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Tebay Common Peatland Restoration
Peatland Restoration in Cumbria
Armboth Fell Peatland Restoration
Borrowdale Moss Peatland Restoration
Nichols Moss Peatland Restoration
Shap Fells Peatland Restoration
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
The Trust strongly objects to any planting of trees on peatlands, including at Berrier End
We are working hard to protect and restore peatlands across Cumbria and they are a top priority for us
Planting on damaged peatland at Armboth Fell will help tackle climate change and restore habitat for wildlife
26,000 plants, including cottongrass and heather, have been planted on Armboth Fell, to help repair damaged peatlands and store CO2
Common juniper
A sprawling, spiny evergreen, Common juniper is famous for its traditional role in gin-making. Once common on downland, moorland and coastal heathland, it is now much rarer due to habitat loss.…
Peatland projects rise to the climate challenge
The Wildlife Trusts unveil 12 new nature recovery projects – restoring peatlands, saltmarsh, kelp forests, chalk grassland, wetlands and woods – to store carbon. Among them is our work to restore…