The rolling hills of the West Pennine Moors hold a special place in the hearts of many Lancastrians, but how much do you know about this special landscape?

Wetter farming, also known as paludiculture, is the practice of farming land that had previously been drained but now has a restored naturally higher water table. But what do farmers think about…

We are sending an open letter to retailers asking for clear labelling on products that may contain or have been grown in peat. You can help us by signing our letter and showing your support for…

Come one, come all, step right up if you think you have what it takes to help the Lancashire Wildlife Trust restore a lowland raised peat bog in Greater Manchester.

Alex Hubberstey from the Lancashire Peat Partnership gives us a round up of the exciting work that’s been going on to restore one of our most iconic upland peatlands; Darwen Moor.

We are growing bulrushes on areas of re-wetted lowland agricultural peat, to investigate how we can reduce harmful carbon emissions from drained peatlands, whilst also keeping the land financially…

Rindle Field is a pioneering wetter farming (paludiculture) trial, investigating how traditional food crops can be grown on a re-wetted agricultural peatland.

Summer is finally here and so are the butterflies. Their return means it’s time for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust peatlands team to head out and survey the rare large heath butterfly on our…

The plants that live on our peatlands aren’t just any plants, they are all wonderfully unique and have adapted in incredible ways to survive and thrive on the harsh bog environment. But it turns…

Our precious peatlands face a barrage of threats; drainage for agriculture, burning for grouse moor management, and peat extraction for everything from filling bags of compost to growing that…