Cumbria BogLIFE project
Find out how LIFE+ EU funding is helping Natural England to restore lowland raised bog at Bolton Fell Moss, South Solway Mosses and Roudsea Wood and Mosses.
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The EU’s LIFE+ programme awarded Natural England a grant of £2.5 million for the Cumbrian Bogs LIFE+ project. This funding will be used over 5 years to:
- restore 507 hectares of damaged lowland raised bog within 3 sites in Cumbria:
- Bolton Fell Moss Site of Community Importance
- South Solway Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- Roudsea Wood and Mosses SAC
- use the sites to demonstrate a range of restoration techniques to managers of similar habitats and to wider audiences
- monitor the recovery process and share best practice guidance about the restoration techniques
- raise awareness about the importance and value of the sites and lowland raised bog habitats through:
- events
- education programmes
- newsletters
- website and social media
- mid-term and end of project conferences
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England have provided an additional 50% of match funding.
Background
Lowland raised bogs are one of the one of the rarest wildlife habitats in the world. This habitat is very important for biodiversity and for its critical role in carbon storage. The aim is to reduce past damage from:
- woodland
- scrub invasion
- invasive species
- peat extraction
- land drainage for agriculture
Contact
Email: tony.devos@naturalengland.org.uk
Updates to this page
Last updated 5 September 2019 + show all updates
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Added link to the 2019 conference documents.
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Added the summer 2019 edition of the Bolton Fell Moss newsletter
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Added the spring 2019 editions of the newsletters for South Solway Mosses and Roudsea Woods and Mosses.
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Added the summer 2018 issues of the 3 community newsletters.
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Added latest edition of BogLIFE technical newsletter (issue 3).
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Added the BogLIFE community newsletter.
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Issue 2 of BogLIFE newsletter published.
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First published.