2/2 You can help curlews and other nesting birds by keeping dogs on a short lead to avoid disturbing their nests, and by keeping the moors safe from wildfire by not lighting BBQs, campfire or smoking near the moors. If you see smoke or fire on the moors, call 999.
#Biodiversity #Peatlands #Curlew
1/2 Happy #WorldCurlewDay!
It’s always a joy to see and hear curlews in the uplands of the Peak District & South Pennines. They have a long curved beak used for finding invertebrates in peat & mud, and a call often described as “bubbling” as it makes the call which gives it its name: “cur-lew!”.
#Buxton #Macclesfield #Derbyshire #Peatlands @peakdistrict.bsky.social @unitedutilities.bsky.social
We're excited to share a trailer for new documentary, After the Smoke Clears.
The film focusses on the impact of the 2025 wildfire in the Goyt Valley, Derbyshire, and the local community who played a vital role in restoring the moorland afterwards.
Watch and read:
open.substack.com/pub/moorsfor...
🎊Happy Birthday to us!🎊
Today we're celebrating 75 years since the #PeakDistrict became the UK's first National Park! 🎂
💚 Let's continue working together to conserve and protect our beautiful park for another 75 years … and beyond!
3/3... by Moors for the Future Partnership, with the Peak District National Park Authority as a key partner and host organisation of the Partnership.
We would love to see your photos and hear your memories of the uplands of the Peak District.
2/3 In 1951, manu upland areas were in a degraded state, due to pollution from industrial centres like #Sheffield and #Manchester which took place during the Industrial Revolution. 75 years later, over 250 square km of peatland has been restored...
1/3 Wishing a very happy birthday to @peakdistrict.bsky.social, which was established 75 years ago today.
The moors of the #PeakDistrict and #SouthPennines have changed significantly over the last 75 years, as these more recent pictures show (2019 and 2021).
2/2 Find out the story of how a partnership of organisations and communities has been working together to make this change come about.
Tickets are available now from #Buxton Opera House: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/matt-...
1/2 On Wed 22 July at 6pm, Matt Scott-Campbell, Partnership Manager at Moors for the Future Partnership, will be at this year's @buxtonfestival.bsky.social, taking a deep dive into peatland restoration - working in partnership to create resilient moorlands at landscape scale.
3/3 and by keeping the moors safe from wildfire by not lighting BBQs, campfires or smoking near the moors.
Find out more about moorland wildlife on our website: www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/enjoy-the-mo...
#Wildlife
2/3 Like some other upland birds, lapwings lay their eggs directly onto the ground, in a simple "scrape" which is guarded carefully by the parent birds.
You can help lapwings and other nesting birds by keeping dogs on a short lead to avoud disturbing their nests,
A lapwing is flying, facing left, in the middle of the image against a background of green and brown grass. It has dark coloured wings, with white on the underside of the wings and dark coloured wing tips, and a white tummy and face. There is a dark stripe around its neck and under its eye to match its black beak, and a dark coloured crest on its head.
A lapwing stands in the middle of the image surrounded by green grass, with dark coloured back and wings and a white tummy and face. There is a dark stripe under its eye to match its black beak, and a dark coloured crest on its head. It's a sunny day, brown moorland grasses are in the background.
1/3 At this time of year you might hear the electric "pee-wit!" call of the lapwing, or spot their acrobatic display flights as they prepare to nest and raise their chicks.
#Biodiversity #Peatlands #Lapwing #Birdwatching
Looking for an entry-level job in #Peatland restoration? We might have just the post for you! #GreatNorthBog
careers.ywt.org.uk/job/e9ca6f88...
This was our last volunteer planting session of the 2025/26 works season, and we’re indebted to our own volunteers, as well as those from partner organisations, who have helped to make the season such a success.
Yesterday, we were joined by our partners from Yorkshire Water for a day sphagnum planting. The wintry weather was very changeable, so we take our hats off to these hardy volunteers for braving cold winds and rain, sleet and snow showers to plant 2140 sphagnum plugs.
On Sunday it was #WorldWaterDay, reminding us of the role healthy peatlands play in providing clean water.
By conserving blanket bog, we are tackling water issues directly at the source.
youtu.be/1C9IAQHGmHA?...
Read all about an exciting new partnership, restoring peatlands and protecting road infrastructure at the same time: open.substack.com/pub/moorsfor...
#Peatlands #NatureRecovery #NatureBasedSolutions #NaturalFloodManagement
This Saturday, 21 March at 12 noon, come along to the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival for a free panel chat from Moors for the Future Partnership and members of the BMC on 'Why Should Climbers and Walkers Care About “Wildfires” in the Countryside?'
shaff.co.uk/shaff26/why-...
This week we've been visiting schools with the Bogtastic van to mark #BritishScienceWeek. We had a great time speaking to students about the benefits of moorland restoration, and hopefully inspiring peatland scientists of the future.
#Science #Peatlands
It’s #BritishScienceWeek. Our work is evidence-based, and we’ve got lots of research and monitoring planned over the course of our Moor Resilience 2030 programme.
Our Science Programme Manager, Steve, shared more about our #science goals earlier this year: substack.com/home/post/p-...
#Peatlands
3/3 We were delighted to welcome staff back to the site on such a sunny day, to have a look at some of the restoration works and continue to plant sphagnum. The day was funded by the Environment Agency.
2/3 A partnership of funders including landowner Harris & Sheldon Group, Nestle Waters & Premium Beverages UK, @severntrentwater.bsky.social and the Environment Agency has supported work to enhance the habitat and contribute to #NaturalFloodManagement here.
1/3 Thank you to Nestle Waters & Premium Beverages UK and @envagency.bsky.social, who came #sphagnum planting on Combs Moss this week. In March 2025, we completed capital works on this site near #Buxton, as part of our first blended finance restoration project.
Restoration interventions in these road corridors will have a significant positive impact on both the habitat and the flood and fire risk currently posed in the area. www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/the-latest/e...
These investments will help protect the road networks along peatland corridors connecting Greater Manchester to South Yorkshire and Liverpool and Hull which are at risk of flooding.
We welcomed a cohort of partners including @nationaltrust.org.uk , @unitedutilities.bsky.social and @rspb.bsky.social to boost nature recovery and create healthy ecosystems.
This week we had the pleasure of hosting the @nationalhighways.bsky.social team for a site visit to Crowden Moor and a day of planting sphagnum moss on Snailsden Moor.
Our team have spotted frogspawn on the moors this week - a sign that spring is on the way 🐸
#WildlifeWednesday #Peatlands #Wildlife #Frogs #Biodiversity
It’s #WorldWildlifeDay. Peatlands are home to unique and fascinating wildlife!
Thriving #wildlife habitats is one of the many benefits of moorland restoration. Learn more about moorland habitats on our website: www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/our-purpose/...
📷 Moors for the Future/Sam Willis