Fieldwork comes with some amazing encounters. Here's a snapshot of the #Wildlife we've spotted during our current #Peatland survey in the northern #Yorkshire Dales. #GreatNorthBog #PeatlandRestoration

Just another day doing a #Peatland survey... until #Pennywise starts rustling around in the bracken. Suddenly much less interested in ground-truthing. 🎈👀 #IT #GreatNorthBog

Last week we shared a picture of a dry #Sphagnum. Well since then, it rained! Sphagnum is back 😎!! It just shows how good it is to have a widespread Sphagnum carpet #GreatNorthBog #SphagnumMonday #ClimateChange #Carbon

We definitely need more rain 🙏🏻💦 however it is good to see that our work is helping to keep the hills wet. Slowing the flow of water is especially important in prolonged dry weather, but is also important after heavy rain as it can reduce erosion 😊 #peatland

It is still dry as a bone out there. On intensively managed #Peatlands, even Sphagnum struggles. The water table is way too low. We need to restore these landscapes to make them more resilient to climate change. #GreatNorthBog #SphagnumMonday #ClimateChange

Defra’s Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme, administered by @naturalengland.bsky.social has enabled a massive step change in peatland restoration right across the #GreatNorthBog. 1/2

Glorious bog pools full of S. cuspidatum in the North York Moors. These pools were formed after dams were installed 3 years ago. An important source of water for the wildlife in an otherwise dry landscape #SphanumMonday #GreatNorthBog #Peatland

We’re looking for an apprentice to support practical nature conservation work in Yorkshire. During the 18-month apprenticeship you’ll work with both Yorkshire Peat Partnership & Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Northwest Reserves team. Find out more and apply at www.ydmt.org/apprenticesh... #GreatNorthBog

No, we are not on our way to throw a ring into a volcano! Just kicking off our annual NFC monitoring campaign #PeatlandMonitoring #GreatNorthBog #LOTR

Our lovely colleague, Lucy C, left us for distant shores yesterday and we will miss her creativity and wit across our social media platforms - have fun on your travels, mate.

S. cuspidatum slowly colonising one of our many #ReflectingPool. #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog #Peatland

You may remember @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social blogged about joining a @universityofleeds.bsky.social School of Geography bog pool study with two @nationaltrust.org.uk restoration sites (and a tiny hovercraft) in the @yorkshiredales.org.uk Read the updated blog with early analysis & good news! 👇 1/2

We recently visited a site that was restored about 2 years ago in the Yorkshire Dales. Sphagnum plugs are doing great! #PeatlandRestoration #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog

A swarm of marsh-orchids in a Bure valley fen. Once good for Fen Narrow-leaved Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp schoenophila (or whatever it’s called this week), but now largely consumed by the Southern Marsh pop, likely due to fen drying bringing the sspp closer. Butterflies too.

One of the few moths I can easily ID, the Chimney Sweeper, flying during the day in field full of Pignut, on which its larvae feed.

Branched Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) in full flower today in the New Forest. It was striking that the early-season flowers had failed to set in the cool spell we had, but the current ones are producing fruit.

Chuffed to spot these Two-flowered Rush (Juncus biglumis) in flower - still little more than an inch high! High altitude flush, Beinn Ghlas, Lawers range

As part of the #PeatConf26 in Swansea, we visit forest-to-bog restoration sites. Happy to see that #Sphagnum was back! #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

"Poorly thought through" putting wildlife & homes at risk. We’ve objected in principle to the Calderdale Energy Park's proposal for Walshaw Moor. Read more & join our advocacy mailing list: www.ywt.org.uk/news/yorkshire-wildlife-trust-calls-calderdale-energy-park-proposals-poorly-thought-through-it

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust calls the Calderdale Energy Park proposals “poorly thought through” as it objects in principle to the development | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust supports the government’s target to reach net zero; however, it has significant concerns about the proposed wind farm on Walshaw Moor and the precedent it sets.

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Great first day at #PeatConf26! Looking forward to site visits tomorrow.

After the wildfire near the Snake Pass summit at the beginning of May, our science team returned to the site to check on the sphagnum plugs we planted in the area over the winter. While our plastic monitoring equipment had melted in the heat of the fire, 98% of the sphagnum plugs didn't burn away.

ICYMI we've just created a leaflet to highlight all the #Peatland habitat on the Dales Way - if you're walking the Way (or just interested in peat), you can find it online and in @yorkshiredales.org.uk visitor centres: www.yppartnership.org.uk/Peaty-dales-... #GreatNorthBog

Are you walking the Dales Way this summer? Get the lowdown on the #PreciousPeatlands you’ll encounter in the #GreatNorthBog with @yorkshirepeat.bsky.social’s Peaty Dales Way leaflet - thanks to @yorkshiredales.org.uk for funding this. www.yppartnership.org.uk/Peaty-dales-way

The peat team out of their natural habitat (the #GreatNorthBog) but not out of their element (drizzle) exploring @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Park Gill. Plenty of unfamiliar botanical interest (and also drizzle) to round out a team meeting.

We recently attended the Educate North Awards, where our project with @manchester.ac.uk, Peatfix, won an award for a sustainable green initiative! #GreatNorthBog #PeatlandRestoration

We have some dates for our Blanket Bog Indicator Species and Introducing Sphagnum Mosses short courses - book now to make sure of your place: www.yppartnership.org.uk/train-yorksh... #GreatNorthBog

Tadpoles and Sphagnum! 🐸 #SphagnumMonday #GreatNorthBog #Frog #Spring

An immensely happy birthday to Sir David Attenborough on his century from the whole YPP team - he has been a huge inspiration to us all. Here is our leader, Rosie, meeting him at @yorkswildlife.bsky.social's Askham Bog. Absolutely *none* of us are jealous...

ICYMI, lovely blog post from our Lucy Cardy about bugs on bogs: www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lucy-ca... #GreatNorthBog

Bugs on bogs... | Yorkshire Peat Partnership

I’ll get straight to it – I think bugs are the underdogs of peatlands, and that’s what this blog post is all about – changing perceptions of bugs on bogs and championing their ecological importance. T...

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Under the @severntrentwater.bsky.social -funded Moor Water project, our Science & Monitoring team conducted monitoring to assess the survival and growth of Sphagnum plugs, and progress being made towards achieving Favourable Condition for blanket bog. www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/__data/asset...