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Five thousand dams this winter

Moors for the Future have put in place almost 5,000 dams at sites across the Peak District. The work was started in November and our teams have been out in all weathers from bright…

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Field Guide to Sphagnum mosses chart

A Field Guide to Sphagnum mosses chart has been produced in association with the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, the Field Studies Council, the Heather Trust and MoorLIFE, an EU LIFE+ project…

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Schools' climate change project back for 2012

 Schools’ climate change research on Peak District moors Hundreds of secondary school students from across the region will conduct climate change research on the Peak District and Pennine moors from…

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Millions of seeds airlifted to save moors

The South Pennine moors will turn green and healthy once more as one of the largest landscape conservation projects in the UK airlifts and spreads 5,500 bulk-bags of heather brash (cuttings)…

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Festive gathering for MoorLIFE volunteers

MoorLIFE volunteers met at Coopers Café in Edale to celebrate the scientific evidence they have collected from local moors in Derbyshire and the Peak District Thousands of vegetation and water…

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Giant nets capture new life for Bleaklow

MoorLIFE, one of the largest conservation projects in the UK, is now spreading thirty-three kilometres (more than twenty miles) of geo-textile netting on to the moor surface of Bleaklow to…

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MoorLIFE project is bringing life back to the bogs

Eminent British ecologist Professor Sir John Lawton visits MoorLIFE conservation site, Black Hill. It was, perhaps, an unlikely venue for a VIP visit.   White cloud was swirling around the damp…

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South Pennines Moorwatch

  Help the police and local authorities keep an eye on the moors in the South Pennines. Keeping a look out for antisocial behaviour such as fly-tipping or illegal off-roading…

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Where tractors fear to tread!

Helicopters play a vital role in the conservation of moorland resources If you are out and about in the Peak District National Park or the South Pennine area until the…

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Chair of Environment Agency launches Making Space for Water project

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