Project handbook and Layman's report on the website
Published on 11/Apr/2011 Now that the project has come to an end, the final publications have been produced. A technica Read MoreLife Active Blanket Bog in Wales Conference
Published on 25/Mar/2011 The project conference took place on the 8th and 9th March at the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel. A day Read MoreLake Vyrnwy to Aberdeen
Published on 21/Mar/2011 The LIFE Project is in the home-straight as it will end on the 31st March 2011. From the ori Read MoreLIFE on Countryfile – again
Published on 21/Mar/2011 Four years ago, Michaela Strachan and the BBC Countryfile team visited Lake Vyrnwy to film t Read MoreStock safety
Published on 07/Mar/2011 Research carried out by the project has shown that drain blocking on blanket bog can benefit Read MoreLIFE and science
Published on 01/Mar/2011 The LIFE Project is working with the National Trust on the Ysbyty Ifan estate to block over Read MoreWalk and Talk Events
Published on 16/Feb/2011 An illustrated talk by Mike Morris on the Blanket Bog Project at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre f Read MoreLIFE on the Migneint
Published on 16/Feb/2011 The LIFE Blanket Bog Project has part funded ditch blocking on the National Trust land on the M Read MoreLIFE Project Conference
Published on 18/Jan/2011 The project is nearing its' end now and to review our work and that of others we are staging a proje Read MoreBlocking at Vyrnwy finished!
Published on 04/Jan/2011 The ditch blocking work at Lake Vyrnwy has finally been completed! R.G Evans and Sons have b Read MoreLife Active Blanket Bog in Wales Conference
Published on 25/Mar/2011
The project conference took place on the 8th and 9th March at the Lake Vyrnwy Hotel.
A day of talks about the importance of peat bogs, the project and the future of bogs in Wales was followed by a rather cold and snowy day looking at three sites where restoration work has taken place. The conference was attended by 68 people from across the UK and Europe. Below are the titles of the talks that took place at the conference (please click on a link to see the relevant talk):
Opening address - Andy Klom, Head of the European Commission (EC) Office in Wales
Session 1 – Importance of peatlands: Wales in a local vs global context (Chair: Andy Klom, EC)
Talk 1 - Welsh peatlands - Dr Peter Jones (CCW)
Talk 2 - Carbon –importance of peatlands in combating climate change – Dr Rob Field (RSPB)
Talk 3 - Finnish LIFE Peatland Project - MikkoTiira (Metsähallitus, Natural Heritage Services)
Talk 4 - The essential ingredient – water (the buyers view) – Dr Kate Snow (UU)
Talk 5 - Berwyn and Migneint – the importance of the landscapes - Arfon Hughes (CCW)
Session 2 – LIFE Active Blanket Bog in Wales Project (Chair: Lewis James, RSPB)
Talk 6 - Overview of the project – objectives and results - Mike Morris (LIFE)
Talk 7 - Scientific results – Dr Lorraine Wilson (LIFE)
Talk 8 - LIFE in the community - Jan Evans (LIFE)
Session 3 – The future (Chair: Katie-Jo Luxton, RSPB)
Talk 9 - The afforested peat resource in Wales - Dr Helen Cariss (FCW)
Talk 10 - Farming in the uplands – Dr Glenda Thomas (FWAG)
Talk 11 - Case Study – Science and conservation working together – Professor Phil Ineson (University of York)
Talk 12 - The future of the Welsh uplands – Dr Barbara Jones (CCW)
Conclusion - Katie-Jo Luxton (RSPB)
Brief welcome – Katie-Jo Luxton, Director RSPB Cymru
Brief welcome – Katie-Jo Luxton, Director RSPB Cymru
