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Blue sky and cloud reflection over a restored peatland area

Photo: Sian Russell

Resources

Peatland

Reading and further resources to help you get to grips with peat

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Peatlands cover 12% of UK land area ()
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In the UK, there are 3 types of peatland ()
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UK peatland stores 3.2billion tonnes of carbon ()
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80% of UK peatland has been damaged ()

Peatland Resources

Learn what peatlands are, why they are important, how they are degraded and what are the impacts of peatland exploitation. More resources will be added soon!

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For Peat's Sake

Natural solutions to climate change – peatland. A short film produced by the Environment Agency.
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The formation of the Avalon Marshes

The landscape of Somerset Levels and Moors, has changed greatly over time. Whilst the rate of change has slowed, it still goes on.