My 8 year old is obsessed with carnivorous plants. He has a collection of them in his bedroom. Weve soent weeks roaming for miles on foot trying to find them (Calderdale) as yet no luck. I’m learning to drive and once I can drive we shall be searching further afield to make his dream come true of finding a butterwort or sundew in the wild. Hes really got me interested in peat habitats and I’m noticing how drained and dry the moors are locally. Thanks for your work in highlighting and restoring bogs and fir this interesting article
They are up on Walshaw Moor in some wet dips in the moor but they are very hard to spot initially as they’re so tiny. Good luck with the search and the driving lessons 😊
This is great! Wonderful how nature can recover given the opportunity and shows really well how we can provide that opportunity with relatively simple, small interactions.
Yes, I guess it’s hard to show how immense the scale of the place is with thousands of these little dams and repairs. So although small individually it’s a huge task - thought I’d mention in case I underrepresent what Yorkshire Peat Partnership do. But you are completely right, nature just needs a gentle nudge and it can then take over.
Thanks Jack for reminding me of the hugeness of the task. YPP have indeed done loads of work and great to see results already. You might be interested in some of my work, re-creating wet land using fascines to make causeways which are good ways to gain access to bogs.
The YPP is such an inspiring initiative, and I’m thrilled to see Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s work getting the recognition it deserves! When I was working in the Peak District, restoring peat on Kinder Scout, we often looked to YPP’s innovations, especially their brilliant techniques for revegetating steep-sided gullies. The use of jute ropes is so simple yet ingenious. I’ve often thought how fantastic it would be to trial degradable ropes made from sheep wool and it would be a great way to involve and support local sheep farmers too. Thanks for celebrating their work Jack!
Thanks Carrie, it’s great to hear about the sharing of things learnt like that. Jenny mentioned they’ve trialled sheep’s wool bales but unfortunately they increase the nitrogen levels of the peat too much, so I think sheep’s wool might need to be used with caution.
How interesting! I hadn’t even thought about how the keratin in sheep wool would affect sensitive habitats like peat soils. Best used as a slow fertiliser in the garden then! 🐑
My 8 year old is obsessed with carnivorous plants. He has a collection of them in his bedroom. Weve soent weeks roaming for miles on foot trying to find them (Calderdale) as yet no luck. I’m learning to drive and once I can drive we shall be searching further afield to make his dream come true of finding a butterwort or sundew in the wild. Hes really got me interested in peat habitats and I’m noticing how drained and dry the moors are locally. Thanks for your work in highlighting and restoring bogs and fir this interesting article
They are up on Walshaw Moor in some wet dips in the moor but they are very hard to spot initially as they’re so tiny. Good luck with the search and the driving lessons 😊
Thanks, top tip. We had one look up there so it’s good to know they are up there.
This is great! Wonderful how nature can recover given the opportunity and shows really well how we can provide that opportunity with relatively simple, small interactions.
Yes, I guess it’s hard to show how immense the scale of the place is with thousands of these little dams and repairs. So although small individually it’s a huge task - thought I’d mention in case I underrepresent what Yorkshire Peat Partnership do. But you are completely right, nature just needs a gentle nudge and it can then take over.
Thanks Jack for reminding me of the hugeness of the task. YPP have indeed done loads of work and great to see results already. You might be interested in some of my work, re-creating wet land using fascines to make causeways which are good ways to gain access to bogs.
https://www.konsk.co.uk/design/water/causeway.htm
It looks wonderful Chris :)
The YPP is such an inspiring initiative, and I’m thrilled to see Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s work getting the recognition it deserves! When I was working in the Peak District, restoring peat on Kinder Scout, we often looked to YPP’s innovations, especially their brilliant techniques for revegetating steep-sided gullies. The use of jute ropes is so simple yet ingenious. I’ve often thought how fantastic it would be to trial degradable ropes made from sheep wool and it would be a great way to involve and support local sheep farmers too. Thanks for celebrating their work Jack!
Thanks Carrie, it’s great to hear about the sharing of things learnt like that. Jenny mentioned they’ve trialled sheep’s wool bales but unfortunately they increase the nitrogen levels of the peat too much, so I think sheep’s wool might need to be used with caution.
How interesting! I hadn’t even thought about how the keratin in sheep wool would affect sensitive habitats like peat soils. Best used as a slow fertiliser in the garden then! 🐑
Always worth experimenting as there might be a way. If not yes in the garden is perfect!
What a great article. A rare ray of hope.
Thanks Toni, yes I always want to find the people helping nature like this and somehow support what they are doing