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Work begins on €16 million project to transform moorland
Thu 01 Sep 2016
Conservation work now underway as part of MoorLIFE 2020 After months of preparations and surveying the first work that will help protect and transform moorlands across the South Pennines and the Peak District National Park is underway. Work has started on the Derwent and Howden moors, as part of the
Archaeologists to carry out investigations along Cutthroat Bridleway
Tue 05 Jul 2016
Archaeologists are now in action carrying out initial investigations on a popular Peak District path.The work is the very first stage of a proposed project to repair the eroded and damaged surface of the Cutthroat Bridleway on the Moscar Estate.The route suffers from its popularity. As people inevitably avoid the
New pathway helps to protect fragile moorland
Thu 23 Jun 2016
Hundreds of tonnes of reclaimed flagstones from old mills have been given a new lease of life helping to safeguard the moorland landscape.The Rosendale flagstones are being laid to create a pathway and help significantly reduce erosion and limit future damage to this fragile habitat.The work on a footpath at
Minister officially launches €16 million moorland project
Thu 26 May 2016
A €16 million project that will help protect and transform moorlands across the South Pennines and the Peak District National Park has been officially launched.Defra Minister Rory Stewart was joined by Acting Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, Natural England Chairman Andrew Sells and Sarah Fowler Chief Executive
Partnership awarded for one of the best EU-funded nature conservation projects in Europe
Tue 19 Apr 2016
A large-scale nature conservation project delivered by the Moors for the Future Partnership has been recognised as one of the most effective and inspiring in the EU.Since 2003 the partnership has been helping to breathe new life into moorlands damaged by the legacy of 200 years of industrial pollution and
Environment Agency Chief Executive visits our work
Fri 19 Feb 2016
Sir James Bevan is today visiting uplands in the Peak District National Park to see firsthand how the Environment Agency’s investment is supporting the Moors for the Future Partnership in reversing the effects of hundreds of years of industrial pollution and helping to reduce flood risk.The partnership is leading a
Picture perfect: Stunning image rewards photographer’s patience
Mon 15 Feb 2016
Prize winning photo of moorland bird took four years to captureWith piercing yellow eyes, the short-eared owl alights for the briefest of moments on a fencepost as golden evening sunlight bathes the moorland.Malcolm Mee’s winning photograph was pitted against a high volume of entries showing ‘moorland and wildlife’ scenes, and
Six moorland sites the focus of winter works
Tue 19 Jan 2016
Around 8,700 bags of brash are to be spread over an area the size of 80 football pitches this winter as work begins to revegetate six moorland sites – in areas popular with walkers.Funded by Natural England, as Part of the Higher Level Stewardship portfolio, this innovative scheme will see
Turning a climate catastrophe into a climate change solution
Wed 18 Nov 2015
Ground-breaking carbon audit demonstrates benefit of moorland conservation. As the international spotlight starts to focus on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris a ground-breaking carbon audit, demonstrating the carbon emission benefits from conservation work to protect active blanket bog, has been published.The audit, by the Moors for the
The hunt is on for life saving moss
Thu 22 Oct 2015
A special moss which helped save lives during both World Wars is now being mapped for the first time – and the public is being urged to help.Those stepping out onto the moorlands of the Peak District and South Pennines can now take part in a unique project to make
Largest award ever given by EU LIFE Programme to a UK conservation project
Tue 06 Oct 2015
World-leading moorland partnership receives €16 million supportThe Moors for the Future Partnership, which works to protect priority international habitats in the Peak District and South Pennines, has received 16 million euros to deliver the MoorLIFE 2020 project.This includes €12 million from the EU’s LIFE fund - which supports environmental, nature
The last of the English snow hares - citizen science campaign launches
Fri 18 Sep 2015
A major citizen science project will be launched in the Peak District and South Pennines this autumn to gather more information about the enigmatic snow hare, and how this species is being affected by a warming climate.This area is the only place in England where this animal – whose fur
Transforming the backbone of England – from bare black peat to lush green vegetation
Fri 18 Sep 2015
The five-year MoorLIFE project has protected huge areas of the iconic moorland landscape across the Peak District and South Pennines by successfully revegetating vast areas of bare peat.Newly-released figures show that more than 90 per cent of the bare peat targeted has been transformed thanks to work undertaken by the
Listen while you hike with these personal guided walks
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Walkers visiting some of the Peak District’s and South Pennine’s most dramatic locations can now have their own virtual guide to bring the landscape to life thanks to a series of audio trails created by moorland restoration experts, Moors for the Future Partnership.The four audio trails – produced by the
Successful 5-year conservation project protects 2,500 hectares of moorland
Fri 24 Jul 2015
The success of an ambitious five-year landscape-scale restoration project to revitalise vast areas of important moorland habitat is being celebrated.Since 2010 the MoorLIFE project, supported by €5m from the EU LIFE+ fund, and €1.7m from partners, has seen work take place to protect and restore four sites in the Peak
Four free to download moorland-themed apps launched
Fri 10 Jul 2015
Discovering more about the beautiful moorland landscape, its wildlife and vegetation is now much easier thanks to four new free smartphone apps.The apps are the first moorland-themed identification guides that have been created to help visitors learn about the uniqueness, beauty and importance of the Peak District National Park and
Moors for the Future advise on winning project in Northern Ireland
Tue 16 Jun 2015
A bog restoration project in the Garron Plateau, Co. Antrim - the first of its kind in Northern Ireland - has won an award for “Business and Biodiversity” at the Business in the Community Awards 2014.Steve Maynard, Conservation Works Officer, one of the team from Moors for the Future Partnership
MoorLIFE conference demonstrates benefits of partnership working
Tue 12 May 2015
Results from the successful MoorLIFE project show the benefits of partnership working. The well-attended final conference, ‘An Integrated Approach to Upland Biodiversity Conservation’ in March, highlighted the impressive results of the five year project, which restored four areas of Europe’s most degraded blanket bog - Turley Holes, Rishworth Common, Black
MoorLIFE conservation works concluded with sphagnum, slime and a team selfie
Thu 09 Apr 2015
On the last two days of March, Moors for the Future staff and volunteers worked against the clock alongside contractors to put the final touches to conservation works for the EU-funded MoorLIFE project which was due to finish at the end of March 2015.The works were completed on Bleaklow in
Saving our peat bogs with slime, beads, hummocks and plug-plants
Fri 27 Mar 2015
Walkers on Kinder Scout should not be alarmed to see spaceman-like figures spraying green slime all over areas of Peak District moor.They are part of a team of conservationists conducting scientific trials on the best way to re-introduce sphagnum moss onto peat moors devastated by environmental changes over the past
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