š¬ š Across Northern England | iCASP, WaterLANDS and Great North Bog Partners A Bog Film Festival is being held across the north of England to encourage people to discover why peatlands matter and learn about the crucial work being undertaken to restore them. Three exciting events are being held in the lead-up to International … Read more
š§ Podcast: Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS The second episode of Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS features Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega, an ecological economist, and Dr. Joshua Cohen, an environmental anthropologist at the University of Leeds. Recorded during the WaterLANDS General Assembly in Leeds, the researchers discuss the risks of nature commodification and what implications this might have … Read more
A manual to help landowners and farmers introduce the best possible natural flood management measures on their land and get an appropriate level of funding for doing so has just been published. It has been developed as part of a large-scale conservation project based around the River Skell, to encourage landowners to implement nature based … Read more
In December 2025, the Yorkshire Natural Flood Management Community of Practice (NFM CoP) came together online for its Winter Webinar, marking an important moment for the network as we look ahead to the next phase of delivery across the region. Following on from the momentum of the Monitoring Skill Share earlier in the year, the … Read more
Around 100 local authority employees are being trained in a new project to help improve the mental well-being of people whose properties have flooded or at are risk of flooding. The Psychological First Aid Training will start this month and be delivered by specialist trainers Purple Dog to a diverse range of front-line staff including … Read more
I am the Graduate Trainee in Green Finance and Peatland Restoration within WaterLANDS UK. My role is to help build capacity and mobilise the use of green finance to support and deliver peatland restoration across the Great North Bog. This involves sourcing and engaging private sector finance, raising the profile of peatland restoration work delivered … Read more
Artists at Fleet Moss WaterLANDS UKĀ artists in residence Laura Harrington and Feral Practice (Fiona MacDonald) gave a presentation at a two day conference hosted in the New Forestās tree house venue. The Conference, held in September 24, was called āThe Long View:Ā Art, a sense of place, belonging and reciprocity in relation to landscapeā and focused … Read more
News from WaterLANDS UK Water-based solutions for carbon storage, people and wilderness In the UK, theĀ WaterLANDSĀ team has been working with theĀ Great North BogĀ – a coalition of six delivery partnerships Ā – Ā to support blanket bog restoration at scale across the whole of the north of England. This includes support around monitoring, planning, finance, citizen science, community … Read more
Our Autumn CoP meeting at the Broughton Hall Estate was a resounding success. The event centred on beaver reintroduction for natural flood management and biodiversity enhancement. With engaging presentations, a site visit to the beaver enclosure, and a lively panel discussion, attendees gained valuable insights into this innovative approach’s practicalities, benefits, and challenges. Topics discussed … Read more
Ruth Bookbinder, Julia Martin-Ortega, Joshua Cohen ā University of Leeds Take a look at this paper A new paper by Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega, Dr Ruth Bookbinder, and Dr Joshua Cohen, University of Leeds has just been published in the journal People and Nature. This paper marks an initial step in our efforts to understand how … Read more