Policy paper

England Peat Action Plan

An integrated plan for the management, protection and restoration of our upland and lowland peatlands, so that they deliver benefits for nature and the climate.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 May 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

England Peat Action Plan

PDF, 2.53 MB, 40 pages

Details

The England Peat Action Plan sets out the government’s long-term vision for the management, protection and restoration of our peatlands, so that they provide a wide range of benefits to wildlife, people and the planet. To implement this vision, the plan includes:

• the announcement of the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme through the Nature for Climate Fund
• a commitment to end the use of peat in the amateur horticulture sector
• a new spatial map of England’s peatlands

The action plan is part of a series of announcements on nature and climate and sits alongside the England Trees Action Plan.

Published 18 May 2021