Moorland of "exceptional ecological importance" has been added to a mountain nation reserve in a 62% extension of the site.
It is widely considered to be the largest area of blanket bog in the world and acts as a giant carbon sink, soaking up huge amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
Our friends at Moors for the Future Partnership have produced a great series of five short films to help people understand the multiple benefits of healthy blanket bogs and why they are precious and ...
It is one of the rarest habitats in the world, boasting some of the most intact and extensive blanket bog systems today, dotted with pools and home to an abundance of rare wildlife. The Flow ...
What's so great about bogs you ask? As part of our Let's Plant Moor series with Moors For The Future, Charlotte Kenyon gives an excellent explanation into the benefit of blanket bogs for carbon ...
RSPB Northern Ireland has announced a new initiative to restore lowland raised bogs in the Bann Valley, South Lough Neagh, ...
Presenter Anne McAlpine takes us on a journey from the boreal peatlands of Canada, to the expansive peat plains of Finland and the beautiful blanket bogs of home. Along the way we see Iron Age bog ...
They will be used to build dams on Cuilcagh, which will help restore large areas of degraded blanket bog that are currently emitting carbon. The dams will facilitate the re-wetting of areas which ...
The partnership behind a bid for the Flow Country to receive World Heritage Site status from Unesco has won the ‘Nature and ...