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 [...]
How Scotland’s peatlands support our adders
Discover some fascinating information about adders and how our peatland areas support them in this Scotland’s Nature post (3 May 2024).
Healthy peatlands – nature’s firewall
This post in Scotland’s Nature (19 April 2024) shares the surprising fact that the months between March and June are the most likely to see our hills, forests and moors ablaze than any other time of the year. It shares some useful guidelines for wildfire prevention.
Women in STEM – Peatland ACTION leads the way
NatureScot (8 March 2024) celebrated International Women’s Day with some good news! This post shares the fact that 50% of the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) focussed jobs at NatureScot Peatland ACTION are currently held by women. This bucks the UK statistics, where currently less than 30% of these kinds [...]
New film spotlights the benefits of healthy peatlands
A new Peatland ACTION film has just been released that highlights the landscape-scale benefits of peatland restoration across Ben Wyvis and the River Peffrey. This is one of a suite of Peatland ACTION case studies that focus on landowners, managers, and contractors explaining in their own words why they think peatland [...]
