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Improving path access - from Edale to Kinder
Sat 23 Jun 2012
By the end of August, 1107 metres of Grindslow Knoll path will have been restored to improve access on to Kinder Scout due to the support of private land-owner,Tom Noel, and the National Trust as well as funds from the Natural England Conservation Plans Project (NECPP); delivered by Moors for
Celebrating the spoken history of the Dark Peak Moors
Mon 11 Jun 2012
An audio archive recording the voices and memories of people who lived and worked on or visited the Peak District moors is now available to view at two local towns.The Moor Memories oral history project has spent two years collecting stories of moorland life in the Peak District from residents,
Five thousand dams this winter
Mon 26 Mar 2012
Moors for the Future have put in place almost 5,000 dams at sites across the Peak District. The work was started in November and our teams have been out in all weathers from bright winter sunshine to snow and driving rain.Why do we block gullies? Gullies that have formed in
Field Guide to Sphagnum mosses chart
Wed 14 Mar 2012
A Field Guide to Sphagnum mosses chart has been produced in association with the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, the Field Studies Council, the Heather Trust and MoorLIFE, an EU LIFE+ project delivered by Moors For The Future Partnership.The illustrated guide provides an introduction to Sphagnum mosses and is suitable for
Schools' climate change project back for 2012
Mon 05 Mar 2012
Schools’ climate change research on Peak District moorsHundreds of secondary school students from across the region will conduct climate change research on the Peak District and Pennine moors from March 9-19, 2012. In the fifth annual Moorland Indicators of Climate Change Initiative (MICCI) as part of National Science and Engineering
Millions of seeds airlifted to save moors
Mon 16 Jan 2012
The South Pennine moors will turn green and healthy once more as one of the largest landscape conservation projects in the UK airlifts and spreads 5,500 bulk-bags of heather brash (cuttings) on to Bleaklow in the Peak District and South Pennines.An EU funded project, MoorLIFE, spearheaded by Moors for the
Festive gathering for MoorLIFE volunteers
Wed 14 Dec 2011
MoorLIFE volunteers met at Coopers Café in Edale to celebrate the scientific evidence they have collected from local moors in Derbyshire and the Peak DistrictThousands of vegetation and water table measurements have been recorded by volunteers over the year tocollect data on the effects of conservation on the health of
Giant nets capture new life for Bleaklow
Thu 27 Oct 2011
MoorLIFE, one of the largest conservation projects in the UK, is now spreading thirty-three kilometres (more than twenty miles) of geo-textile netting on to the moor surface of Bleaklow to help reduce erosion of the peat and establish a new layer of vegetation. The Bleaklow conservation work site, stretching between
MoorLIFE project is bringing life back to the bogs
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Eminent British ecologist Professor Sir John Lawton visits MoorLIFE conservation site, Black Hill. It was, perhaps, an unlikely venue for a VIP visit. White cloud was swirling around the damp moorland vegetation of Holme Moss, an area of Black Hill, one of the landmark summits in the Pennine hills which
South Pennines Moorwatch
Wed 18 May 2011
Help the police and local authorities keep an eye on the moors in the South Pennines. Keeping a look out for antisocial behaviour such as fly-tipping or illegal off-roading can really help. With just a few clicks on our website you can record where you have seen something, upload a
Where tractors fear to tread!
Fri 25 Feb 2011
Helicopters play a vital role in the conservation of moorland resources If you are out and about in the Peak District National Park or the South Pennine area until the end of March you may see a helicopter carrying a load of white ‘dumpy’ bags flying onto the moors.This is
Chair of Environment Agency launches Making Space for Water project
Mon 06 Sep 2010
Moors for the Future Partnership’s ‘Making Space for Water’ project was launched by Lord Smith, Chair of the Environment Agency, on 30 September at Fairholmes Visitor Centre in the Derwent Valley. In this new project Moors for the Future, in partnership with the Environment Agency, aim to demonstrate how our
Critical moss
Fri 21 May 2010
With help from the Co-op our 'Sphagnum Propagation Project' will help to revive the dangerously low numbers of this vital, peat-creating plant in the Peak District. The project is co-funded by Natural England. Click here to find out more.
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