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Peatland ACTION - Data, research and monitoring

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Peatland ACTION Partnership Monitoring Strategy

Peatland ACTION Partnership Monitoring Strategy 2024-2030 sets out our guiding principles for all our restoration monitoring.
Peatland ACTION - Restoration data

Here we share useful links to different sources of data collected by the Peatland ACTION programme and research projects we are involved in.
Peatland ACTION – Open Data

Comprises datasets collected as part of Peatland ACTION projects including restoration site locations, peat depth, peatland condition, bare peat, water table depth, rainfall and vegetation.
Peatland ACTION - Data mapping portal

Explore our interactive map to view Peatland ACTION spatial data. Includes data on project locations, peat depth and condition surveys, hectares completed, and much more.
Peatland ACTION - monitoring project fund - guidance and application forms

Find out more about how to apply for support for your peatland restoration monitoring projects through NatureScot Peatland ACTION.
InSAR peatland condition class and condition change - data download portal

Explore our peatland condition class and condition change data portal to view a dataset derived from surface motion remote sensing of c.680,000 ha of peatlands.
Peatland ACTION - Spatial data guidance in support of your project

Spatial data templates and supporting guidance for your proposed peatland restoration project.

Read about our commitment to harnessing the power of data, explore our open data links or use the data mapping portal to view key datasets.

News and Blogs

Job opportunities, collaboration and nature recovery show promise for the national commitment to restore Scotland’s peatlands.

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

NatureScot's latest guga hunt statement.

Now open to peatland practitioners, land managers, regulators, funders, researchers, and members of the public to have their say.

Drivers are being warned to watch out for roe deer on the roads at this higher-risk time of year for deer-vehicle collisions.

South Ayrshire is becoming a leading example of how nature can support healthier, connected, happier communities.