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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

Ancient peatlands to grow again

Tue 17 Mar 2015

Farmers and grouse moor owners are teaming up with conservationists to restore vast expanses of Peak District and South Pennines peatlands, home to extensive tracts of semi-natural moorland with upland heath and peat bog, birds of prey and wading birds.The peat bogs have been in decline since the industrial revolution,

A volunteer's view

Mon 08 Dec 2014

“It's brilliant to be part of something so important”Jane Price - Community Science volunteer“I took early retirement from the NHS at the age of 50 because I wanted to work in conservation. Volunteering is a brilliant way to get experience and to find out if conservation is for you. I've

MoorCitizens wins Lottery funding to help combat climate change

Mon 24 Nov 2014

A new Community Science Project in the Peak District and South Pennines that will encourage local people and visitors to get involved in caring for their local moors has been awarded over £600k in funding.The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant has been given to the Moors for the Future Partnership

World Parks Congress

Thu 20 Nov 2014

This week Moors for the Future Partnership manager Christopher Dean gave a presentation at the 10th IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia.As part of the session – “Blue and green carbon: a new opportunity for protected areas?” in the climate change section of the conference - he talked about