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Student project aims to discover how conservation work affects release of greenhouse gases

Wed 10 Jan 2018

A university research project aims to discover how the restoration of moorland affects the release of harmful greenhouse gases. Bangor University student, Bethany Howes, is working with Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) to see if different types of land management can alter how much carbon is stored by moorland

Photo competition puts adventures in the uplands in focus

Mon 20 Nov 2017

Amateur photographers are being encouraged to enter a national photography competition celebrating British mountains, moorlands and bogs by entering images of their ‘adventures in the uplands’.The competition is organised by the Community Science team at the Moors for the Future Partnership in the Peak District National Park.Entries are invited in

Vote now! Comms2Point0 UnAwards

Fri 10 Nov 2017

The Moors for the Future Partnership team that helped to organise BogFest earlier this year has been nominated for a prestigious national award.The communications team is up for Best Comms/ Digital Team in the Comms2Point0 UnAwards 2017.Voting by members of the public closes on Wednesday 22nd November. It takes just

Volunteers head out for seventh year to measure bogginess of Peak District moorland

Tue 07 Nov 2017

Volunteer scientists are heading out across the Peak District National Park in the run up to Christmas to monitor how wet the ground is on our local moors.The water level will be measured at 22 small ‘cluster’ areas across Kinder Scout and Bleaklow, as part of our annual dipwell project.Dipwells

Involvement in new £1.2m research to help rural Peak District communities at risk from flooding

Fri 03 Nov 2017

A new £1.2m study is aiming to help protect 22 communities at risk from flooding in the Peak District National Park.We’ve joined forces with project lead, The University of Manchester, as well as University of Leeds, Durham University and Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire Environment Agency, to look into how

New monitoring of moorland plants and animals adds to decade of research into the state of Peak District and South Pennine uplands

Wed 01 Nov 2017

Moors for the Future Partnership’s annual vegetation monitoring has come to an end for the year. Volunteers have collected data from 12 sites across Kinder and Bleaklow by monitoring the vegetation in 156 areas, known as quadrats.The purpose of the vegetation monitoring, which starts in July after the bird breeding

Moors for the Future Partnership shortlisted in The Great Outdoors Awards 2017

Fri 27 Oct 2017

We are delighted to have been recognised for our commitment to and passion for conserving iconic moorland across the Peak District and South Pennines. We’ve been shortlisted in the Great Outdoors Awards ‘Extra Mile’ category - new for 2017 - for our work in “restoring the health and ecological diversity

Autumn MoorNEWS out now

Fri 27 Oct 2017

The autumn edition of our newsletter, MoorNEWS is available to read online now.You can find out more about our Community Science team's big win, our conservation works, and the introduction of the land manager guidance.Read it online.You can also sign up to receive future copies straight to your inbox.

Peak District bog scientists take home national award

Mon 23 Oct 2017

Volunteer scientists based in the Peak District and South Pennines have won the prestigious 2017 Campaign for National Parks ‘Park Protector’ award and collected a £2000 grant.Moors for the Future Partnership’s Community Science project which trains volunteers to monitor the health of the Dark Peak and South Pennine’s blanket bogs

New peatland restoration toolkit launched

Thu 12 Oct 2017

Story issued by the Moorland Association A new toolkit has been launched to enhance land managers’ understanding of the current condition of blanket bog and allow them to implement peatland restoration methods to make improvements.There is currently more carbon stored in the UK’s peatland than in the combined forests of

A year in the life of the Peak District and South Pennine Uplands

Wed 06 Sep 2017

Moors for the Future Partnership has published its first annual report.Illustrated with stunning photos of the Peak District and South Pennines, the partnership’s Year in Review is packed with stories that give a flavour of the work completed by the award-winning partnership in the last financial year. The look back

Networking with European colleagues

Sun 03 Sep 2017

Members of our team had the opportunity to see for themselves the raised bogs in Gauja National Park, Latvia, this month as part of the Conference on Conservation and Management of Wetland Habitats.Richard Guy, conservation works officer, said: “Fascinating place to visit for a conservationist, the biodiversity there is incredible.

Latest MoorNEWS now available

Thu 10 Aug 2017

The Summer edition of our newsletter, MoorNEWS is available to read online now.You can find out more about BogFest (21-23 September), and the latest update on our very exciting Bogtastic van!Read it online.You can also sign up to receive future copies straight to your inbox.

First question to Parliament from new MP commends our work

Thu 03 Aug 2017

Our work to tackle carbon emissions by re-vegetating large areas of bare peat across the Peak District National Park was commended by the High Peak’s new MP, Ruth George.As part of her maiden question to the House of Commons following her election as MP for the borough in June, Ruth

More than 1000 people learn more about our work

Thu 03 Aug 2017

Throughout May, June and July, our staff and volunteers directly engaged with more than 1000 people, at events including the prestigious RHS Chatsworth Show, Edale Country Day and our Community Science project training sessions.Members of the Peak District BMC group also enjoyed a guided walk on Bleaklow (despite the weather!)

Latest spring MoorNEWS now available

Thu 11 May 2017

The latest edition of our newsletter, MoorNEWS is now available.The May 2017 update includes:Details on BogFest - our special event set to take place on 21st, 22nd and 23rd September 2017An update on our latest conservation and science worksCommunity Science project updatesNew staff appointmentsRead MoorNEWS online.You can also subscribe to

Partnership research by Moors for the Future and the University of Manchester to be presented at prestigious conference in Vienna

Fri 21 Apr 2017

Research undertaken by Moors for the Future Partnership alongside the University of Manchester is set to be presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. The prestigious event is taking place in Vienna, Austria from Sunday 23rd to Friday 28th April, bringing together geoscientists from all over the world

Partnership investment worth more than £1million protects unique moorland in the Peak District National Park

Wed 12 Apr 2017

Protected moorland in the Peak District National Park is thriving once more thanks to specialist partnership conservation works worth £1.2million.Three years of work by the Moors for the Future Partnership, funded by Natural England through the EU Agri-Environment Programme, finished on Friday 31st March, to revive and safeguard Saddleworth moor

Looking for scales and warts in the Peak District and Pennines

Mon 10 Apr 2017

The public are being asked to be on the lookout for ‘scales and warts’ when they are next out in the Peak District National Park and South Pennines.Moors for the Future Partnership’s Community Science project is collecting sightings of adders, lizards (‘scales’) and toads (‘warts’) – to help find out

Looking for scales and warts in the Peak District and Pennines

Mon 10 Apr 2017

The public are being asked to be on the lookout for ‘scales and warts’ when they are next out in the Peak District National Park and South Pennines.Moors for the Future Partnership’s Community Science project is collecting sightings of adders, lizards (‘scales’) and toads (‘warts’) – to help find out