Alice Whittle
@acwhittle.bsky.social
2nd year peatland PhD researcher at the University of Derby, working with Moors for the Future and Severn Trent Water, focusing on the microbial responses to restoration and the functional implication.
1/2 Our team recently snapped these photos of #sphagnum mosses growing in re-wetted areas nr Holme Moss. Sphagnum mosses can hold up to 20x their own weight in water, helping to hold water on the hills in times of both dry weather and extreme rainfall. #Peatlands #SouthPennines #SphagnumMoss
A big thank you to the IPS for supporting my research looking into how the Sphagnum-associated microbiome of plug plants develops over the course of restoration. Watch this space...
International Peatland Society@peatlands.bsky.social · 6mo agoHappy to share the winners of the 2026 Allan Robertson Grants: Brian Kipruto: Rwanda’s peatlands, Rabbirl Mahardika: Soil quality index, Emma Tutt: Peatland fire risk across Canada, and Alice Whittle: Microbial responses to peatland restoration. Info: peatlands.org/about-us/hon... #peatlands #grants
Happy to share the winners of the 2026 Allan Robertson Grants: Brian Kipruto: Rwanda’s peatlands, Rabbirl Mahardika: Soil quality index, Emma Tutt: Peatland fire risk across Canada, and Alice Whittle: Microbial responses to peatland restoration. Info: peatlands.org/about-us/hon... #peatlands #grants
Honours & Grants - International Peatland Society
IPS offers Honorary Membership to its members and, since 2015, the Allan Robertson Grants to students and young professionals. Previously Awards of Excellence were provided. To do honour to a person w...
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How does peatland restoration affect microbes and carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs? Delve into the world of mighty microbes with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social at our next Lapworth Lecture on Mon 24 Nov, available on campus and on Zoom. More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Another monthly monitoring visit successfully complete for the Combs Moss research project, reassuring to see the plugs seem happy after a dry summer. Even had time to work on our Sphagnum ID skills
Great opportunity to share early outputs from the Combs Moss Green Investment project at the @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social conference! Lots of insightful and thought-provoking discussions with the wonderful peatland community @drelliott.net @moorsforthefuture.bsky.social
