New generation of peatland champions
PEAT+ is investing in the future of of peatland restoration as graduate students join Atlantic Technological University student placement programme
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Local wool put to the test in innovative peatland restoration trial
A new peatland restoration trial at Slievenanee Mountain in the Antrim Hills is exploring whether locally sourced wool can help restore damaged blanket bog.
Exciting discovery at a recently restored peatland site near Omagh
A Neolithic or Bronze Age burial Cairn, estimated to be around 3,000 - 5,000 years old, has been discovered at The Murrins Area of Special Scientific Interest, near Omagh, during peatland…
€19.2 million cross-border peatland restoration project launched
A major €19.2 million cross-border project to restore peatlands, enhance biodiversity and combat climate change has been officially launched on World Wetlands Day (2nd February) at Lough Neagh…
Ulster Wildlife welcomes long-overdue Peatland Strategy, but delivery will be the real test
Ulster Wildlife welcomes the publication today of the long-overdue Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy to 2040 by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), but warns…
Peatland restoration training upskills over 30 local contractors in Northern Ireland
As peatland restoration efforts across Northern Ireland continue to expand, over 30 local contractors and restoration practitioners have gained vital hands-on training to support this critical…