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How to go peat free at home
Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.
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Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Bog asphodel
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
My cup of tea
Filip likes to get stuck in – into waders, into water, into peat – out in nature. Having tried various careers, once Filip dipped his toe into the world of conservation he was hooked and knew he…
Rostrevor photographer’s adorable fox cubs are the face of charity calendar
Two adorable fox cubs captured by Rostrevor photographer Louis McNally are the face of Ulster Wildlife’s 2020 Calendar, which is on sale now to help raise vital funds for local wildlife.
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
How peatland restoration at Cuilcagh is helping to tackle climate change
This winter we worked with local landowners on Cuilcagh Mountain Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to restore precious blanket bog habitat, through funding from the EU Interreg CANN project.…
Blanket bog
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…
New Leaf Compost dig deep for community garden
A huge thank you to New Leaf Compost who have very kindly donated ten tonnes of peat-free compost made from green waste to our Community Wilding Garden at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve.