Hydrological analysis to prioritise gully block locations - Building Blocks 2020

Author: Newcastle University / Moors for the Future Partnership

Publication Date: March 2020

Summary: A report from the Building Blocks project - prioritising 100,000 gully block locations in the South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to inform the next 10 to 20 years of moorland restoration.

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This report, undertaken as part of Moors for the Future Partnership’s Building Blocks project, will inform the next 10 to 20 years of blanket bog moor restoration work. The information will help with conservation of degraded peatlands at a landscape scale on the Peak District and South Pennine Moors, to enhance ecosystem services including biodiversity, natural flood management and reducing carbon loss from peat.

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Keywords: Hydrology; Natural Flood Management; Gully Blocking; Grip blocking; Dam; NFM; Biodiversity; Rewetting

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