). Happy times 😀 #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog