Summary of our mini-review in the @journalofecology.bsky.social. Our work explores the extremes of cation availablity from the oceanic bogs of the Falklands to the the Sudeten mountains where concentrations are two orders of magnitude lower. jecologyblog.com/2026/07/16/e... @biogeo-josh.bsky.social

Exploring the extremes of cation availability

Jonathan Ritson, who worked at the University of Manchester during this research, discusses his article: Cation responses to global changes alter ecological processes in ombrotrophic systems In bog…

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New paper out, co-led with @jpritson.bsky.social! "Cation responses to global changes alter ecological processes in ombrotrophic systems" doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Cation responses to global changes alter ecological processes in ombrotrophic systems

Ombrotrophic bogs, which store large amounts of carbon as peat, receive all their mineral nutrition through deposition, making them particularly sensitive to cation-displacing global changes. Here, w...

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swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor... There is a new role out for the Welsh National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP) for all you peaty people who are looking for a role in GIS/Remote Sensing/Modelling. Lots of very positive peatland action in Wales and a great time to get involved!

Welsh ‘Bogfather’ wins prestigious Lindsay award #PeatConf26 @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social. Dr Peter Jones said he dedicates his work protecting and restoring peatlands for the benefit of future generations. naturalresources.wales/about-us/new... @natreswales.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social

Our next #webinar will feature @peatymike.bsky.social from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Migneint Bog #LTE in #Wales that has been going since 2011. Register for it: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Peatbog #Restoration 🌏

#ElanValley peatland restoration survived despite being surrounded by recent fire. Thanks for photo Elan Valley Trust. It shows your impactful work restoring wet peatland habitat as part of #WalesPeatlandAction efforts Funded by Welsh Government @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Minor work update in that I am joining the @britishecologicalsociety.org Journal of Applied Ecology as an associate editor. Photo of my applying some ecology in preparation for the journal role. 'Who benefits?' is a great starting point when thinking about journal choice for a paper and...

Full write up on linked in of a recent tour of the Snake Pass wildfire. Key messages Rewetted areas acted as refugia but not fire breaks Mowing heather did create fire breaks but more recently mowed patches created problems with smouldering fires www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

An interesting day at Hafod Elwy with @peatlandcymru.bsky.social colleagues surveying recovery at a forest to bog restoration site. Rapid colonisation of sphagnum cuspidatum is great to see in the pools with hummock forming species also doing well!

Otherworldly sphagnum waterfall cascading over a ledge. Out sampling with @biogeo-josh.bsky.social

Daffodil season down the allotment

An enjoyable day on Cors Fochno has ended with me being treated for suspected Lyme disease. Occupational hazard, I guess, but we did get to see some impressive sphagnum pools!

Back from Aviemore after organising field training in winter environments. Note the colleagues behind bowing down to my superior crampon technique

Make a difference! Join the dynamic and successful NPAP team, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon Submit by 1/3/26 £41K to over £44K swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/vacancyinfor.... Welsh verbal skills required to deal with our valued partners. @natreswales.bsky.social #GreenJobs #jobs #Wales #environment

Happy elfcup season to all who celebrate

#InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience Karen Wilkinson, Survey and Monitoring Team Leader for the Peatland Programme is one of the #WomenInScience contributing to future generations, aiming for #HighNatureLowCarbon through #WalesPeatlandAction. @natreswales.bsky.social @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Finally updating contact details and affiliations - now "lead specialist advisor" for peatlands at Natural Resources Wales. Get in touch if you want to develop research proposals in Wales. We have sites of ongoing and future restoration, friendly people and so much data...

🌱 Today we’re launching our State of Natural Resources Report - our biggest assessment of the health of Wales’ natural environment. Read our report on our website, together with Bridges to the Future, created in collaboration with @futuregencymru.bsky.social More 👉 https://orlo.uk/50hdT

Check out our new article in The Conversation highlighting strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ditches and canals 💦 🌱🚜 @peatymike.bsky.social @jpritson.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-to-cut-h...

How to cut harmful emissions from ditches and canals – new research

Ditches and canals can be climate heroes.

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Make a difference! Can you turn complex ecological data into clear insights for Wales Peatland Action? Become our Specialist Peatland Biodiversity Metric & Reporting Advisor! £42K-£46K+ Closes 28/01/26 swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/vacancyinfor... #jobs @natreswales.bsky.social #HighNatureLowCarbon

First update from STOTEN in a while. Yet none of these ongoing issues are obvious from STOTEN's homepage. I'd be annoyed if I had been unaware and published with them in the past year.

Final data downloads from the GGR-Peat Featherbed site. As well as the weather station we have 54 dipwells logged at 15 min resolution for four years = 7.5 million data points!

Data starting to come in from our Bezos Earth Fund project looking at sphagnum and methanotrophy. If nothing else we had fun playing with the bubble columns!

Fantastic job: Specialist Advisor in Peatland Habitat Monitoring. Join the dynamic Wales peatland team to lead ecological survey & monitoring elements. £41K-£44K+ p/a. Closing 14/12/2025. Go for it! swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor... @natreswales.bsky.social #GreenJobs #environment #Wales

Make 2026 the year you become our Specialist Advisor in Peatland Hydrology! Join the dynamic Wales peatland team as technical lead for peatland hydrology monitoring. £41K-£44K+ p/a. Closing 14/12/2025. Go for it! swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor... #jobs @natreswales.bsky.social #Wales

New analysis of 1960s land use maps, many created by schoolchildren and students, reveals fresh insights on the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth in England and Wales. www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c... 🧪 1/ #maps #LandUse

Want a breath of fresh air? Join the peatland team! 3 perfect posts to make a positive difference monitoring the success of the peatland restoration programme expanding Wales-wide. Salary £36,246 - £39,942. Closing 3/12/2025. Go for it! swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor... #GreenJobs #Wales

Interested in peatlands and biogeochemistry? Like fieldwork? Then come and do a PhD at @livunigeog.bsky.social supervised by me, @rchiverrell.bsky.social, Jenny Williamson (@ukceh.bsky.social eh.bsky.social) + Dewi Davies (@nationaltrust.org.uk ltrust.org.uk) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk. "Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands" All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!

Wrapping up the GGR-Peat project just in time before the gas collars were subsumed into sphagnum hummocks!