Filming in the north – who dares wins!
Communicating about nature is part of the story. This post on Scotland’s Nature (23 August 2024) describes how Peatland ACTION’s aim to highlight and share great restoration projects across the country sometimes takes us a long way from home.
What happens on a peatland restoration training course?
Read Restoration Designs for Life (16 August 2024) to find out!
Nothing bog standard about this Scottish peat bog!
This blog post in Scotland’s Nature(2 August 2024) shares the announcement that The Flow Country had been added to the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites. Discover what is so special about peatlands and why The Flow Country deserves World Heritage status.
Fancy a trip to a peatland?
Scotland’s Nature blog post (19 July 2024) We’re all Going on a Peatlands Holiday describes how there is plenty to enjoy on a visit to a bog. It shares sites across Scotland so somewhere there is a bog nature reserve near you! These are also fantastic places for learning and education to [...]
Here be Dragons!
In this Scotland’s Nature post (5 July 2024), Stephen Corcoran, ecologist and Odonata (dragon and damselfly) enthusiast brings the magic of which species we might spot when out and about on Scotland's peatlands during summer days.
Training for success – why we want to help more people get into peatland restoration
NatureScot (27 June 2024) explains why we need to increase the number of people and businesses with the skills and knowledge to carry out the peatland restoration work. Discover how Peatland ACTION’s Workforce Development Team aim to do this, and how you can access training.
Mucky, Messy and Marvellous
If you enjoyed the Royal Highland Show this year, hopefully you didn’t miss Peatland ACTION’s activities in The Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) Centre. Read more about engaging children with Peatland ACTION in this NatureScot post (21 June 2024).
The Butterfly of the Bogs
Read this NatureScot post (7 June 2024) to discover more about a beautiful butterfly that can only live on peatlands – and healthy peatlands at that. If we let our peatlands dry out, the large heath butterfly will have nowhere to live and breed – and that would be very [...]
