World Peatlands Day, Scotland reports record peatland restoration

Happy World Peatlands Day! Peatlands are an important part of Nordic nature. Finland has drained almost all of them in the south. Gladly there are many left and some are restored in North Karelia for biodiversity and clean water. #WorldPeatlandDay #RestoreNature peatlands.org/event/world-...

#WorldPeatlandsDay Peat is the dark soil on top, which here transitions to underlying clay. Healthy peatland forms 1mm layers of new carbon-capturing peat annually. Just 30cm of peat depth holds carbon from the pre-industrial age! Great pic of Jack from Monitoring team 😀 @natreswales.bsky.social

#WorldPeatlandsDay If you're into peatbogs, as I am, look out for ALSTON MOOR, a novel, coming in September 2026 with Elizabeth, an intrepid peatlands scientist as a main character! @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social More: annecharnock.com

Happy World Peatlands Day! Peatlands store huge amounts of carbon & are vital in the fight against climate change.  This #30DaysWild, help the planet thrive by going peat-free.  https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-go-peat-free

Large heath butterfly seen today at Peatlands park during Botanical Skills NI: Plant-Pollinator Relationships of Wetlands training day. With thanks to @dmac00.bsky.social @obeckett98.bsky.social for leading the training, it really was excellent. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #worldpeatlandsday

And we need your help! If you live in the north of England and want to help us look for rare butterflies and moths, find out how you can get involved 👉️ buff.ly/2qT8yI6 #WorldPeatlandsDay #VolunteersWeek

Celebrating World Peatlands Day Covering only 2% of EU, peatlands store approximately 30% of terrestrial carbon, making their protection & restoration critical Over 80% of Irish peatland habitat has been cutaway and degraded by us, so we need to protect & restore what's left #WorldPeatlandsDay

Happy World Peatlands Day ! Another opportunity to promote the #PeatColours project. It’s been such a brilliant way to engage with the public on the importance of these beautiful landscapes peatcolours.github.io/tracking.html #worldpeatlandsday

It's World Peatlands Day 🌿 Peatlands provide vital habitat for some of the UK's rarest dragonflies and damselflies. Through our Dragonflies on the Bog project, we were able to be a part of the restoration and protection of these special places. british-dragonflies.org.uk/dragonflies-... 📸 Elly Lucas

2/2 Over many years, peatlands have been damaged and degraded. Restoration work - like the work we’ve been carrying out at Dundreggan - rewets the landscape and help plants re-establish. 🌿 By restoring #naturalprocesses, we can help peatlands begin to heal themselves. 🙌 #WorldPeatlandsDay

Today is World Peatlands Day! Peatlands are crucial for climate, water and biodiversity. Peat extraction and drainage can have negative consequences for Ireland's waterbodies and river habitats.  ❗This is one of the Top 10 pressures on the health of Irish rivers and lakes. #worldpeatlandsday

dude DUDE! I didn't even know we HAD a World Peatlands Day! I'm not sure how you celebrate other than bending a sword in half and throwing it right on in but I'm all for it

Let that sink in – on #WorldPeatlandsDay 🌍 Peatlands store 5 times more carbon than forests alone. The EU #NatureRestoration Regulation includes specific targets for restoring peatlands. More 👉 link.europa.eu/hWYgKF

Could peatlands combat global warming? In parts a travelogue, an ecological history, and a call to action, Jennifer de Mooy's forthcoming book explores peatlands in all their richness and mystery. www.upress.umn.edu/978151792139... #WorldPeatlandsDay

Sundews are such resilient fascinating little carnivores. This one lured a larger prey than usual with this pond skater!! The sundews tentacles holding fast to the skater's body as he tries in vain to escape....happy World Peatlands Day 2026 @peatlandecr.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social