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Case study - group of demonstrators walking over peatland at Lochend

Peatland ACTION - Case studies

https://www.nature.scot/climate-change/nature-based-solutions/peatland-action-project/peatland-action-programme-resources/peatland-action-case-studies

The purpose of the Peatland ACTION fund is to provide funding for projects that restore or lead to the restoration of peatlands. Read highlights of the work Peatland ACTION are undertaking through the stories written by our project officers and partners in our series of themed case studies.

Peat core taken from an upland blanket bog

Peatland ACTION, working to restore Scotland's degraded peatlands for climate change and carbon storage.

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Sphagnum moss growing on the raised bog at Moine Mhor National Nature Reserve.

Peatland ACTION, working to restore Scotland's degraded peatlands for climate change and nature.

Case study | Peatland ACTION

Dubh lochans on the blanket bog at Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve. ©Lorne Gill/SNH.

Peatland ACTION, working to restore Scotland's degraded peatlands for climate change and Scotland's landscapes.

Case study | Peatland ACTION

he find spot of the Gunnister Man - near Gunnister -Northmavine -Shetland 1951 - Photo credit - Shetland Museum and Archives

Uncovering the mystery of a 300 year old ‘bog body’.

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News and Blogs

News release

Strengthening the link between nature and sustainable farming in Scotland.

Harris Isle of Rum National Nature Reserve.

Northern National Nature Reserve staff recently visited the island to perform essential conservation and wildlife protection work.

Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

The third round of the Low Ground Venison Supply Chain Project was launched today (18 June) at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston.

People surveying a beach. A woman at the front holding a pen and clipboard with multiple people standing behind investigating findings discovered on the beach. The background shows an expansive sandy beach.

An announcement that celebrates nature-based volunteering and citizen science

Image taken from above showing a person planting potatoes on a strip of soil in a section of machair.

Crofters in the Outer Hebrides are being sought for a new study exploring island crofting life, nature, and personal wellbeing.

Scot's pine and waterfall at Beinn Eighe NNR ©Lorne Gill/NatureScot

Helping to restore Scotland’s precious rainforests by reducing deer grazing pressures.